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This Week-in-Review December 17th to December 23rd - Stabroek News
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Tanzania: Special Arrangement to Address Teachers' Shortage in Zanzibar
[Daily News] THE Education and Vocational Training Ministry plans to temporarily deploy teachers to schools with an acute shortage of trainers, the House of Representatives was told on Friday.
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Namibia: Children With Albininism Denied By Their Fathers
[New Era] The Namibia Albino Association (NAA) has experienced a high number of children with albinism without national documents because some fathers deny them due to their condition.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC - Government Bans Protest Against Election
[DW] A chaotic election has fueled unrest in the east African country, with five opposition candidates calling for protests. Partial results put incumbent President Tshisekedi in the lead.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Algeria: Finance Bill 2021 - Towards Diversification of Economic Funding Sources
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- Minister of Finance Aymane Benabderrahmane on Wednesday in Algiers that the Government works to diversify the economic development sources through the recourse of non-hydrocarbon revenues. New measures aiming to ensure efficient public expenditures are also
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Jordan concerned about poor air quality, inadequate cleaning of workspaces - Barbados Today
Poor air quality and the lack of adequate cleaning of workspaces continue to be of grave concern for Minister of Labour Colin Jordan, who delivered comments at a service to mark the start of Occupational Safety Week at the James Street Methodist Church on Sunday. During his brief remarks, Jordan
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Nigeria: Gunmen Attack Ebonyi Police Station, Kill Three Officers, Steal Two Rifles
[Premium Times] The police ask the public to assist with information to arrest the gunmen.
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Tunisia: Coronavirus Vaccines - "Government Members Registered On List of Priority Persons" (Louzir)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The government members are registered on the list of priority persons eligible for coronavirus vaccine, Hechmi Louzir, head of the steering committee of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign said on Thursday. The members of government come in 3rd place in the
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Inslee Issues Guidance On Allowing Youth And Recreational Sports To Restart
In a memo outlining the guidelines for allowing youth sports and recreational adult activities, Inslee said that “after consulting with stakeholders, we have developed Professional Sporting Activities, and Phase 2 and 3 Sporting Activities – COVID-19
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PM, attend crime talks or call election - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THE EDITOR: I have been noticing for some time now that Prime Minister Rowley has been sticking to his view that he is not attending the crime talks with the opposition. He is instead sending a team to represent him. Might I remind Dr Rowley that he is the Prime Minister of TT and crime is aff
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Uganda: Govt to Block Essential Workers Without Electronic Travel Permits
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Kenya: Government to Invest Sh192 Million in 42 Athletics Camps - CS Ababu
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba has revealed that the government has rolled out a financial package of Sh192mn to finance the setting up of 42 athletics camps across the country.
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Kenya: Mudavadi Says Implementation of Kenya Kwanza Agenda Will Reduce Cost of Living
[Capital FM] Vihiga -- Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has called on the political class to shun politicking and concentrate on service delivery to raise their living standards and reduce the cost of living.
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Herstelling squatters in path of highway to be relocated - Stabroek News
A group of squatters at Block `X’ Plantation Herstelling (Cane View), East Bank Demerara who are in the path of the  Eccles to Great Diamond four-lane highway are to be relocated by the Ministry of
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Namibia: Reviewing and Projecting Namibia's International Engagements
[Namibian] Esteemed citizens and valued partners, I am deeply honoured and pleased to reflect upon the significant strides we have taken together in the realm of international relations and cooperation this year.
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Uganda: Govt Starts Distribution of Covid-19 Vaccines
[Monitor] The Ministry of Health yesterday said Covid-19 vaccines will be dispatched to districts today and that the vaccination will likely resume next week.
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Malawi Government, NGOs urged to address inequality to achieve peace between refugees and host communities - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi
Traditional leaders surrounding Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa have highlighted deepening social and economic inequalities between refugees and host communities as some of the factors fuelling tension and hatred between refugees and their hosts. Group Village Head (GVH) Chimtengo of Traditional
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Source: Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi
We CARE payments to outstanding groups expected by next week
The Ministry of Finance is reporting that outstanding payments to persons under the government’s COVID-19 We CARE programme is expected to be made by next week. The Ministry says the process has been delayed due to the verification exercise....
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Zikhale Ng’oma says Chakwera-led government committed to accommodating security agents in modern houses - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi
The Minister of Homeland Security Ken Zikhale Ng’oma on Saturday officially handed over 20 modern houses for security agents based in Blantyre with an assurance of the government’s commitment to ensuring that security personnel are housed in modern and decent units. The units are among the 10, 000
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Source: Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi
Milestones: December 26, 2023
VICTORY AT TRENTON — GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON’S CONTINENTAL ARMY WON ITS FIRST BATTLE OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR AT TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, ON DEC. 26, 1776. Using the element of surprise, exploiting the Hessian army’s drunken revelry on Christmas Day, the Continental Army soldiers quickly overpowered
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Nigeria: Plateau Killings... Envoys of Death Won't Escape, Tinubu Vows
[Leadership] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has vowed that the terrorists who wreaked death and destruction in Plateau State on Christmas Eve and afterwards would not escape justice even as death toll in the killings has risen to 157.
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A balance between COVID-19 and economic concern is priority
Zimbabwe, like most countries in Africa, introduced a nationwide lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus in
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Uganda: Nurses, Midwives Go on Strike Over Lunch Allowances
[Monitor] Nurses and midwives under their umbrella body Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union (UNMU) have vowed to go on strike over lunch allowances estimated at Shs70b until the money is included in the 2021/2022 financial year budget.
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Tunisia: PM Receives CSM Members
Tunis/Tunisia — The independence of the judiciary and the necessary complementarity between the Supreme Judicial Council (CSM) and the Ministry of Justice were the focus of a meeting held Monday at the government palace in Kasbah, between Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh and CSM President Youssef
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Polls, increased subventions for local gov’t organs among priorities for Dharamlall’s ministry - Stabroek News
Holding local government elections and an increase in subventions being provided to municipalities and Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) have been announced as being among the top priorities of the Ministry of Local Government under the new
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Nigeria: Northern Governors Forum Condemns Attacks On Plateau Communities
[Premium Times] The forum described the attacks as reprehensible and heinous.
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Uganda: Govt Explains Quick Recovery COVID-19 Patients
The government has attributed quick recovery of Covid-19 patients to psychological preparedness among infected people, skilled health workers and excellent treatment
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Reparations gained historic momentum in 2023 because of California’s efforts
After a blockbuster 1,000 page report, California's reparations advocates will have to convert recommendations from its statewide task force into policies — and convincing voters to pay for it.
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Nigeria: Govt to Go After Economic Saboteurs Next Year - Senate Leader
[Vanguard] Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele has said that the Federal Government would from next year, go after economic saboteurs, who have made lives difficult and unbearable for Nigerians.
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Tanzania: Steel Industries Meet Health, Safety Standards
[Daily News] THE government has been satisfied with improvements of infrastructures for health and safety in steel industries in the Coast Region. The improvements were in the wake of directives that the government issued last May after an accident occurred in one of the steel industries, Fujian
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