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Mozambique: Terrorists Destroy Over 100 Cabo Delgado Schools
[AIM] Maputo -- Terrorist raids have destroyed 104 schools in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, almost 12 per cent of the 900 schools in the province, according to the Provincial Directorate of Education.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Carson, Johnnie (1943- )
Johnnie Carson is a retired diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Uganda (1991-1994), U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe (1995-1997), and U.S. Ambassador to Kenya (1999-2003). Carson was born on April 7, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois. After attending public schools in Chicago, Carson received
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Mozambique: A Further 20 COVID-19 Cases Diagnosed
Maputo — Mozambique's National Director of Public Health, Rosa Marlene, announced on Tuesday that a further 20 cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease have been diagnosed, bringing the total number of known Covid-19 cases in the country to
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Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda: Govt to Construct Factory for School Pads
[Monitor] Education minister Janet Museveni has said government is considering setting up a factory to manufacture and supply sanitary towels to all schools as a means to support the girl-child through school.
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Source: allAfrica.com
317,701 visitors since reopening of borders
Preliminary figures from the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) indicate that since the June 15 reopening of the borders to international travellers, some 317,701 visitors arrived in the island to up to December 14, generating more than US$450 million in...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Uganda: Govt Seeks Shs700b in Supplementary Budget
[Monitor] As government prepares the budget for the next financial year, it will need to appropriate funds to the most productive sectors of the economy placed in a chokehold by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Source: allAfrica.com
So far, student turnout for Easter term lower than previous term - Manickchand - Stabroek News
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand yesterday said that her ministry will know the true extent of the effects of the novel coronavirus on the education system after CAPE and CSEC registration as she disclosed that the number of students present for the Easter term is less than that of the
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Africa: AfCFTA - Africa Opens for Free Trade
[Africa Renewal] African countries opened their markets to each other on 1st January under the continental free trade agreement and now duty-free trading of goods across borders is underway despite the COVID-19 pandemic and other teething problems that need sorting out for a smoother full rollout.
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Hold off old - Elderly with frail health warned against taking vaccine
An international health expert has cautioned Jamaica against vaccinating already frail senior citizens following Tuesday’s disclosure by Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton that front-line workers and the elderly will be among the first estimated...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Nigeria: Tuberculosis - Experts Advocate Improved Funding to Eradicate Disease in Nigeria
[Premium Times] Nigeria remains one of the 30 countries globally with the highest burden of TB.
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Mozambique: Government Warns of Tougher Measures
Maputo — The Mozambican government has warned that, if widespread defiance of the measures ordered under the state of emergency continues, then it may impose tougher restrictions to halt the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory
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Source: allAfrica.com
SA could be hit with more lockdown restrictions as COVID-19 cases spike
On Wednesday, the country breached the 10 000 mark for new COVID-19 cases which has led to deliberations regarding further lockdown restrictions.
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Kenyatta Allies in Anti-Ruto Election Run-Off Strategy
[Nation] Could some strategists in President Uhuru Kenyatta's camp be exploring a poll-runoff game plan as an alternative should it become impossible to rally rivals around a sole presidential flag bearer for an anticipated broad-based alliance?
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Growth & Jobs | Productivity boost: PIOJ director says 70 per cent working cohort can improve economic growth
WITH NEARLY 70 per cent of the country’s population falling within the working-age cohort of 15-64 years as at 2018, director for Policy Research at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Suzette Johnson, says that there is opportunity to boost...
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I did not consult people of Kipipiri, flip-flopping Kimunya says will not resign over Jubilee loss
The Kipipiri legislator had vowed to resign if Jubilee Party failed to win in the Rurii Ward by-election in his Nyandarua County backyard.
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Uganda: 50 Percent of Population Access Internet - New Ucc Report
[Monitor] Telecom and Internet service providers have registered an increase in demand for data services in the last quarter of 2020, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has said.
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Black hospital faces vaccine mistrust from unlikely source
CHICAGO, United States (AP) - In a makeshift vaccination centre at a safety net Chicago hospital, a patient services aide ushers an older woman with a cane toward a curtained cubicle.'Here, have a seat right here,' Trenese Bland says helpfully, preparing the woman for a shot offering protection
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Clarke lauds trajectory of economic contraction
Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke says the continued shift in the level of contraction in the economy represents a good sign of the path to recovery.
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SA's most deadly week: 20 063 people die in 7 days amid Covid-19 second wave blow | News24
South Africa has recorded its highest single week increase in the number of deaths.
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Zimbabwe: Virus Infections Sinking Zimbabwe Onto Its Knees
[East African] Zimbabwe's health system is struggling to cope with a surge in Covid-19 cases with hospitals running out of beds for patients that need hospitalisation.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nigeria to Receive Additional 1.4 Million Doses of Covid-19 Vaccines - Minister
[Premium Times] Nigeria is expected to receive an initial 16 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines through the Vaccines Global Assess Facility, COVAX, by the end of February.
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Uganda: How Many PhDs Does It Take to Install a Traffic Light in Kampala?
[Monitor] If you slaughter a five-year-old Ankole bull and then hang the carcass by the pelvic bone in a cooler for 48 hours the beef will be 30 per cent more tender than that from a similar bull that did not receive this spa... rather special treatment.
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Commentary- Heres why every organisation should hire a diversity manager - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
10 years ago, jobs like app developers, AI engineers and social media managers didn’t exist. Add to that list a diversity manager who will ensure ...
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CMU under pressure to return payment for construction project The scandal-scarred Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) is being pressed to pay back $19.8 million to the Ministry of Transport and Mining after it failed to construct containerised...
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Africa: An Estimated 10.4 Million Children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel, South Sudan and Yemen Will Suffer From Acute Malnutrition in 2021
[Unicef] As 2021 approaches, UNICEF is deeply concerned for the health and well-being of 10.4 million children projected to suffer from acute malnutrition next year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel, South Sudan and Yemen. These are all countries or
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More than a third of hotel workers say they won't take COVID vaccine
The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) has revealed that more than a third of hotel workers say they will not be taking the COVID-19 vaccine.  In a release today underscoring its commitment to working with the...
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Mozambique: Third Consecutive Day With No Covid-19 Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities announced on Thursday that, for the third consecutive day, no deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease have been reported.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Rwanda: MTN Rwandacell Becomes First Telco List on Rwanda Stock Exchange
[East African] MTN Rwandacell has listed its shares on the Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE), becoming the first telecom company to list on the 10-year-old bourse.
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COVID-19 positivity rate for tourists returning to US under one per cent - Reader
The COVID-19 positivity rate for tourists returning to the United States from Jamaica is less than one per cent. This was noted by President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association, Clifton Reader, during an online forum on May 7. He pointed...
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ECLAC hedging its bets on region’s short-term growth - Stabroek News
The likely extent of the recovery in the Caribbean and Latin American economies next year will be insufficient for the region to reach the economic activity levels seen in 2019, prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says in its
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