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[East African] A fugitive Jubbaland minister has surrendered to the Mogadishu government bringing relief to northern Kenyan residents who have in the recent past said he was a security threat to them.
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Local experts discuss COVID-19 vaccines, distribution issues and more during Courier’s virtual COVID Vaccine forum | New Pittsburgh Courier
Last week, local experts participated in the New Pittsburgh Courier’s informational COVID Vaccine Forum, which was sponsored by AARP Pennsylvania, to discuss topics that included the current approved COVID-19 vaccines, issues with distribution for Blacks, resources for getting a vaccine and
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Tanzania’s populist President John Magufuli has died at 61 – Dallas Post Tribune
By TOM ODULA and RODNEY MUHUMUZA NAKURU, Kenya (AP) — President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic in Africa whose populist rule often cast his East African country in a harsh international spotlight, has died. He was 61 years old. Magufuli’s death was announced on Wednesday by
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Biden to Direct States, Tribes and Territories to Open Vaccinations to All Adults by May 1 | National News | The Michigan Chronicle
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Just hours after signing into law his massive $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, President Joe Biden addressed the nation and announced the implementation of his next phase of a national strategy to put the pandemic in
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Ugandans, MPs Call for Reforms As Parliament Marks 100 Years
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Zimbabwe: Govt to Strengthen Measures to Curb Covid-19 Infections During Easter
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwean government said Tuesday it will strengthen surveillance and other control measures to curb a possible spike in Covid-19 transmissions during the Easter holidays.
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After 20 years of sewage, man says he can’t bear the stink
A resident of Beach Road in Prospect, St Thomas, Steve Bryan, is at his wits’ end as a 20-year-old sewage problem which directly impacts his home continues to wreak havoc in his life. The waste is reportedly being released from the Prospect Sewage...
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Zimbabwe: 'Resolve Teachers Welfare or 2021 Will Be Another Wasted Year' - Ptuz
[New Zimbabwe] The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has warned government to urgently resolve the plight of teachers or 2021 will be another wasted year for students.
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Leaders of South LA and Communities of Color Call on City Leaders to Direct $1B to Communities of Color - Los Angeles Sentinel
We call on the City of Los Angeles to direct a $1 billion dollar investment over the next two years towards poor and working-class families hit hardest by COVID, and develop a formula targeting 80% of the resources towards communities hardest hit by COVID.  Those funds should be accountable to the
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Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing On Covid-19 - 19 March 2021
Press Release - After six weeks of declining cases in January and February, we are now on track for a fourth consecutive week of increasing cases. These are worrying trends as we continue to see the impact of variants, opening up of societies, and inequitable vaccine rollout.
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Minnesota ranks first in the nation in vaccines administered -
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‘New COVID-19 variants a threat to poor African countries’ - NewsDay Zimbabwe
BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA NEW COVID-19 variants likely to hit Africa might prove difficult to combat due to inadequate health budgets as countries on the continent are failing to recover from the economic effects of the pandemic, African Finance ministers noted yesterday. They said this during the 39th
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Kenya: MoH to Liaise With Administration Officials for Real Time Relay of Covid-19 Deaths
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Health on Tuesday said it will liaise with national administration officials to relay COVID deaths in real time so as to address verification delays.
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It’s Wednesday 24 March 2021! Today in The South African's Daily News Wrap, the dark web sells fake Covid-19 vaccines. All the news you really need to know.
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Kenya: Zebedeo Opore to Fly Jubilee Party Flag in Bonchari By-Election
[Nation] Former Bonchari member of Parliament Zebedeo Opore will fly the Jubilee flag in the by-election set for May 18.
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Ellis: What to know about COVID-19 Variants
By Glenn Ellis Over the past several months, researchers in the United States have identified a host of new strains (or variants) of the COVID-19 virus; and these variants are causing many of us more concern. Even though the vaccines out there still work against the initial version of
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Kenya: Fear as New Virus Strains Detected in the Country
[Nation] Kenya is staring at a Covid-19 disaster after two new and more lethal variants were confirmed, amid soaring infections and lack of preparedness by county governments.
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Ford Field Opens Mass Vaccination Site Today | The Michigan Chronicle
Ford Field in Detroit is now home to a mass vaccination site in operation today. Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) was selected to serve as the medical director for the inoculation operation. The site, which was chosen according to the CDC’s priority tool to help those who were hardest hit and most
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One Year Later COVID-19: The Economic Fallout | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
Part Two of a Three-Part Series Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic one year ago, not only lives but many businesses across the United States have been severely disrupted.  While the virus has impacted every industry to various degrees, the hospitality industry, largely comprised of bars
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Kenya: Wealthy Citizens Set to Receive Early Covid-19 Vaccines
[Nairobi News] Kenya has opened talks with a global partnership under the World Health Organisation for local top private hospitals to buy the Covid-19 vaccines for wealthy Kenyans.
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Rwanda to Privatise 80% of State-Owned Forests
[New Times] At least 80% of state-owned forests will be privatised by 2024 for better forest management and value addition, Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, the Minister of Environment, has said.
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Kenya: More Lethal Covid-19 Variant Spreading Silently
[Nation] Kenya appears to be literally shooting in the dark in its battle against Covid-19 after it emerged that an unknown new coronavirus strain is behind the current spike in infections and deaths.
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Beware of Greeks bearing gifts - Stabroek News
“Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes” Translation: “I fear the Grecians even when they offer gifts” – Virgil’s Aeneid Book II, line 48
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Nigeria: Covid-19 - Nigeria Vaccinates Over 200,000 People
[Premium Times] The Nigerian government said it aims to vaccinate about 109 million people against the COVID-19 virus over a period of two years.
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NOLA Alphas on the Importance of the COVID Vaccinations - New Orleans Data News Weekly
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Queensland Government Tourism Stimulus To Fall Short – Free Press of Jacksonville
BRISBANE CITY, Australia — The Queensland government admits that its tourism stimulus won’t be enough to make up for the looming loss of the JobKeeper wage subsidy. The subsidy was one of the most important sources [...]
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Kenya: Lorna Irungu Eulogised in Parliament as She Is Laid to Rest
[Nairobi News] Dagoretti South MP John Kiarie on Tuesday requested the National Assembly to permit him a minute to mourn former Nation FM presenter Lorna Irungu-Macharia, who passed away on Monday.
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'Back to Life' campaign aims to bring COVID-19 vaccine awareness to Black, African American community - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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J'ca carnival organizers to forgo festivities for April 2021 | New York Carib News
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The organizers of Carnival in Jamaica will forego the annual road march and related activities for April 2021. This was announced today by Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett. “After a number of consultations with the relevant stakeholders, we can now announce that Jamaica will
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