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Liberia lībēr´ēə [key] (New Lat.,=place of freedom), officially Republic of Liberia, republic (2005 est. pop. 3,482,000), 43,000 sq mi (111,370 sq km), W Africa. Liberia fronts on the Atlantic Ocean for some 350 mi (560 km) on the southwest and is bordered on the northwest by Sierra Leone, on the
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Kenya coronavirus: 2,216 cases; record 54 recoveries
June 3: 2,216 cases, record recoveries
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Motorbike mission: Activist delivers sunscreen to Ugandans with albinism
Many in the country are struggling to find work because of the ongoing pandemic, and when they can find work, a nationwide transport ban due to COVID-19 made it even more it difficult for those with albinism—a genetic condition where the body doesn’t produce melanin, a pigment found in skin, eyes
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(1797) Abraham Johnstone, “Address To The People Of Color”
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Perry, June Carter (1943- )
Ambassador June Carter Perry was born November 13, 1943 in Texarkana, Arkansas.  After completing grade school, Perry was accepted at the Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois where in 1965 she earned her degree in history.  Two years later she earned a master’s degree in European History at the
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(1867) John Sella Martin, A Speech Before the Paris Antislavery Conference
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Africa: Lafarge Africa Assures Shareholders of Growth, Pays 100K Dividend
Lafarge Africa Plc has assured shareholders of improved performance and higher returns on their investments having significantly strengthened its balance
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Tanzania: AT Pushes National Athletics Championship to September
ATHLETICS Tanzania (AT) has once again announced rescheduling the National Athletics Championship, which was scheduled to be hosted in Dar es Salaam in August this
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Red Cross fears Covid-19 spreading in Somalia camps
The new coronavirus could be spreading undetected through camps across Somalia hosting some 2.6 million displaced people, the Red Cross warned on Tuesday, as floods and conflict swelled the numbers fleeing into overcrowded
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Reshaad Sha resigns as Liquid Telecom SA CEO
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South Africa mandates League of Nations mandate over Southwest Africa
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Congo-Kinshasa: Top Congolese Opposition Member Dies of COVID-19
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Stevie Wonder Denounces Racism And Donald Trump: 'It's A Bad Day When I Can See Better Than Your 20/20 Vision'
In a YouTube video titled “The Universe Is Watching Us,” Wonder didn’t hold back when it came to his feelings on racism and the failings of Donald
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Ethiopia coronavirus: 1,486 cases; community transmission headache
Confirmed cases = 1,486 (142 new
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Sudan
Sudan so͞odăn´ [key], officially Republic of the Sudan, republic (2011 est. pop. 36,740,000), 718,723 sq mi (1,861,484 sq km), NE Africa. It borders on Egypt in the north, on the Red Sea in the northeast, on Eritrea and Ethiopia in the east, on South Sudan in the south, and on the Central African
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Africa: Zimbabwe - Government Bars Private Media Journalists From Covering Official Event
12 journalists reported to the ZUJ Head Office in Harare that they had been barred from attending the
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Africa Development Bank blacklists Chinese company building Kenyan power project
“An investigation conducted by the Bank’s Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption established that Sinotec Company Limited misrepresented its experience, the value and dates of its reference contracts and its relationship with other bidders while participating in three Bank-financed tenders under
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso burkē´nə fä´sō [key], republic (2005 est. pop. 13,925,000), 105,869 sq mi (274,200 sq km), W Africa. It borders on Mali in the west and north, on Niger in the northeast, on Benin in the southeast, and on Togo, Ghana, and Côte dIvoire in the south. Ouagadougou is the capital and
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Jeter, Howard Franklin (1947- )
Howard Jeter, U.S. Ambassador to Botswana and later to Nigeria, was born in Maple Ridge, Union County, South Carolina on March 6, 1947 to James Walter Jeter, Jr. and Emma Mattocks Jeter. Howard Jeter first attended school in a one-room schoolhouse in Maple Ridge. The school had no
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African Union and Focac Co-Host China-Africa Solidarity Summit On COVID-19
President Cyril Ramaphosa will, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), participate in a virtual Extraordinary China-Africa Solidarity Summit against Covid-19 co-hosted by the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and the
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Kenya Reaches Out to Djibouti After UN Security Council Victory
Nairobi — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reached out to Djibouti following Kenya's victory of the much coveted United Nations Security Council non-permanent seat after a second round of
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Namibia
Namibia nämĭb´ēə [key], officially Republic of Namibia, republic (2005 est. pop. 2,031,000), c.318,000 sq mi (823,620 sq km), SW Africa. It is bordered by Angola in the north, by Zambia in the northeast, by Botswana in the east, by South Africa in the southeast and south, and by the Atlantic Ocean
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Ethiopia coronavirus: 4,000+ cases; quarantine, burial rules adjusted
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Kenya: Young Kenyan Comedian Lands Slot on Comedy Central
Kenyan comedian Elsa Majimbo joins the list of other elite comedians whose work has been featured on television station Comedy Central
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Kenya's Open Door Policy Offers Economic Opportunities for Refugees and Their Hosts
Programs in training and skills development were availed to refugees without a clear integration into the local labour market realities or the same opportunity availed to host
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Craig van Rooyen named as interim Liquid Telecom CEO
Liquid Telecom South Africa chief operating officer Craig van Rooyen will serve as interim CEO of the company until a replacement for Reshaad Sha has been appointed, the company said on
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Kenya: Vulnerable Groups Bear the Brunt of the Pandemic With Little Help
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, food donation organised by the Rotary clubs of Thika and Thika West, with support from the Bank of Africa, is going
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Al-Shabab sets up COVID-19 facility in southern Somalia
“I am urging people with the disease symptoms to come to the medical facility and avoid infecting other Muslims,” Sheikh Mohamed Bali, a senior al-Shabab official and a member of the group’s ad hoc COVID-19 response committee, said in a speech broadcast by the group’s radio arm
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KARANI: Flexible labour may have found place in companies
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