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President Lazarus Chakwera says Public Appointments Committee (PAC) has denied Malawians the services of a strong warrior by rejecting the appointment of Martha Chizuma as Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general. The president made the remarks today when he delivered the State of the Nation
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Nigeria: Knocks As National Assembly Proposes Voting Right for Married Girls Under 18
[Daily Trust] Some civil society organisations (CSOs) and individuals have opposed the National Assembly's move to amend the constitution to allow married girls under 18 years of age to be eligible to vote. Nigeria's constitution currently pegs voting age at 18.
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Detroit Announces Everybody VS COVID-19 Digital Unity Festival
The City of Detroit is partnering with fashion label Detroit VS Everybody by Tommey Walker to present the Everybody Vs COVID-19 Unity Festival on May 29th and May
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Assembly gives Nyeri Governor’s nominee clean bill of heath to chair service board
The County Assembly of Nyeri has voted to approve Governor Mutahi Kahiga's nominee to chair the county health service fund board.
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President Bio discusses recent violence and covid-19 with civil society leaders
He said that his government intends to continue to listen and stay engaged with every voice in the civil society space because his government believes that each voice matters and every voice would make the country’s democracy better and
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Systemic Racism Makes Covid-19 Much More Deadly For African-Americans
A long and well-documented history of systematic discrimination against Black people regularly leads to worse underlying health conditions for African-Americans that make it more likely they become severely ill during this pandemic and die from the
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The Tie Breaker Ruling in Perspective: A Plaintiff Looks Back on the Historic U.S. Supreme Court Decision of 2007
In 2000 Kathleen Brose led an organization called Parents Involved in Community Schools which filed a lawsuit against the Seattle School District, challenging its tie-breaker rule in Seattle Public Schools which gave preference to racial minorities in school assignments when all else was
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Tunisia: State Borrowed From Local Banks 5 Times Since 2017 - Minister
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- «Successive governments have borrowed from local banks five times since 2017 to mobilise financial resources » said Minister of Economy, Finance and Investment Support Ali Kooli.
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Tunisia: ARP - Draft Law On Authorisation of State to Subscribe to 7th Capital Increase of AfDB Adopted
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The House of People's Representatives (French: ARP) adopted during a plenary session held on Thursday, a bill on the authorisation of the state to subscribe to the seventh general capital increase of the African Development Bank (AfDB), as well as to the
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Africa: Election Observation in Africa Put to the Test
Analysis - COVID-19 travel restrictions are adding to the growing pressure on observer missions to prove their worth.
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Zimbabwe: ED Govt Faces Growing International Condemnation Over Crackdown
Zimbabwe has come under international scrutiny after President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government launched a crackdown against its critics that include opposition leaders, lawyers and
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Rwanda: Inside the Country's 10 Multi-Billion Dollar Green Projects
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I suffered alone in prison – Sembereka defends appointment | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) member  Macdonald Sembereka has defended his appointment as a diplomat, saying he suffered alone in prison. Sembereka together with two other rights activist, Luke Tembo and Billy Mayaya, have been given diplomatic jobs by the Lazarus Chakwera
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Democrats proposing new police procedures, accountability
With the U.S. Capitol and Washington Monument in the distance, a man stands at the edge of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool at sunrise, Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Washington, the morning after massive protests over the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police
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Earth Today | Study shows value in boosting country ownership over climate money
A NEW Adaptation Fund (AF) study highlights its Climate Finance Readiness Programme, which has been found to provide valuable and growing support to building the capacity of vulnerable countries to access and manage financial resources across the...
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Mzuzu Volleyball International Tournament on from July 30
Malawi’s northern city of Mzuzu will host a volleyball international tournament from July 30 to August 1, 2021. The tournament will specifically take place at Katoto Open Court with volleyball clubs from Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi involved. Mbeya Best XI from Tanzania, Chalube Volleyball Club and
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Rwanda: EU Offers Rwf55 Billion Grant to Rwanda for COVID-19 Relief
[New Times] The Government and the European Union (EU) Monday signed a Rwf55 billion grant agreement to support social protection in response to the Covid-19 crisis, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning said in a statement.
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Kenya: How Community Radio Has Contributed to Building Peace - a Kenyan Case Study
[The Conversation Africa] Kenya has witnessed post-election violence in varying degrees since the return of multiparty politics in 1992. The worst was in 2008. Since then the country has had two contested and deeply divisive elections (in 2013 and 2017).
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Uganda: Mbarara Locals Task Leaders On Water Supply
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Uhuru's Sh54bn jobs plan
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Why Byron Allen’s Comcast Settlement Win Is an “L” for Black America
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Africa: State of Civil Society - Fightbacks Led By the Young Offer Hope for Democracy in Africa, Says Report
[Daily Maverick] Some big elections loom in Africa in 2021. While Ethiopia's parliamentary election, having just been postponed again, remains shrouded in uncertainty, on the horizon are votes in Chad, Zambia, Gambia and Nigeria.
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Malawi: HRDC Slams Tonse On Covid-19 Response
[Nyasa Times] Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC has expressed disappointment with the Tonse government's lacklustre response to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, saying the current efforts are inadequate.
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It’s now illegal for Zim schools to expel pregnant girls
Zimbabwe has made it illegal for schools to expel pupils who get pregnant, a measure women’s rights campaigners said would help tackle gender inequality in the classroom and stop many girls from dropping out of school. A legal amendment announced recently seeks to reinforce a 1999 guideline that
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Uganda: Govt to Extend Covid Money Countrywide
[Monitor] Taxi drivers and boda boda cyclists cross the country whose businesses were affected by the lockdown will benefit from the government Covid cash, Mr James Ebitu, the director of social protection in the Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development, has said.
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CARIBBEAN CIVIL society has begun to position itself to build a unified, coherent and amplified voice to enhance the effectiveness and impact of calls for climate justice for the most vulnerable. The occasion was a ‘Virtual Roundtable on a...
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