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Africa: Coronavirus Media Coverage Must Avoid the Mistakes of the Aids Pandemic in Africa
[The Conversation Africa] As COVID-19 becomes the most intensely covered virus in history, there are important lessons to be drawn from the media's reporting of another global pandemic: HIV/Aids.
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Faithfull Utterances: Time is Up—Stop Missing Out
By Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew Despite being quarantined, it feels as if many of us are busier at home than we expected. I think we are all learning that technology can keep us connected and we can still make things happen. I recognize in this opportunity, I am so blessed because there are those who are
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Africa: COVID-19 Cases Across Continent Surpass 559,000, With 12,769 Deaths
[allAfrica] As of July 11, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 559,446.
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Supreme Court Upholds That Workers Cannot be Fired for Being Gay, Lesbian or Transgender
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Uganda: House Divided As MPs Pass New Election Laws
[Monitor] Parliament was yesterday in a clear split as majority members overpowered their minority counterparts to pass Regulations for Political Party Elections.
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US-based non-profit organisation promises to continue literacy drive for children in Guyana - Stabroek News
Kupanda Sisters Incorporated, a non-profit organisation based in the United States, recently celebrated its first anniversary and its Guyanese founder pledged to continue its efforts to promote literacy among children in underserved communities in
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Janelle Monáe And Congresswoman Maxine Waters Combat Food Insecurity In Los Angeles
Songstress Janelle Monáe teamed up with Congresswoman Maxine Waters to distribute meals to families in need in Los Angeles.
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SPLC Announces $30 Million Investment to Increase Voter Registration | Afro
By NNPA Newswire Staff Report The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today announced it is investing up to $30 million from its endowment in voter outreach organizations in the Deep South to increase voter registration and participation among people of color with a lower propensity to vote. The
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As prices spike in Zimbabwe, is it on the edge again? | News24
A Zimbabwean shopper in a Harare supermarket shook his head, grumbling as he returned a loaf of bread to a rack after finding the price had jumped by a third.
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Gauteng will overtake Western Cape with most Covid-19 cases in coming days, says Mkhize | News24
Gauteng will emerge with the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the coming days, overtaking the Western Cape, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says.
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Somalia: Bomb and Mortar Attacks Reported in Lower Shabelle Region
[Shabelle] A roadside blast and mortar attack have been reported on Tuesday in the southern lower Shabelle region, both assaults were claimed by Al-Shabaab militants.
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New report details absence of African Americans in hospitality executive roles - African American News Today - EIN News
industry workers. However, African Americans accounted for 1.5% the hospitality industry, African Americans account for only 0 held by African Americans. Within the industry, African-American women’s this industry, with African American women comprising 2.8%
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Africa virus stats: 371,611 cases; 9,485 deaths; 178,524 recoveries | Africanews
There are now more than over 330,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the
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College football amid a pandemic not worth risk to young men’s lives – Florida Courier
How many lives of young men and women should be sacrificed for entertainment and for billions in profit? That question can’t be ducked as the NCAA allows colleges to begin “voluntary” football practices, and other college teams begin to practice. Colleges are desperate to open the full football
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Somalia: Foreign Trawlers, Illegal Fishing, Staff Shortage Deny Somalia U.S.$300 Million in Revenue
[East African] After sharks are captured off the coast of Somalia, their meat is salted, sun-dried and transported overland to Kismayo for export to Mombasa, Kenya, the main market in East Africa.
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Although Oklahoma Tried To Bury The “Black Wall Street”, This State Is Deeply Rooted In The African American Story. 5 Little-Known Facts About Oklahoma’s Black History You Should Know
Black Wall Street, the name fittingly given to one of the most affluent all-Black communities in America, was bombed from the air and burned to the ground by mobs of envious Whites. In a period spanning fewer than 12 hours, a once thriving Black business district in northern Tulsa lay smoldering
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ANALYSIS | Covid-19 has shown that readers are (again) willing to pay for quality journalism | News24
Over the past three months since the coronavirus pandemic started, confined to their homes, audiences have been flocking to credible sources of online news.
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Uganda sugar imports most expensive among Comesa markets
Sugar from Uganda was the most expensive in May imports, signalling high prices for consumers in the coming days.
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Impact of COVID-19 on democracy in Africa [Interview with Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh] | Africanews
As Africa battles COVID-19, Dr Chris Fomunyoh calls on African leaders to take measures to soften the economic blow of the pandemic as fear of social unrest
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Africa: Beyond Florence Nightingale - How African Nurses Have Decolonised the Profession
[The Conversation Africa] This year - 2020 - marks the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. It's therefore understandable that it's being marked as the year of the nurse and midwife.
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ANC launches discussion document which reimagines SA's economy after Covid-19 | News24
As South Africa edges slowly towards what has been described as a deep recession, it seems the governing party and business are, to some extent, seeing eye-to-eye on proposed solutions to the country's economic woes.
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Uganda: Farmers Stuck With Sugarcane
[Monitor] Sugarcane farmers in Busoga are stuck with about 7.5 million tonnes of sugarcane after millers allegedly failed to consume them.
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Nigeria coronavirus: 24,077 cases; record new cases, UK evacuation | Africanews
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, became the third African country to record over 10,000 cases of COVID-19. The milestone was reached on May 31 when 307 new cases took its tally to
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LeBron James and His Business Partner Maverick Carter Raise $100 Million for New Media Company
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WALUBENGO: US tech restrictions will have far-reaching impact
We urgently need to lower costs and to accelerate technology deployment in Africa.
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WATCH | Covid-19: Inside a NMB hospital where dirt lines hallways, doctors clean wards | News24
The crisis at some Nelson Mandela Bay hospitals has reached new lows as doctors are having to clean wards and wash bed linen.
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Businesses urge to support black community - African Voice Newspaper
The Founder of social enterprise 1000 Black Boys, Ademola Adeyeba, along with a host of inspiring black role models are calling on businesses to make good, on their pledge of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Noting the experience of other global movements, such as #MeToo, the
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Marion Barry Jr., four-time DC mayor who was jailed over cocaine use and returned to win an election - Face2Face Africa
The life and times of Marion Barry Jr., the four-time mayor of Washington, D.C., make for interesting reading. Here was a Mississippi sharecropper’s son who first took to education to elevate himself but soon found that the opportunity was ripe to enter politics. He received a bachelor’s degree in
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Apple expected to announce move away from Intel chips this month - TechCentral
Apple is preparing to announce a shift to its own main processors in Mac computers, replacing chips from Intel, as early as this month at its annual developer conference, according to people familiar with the plans.
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