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Source: allAfrica.com
Somalia: Farmaajo, Opposition Welcome Election Results in Hirshabelle
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South Africa: Busy Bee Continues to Sting Despite Challenges
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Uganda: If We Do Not Take Risks, We Risk Everything
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Uganda Decries Covid-19 Case Spikes As Patients Overwhelm Hospitals
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Africa's Debt Crisis Grows Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
[DW] Amid falling prices of raw materials, recession, and now COVID-19, Africa is in serious trouble as debt burden grows. Zambia is on the brink of defaulting on its foreign debt as a so-called grace period expires.
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Black Lawyers Association says EFF's Julius Malema fit to serve on Judicial Service Commission | News24
The Black Lawyers Association has backtracked on concerns that EFF leader Julius Malema is unfit to serve on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), following a meeting between the two organisations.
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Algeria: When Boycott Is the Best Way to Participate
[Chatham House] A historically low turnout in the recent referendum highlights the urgent need for those in power to deliver serious reform for democratic change.
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Somalia: Galmudug to Build Hobyo Port in the Coastal Town
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Cameroon: Evolution of Covid-19 - Watch Out for Asymptomatic Cases
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Kenya: Trouble Brewing Between FKF and Clubs Over Top Flight League
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Zanu PF completes DCCs vetting process
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Kenya: Degree Hubris Dangerous for Democracy
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Africa: Challenges, Progress in Women, Peace and Security Agenda Brought to Light - Part 2
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Between the Covid-19 pandemic, regional conflicts, aggravated sexual and gender-based violence, as well as continuous economic hardship, women of Africa face hardships that require a combination of education, government intervention and male and societal readjustment. These
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Cardi B apologizes for appropriating Hindu culture – Music News – The Black Chronicle
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Uganda: Clerics Ask Chief Justice to Punish Corrupt Officials
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Toots’ last beat - Heroes Park burial marks end of an era
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Kenya: Weapons From Kenyatta Secret Arms Project Deployed to Somalia
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Trump supporters and far-right groups rally in Washington to protest election results – Daytona Times
By Molly O'Toole Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — When the 2020 presidential election was called for Joe Biden and thousands of his supporters gathered at barricades around the White House to celebrate, President Donald Trump wasn't there to hear it. He was at a golf course in Virginia. Not
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Kenya: 188 Unclaimed Bodies in Nairobi to Be Disposed of - NMS
[Nation] The Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) has appealed to members of the public to collect 188 bodies lying in three city mortuaries failing which they will be disposed of.
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Uganda: Govt Issues Land Titles to Kayunga Tenants
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[Namibian] The government is at the moment allowing the importation of cattle from Botswana to satisfy its beef market in Europe due to an insufficient supply of cattle for slaughter within the country.
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LAST week’s untimely death of socialite and controversial businessman Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure aged 36 grabbed headlines beyond Zimbabwe’s borders and flooded social media. Ginimbi’s funeral will go down as one of the most attended outside national heroes and a few influential individuals. People
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