Tanzania: Stop Stigmatizing Plwd, Public Reminded

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Tanzania: Stop Stigmatizing Plwd, Public Reminded

[Daily News] THE public has been advised to stop stigmatizing women, girls and People with Disabilities (PLWD) as well people living with HIV/ AIDS and instead support them, where they need assistance.

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FULL TEXT | Ramaphosa unveils Covid-19 hotspots, dos and don'ts under Level 3 lockdown

South Africa will be moving to Alert Level 3 of the lockdown on June 1, but the coronavirus will get much worse, before it gets better, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in an address to the nation on Sunday

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[Zimbabwe Standard] Legal thinktank Veritas said delays by authorities to present audit results in Parliament is promoting mismanagement and corruption.

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An armed group attacked the village of Macomia in northern Mozambique in the early morning hours of May 28, setting fire to homes, shops, schools, religious and government buildings, and forcing people to flee into the bush and neighboring villages, said the international medical humanitarian

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Grimké, Charlotte Forten (1837-1914)

Charlotte Forten Grimké grew up in a rich intellectual and activist environment. Born into a wealthy Black abolitionist family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Charlotte Louise Forten became famous in her own right as a writer and poet. Her grandparents, James, Sr. and Charlotte Forten, hosted

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Albert Sidney Johnston

Albert Sidney Johnston , (born February 2, 1803, Washington, Kentucky, U.S.—died April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tennessee), commander of the Confederate forces in the Western theatre during the early stages of the American Civil War (1861–65). His battlefield death was considered an irreparable loss by

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Guyana to get US$1.8M from Global Fund to fight COVID - Stabroek News

Guyana is set to receive US$1.8 million from The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to assist with managing COVID-19 in the country. The article Guyana to get US$1.8M from Global Fund to fight COVID appeared first on Stabroek News.

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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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COVID-19: Zim flying blind

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Tanzania: Diamond Platnumz's Collabo With Koffi Olomide Makes Sh89 Million in Two Months

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Diamond Platinumz's collabo with Congolese rumba maestro Koffi Olomide titled Waah! has reportedly made Sh89 million in two months .

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Source: allAfrica.com

Namibians Angry in Wake of 'Disrespectful' Deal Over German Genocide

[RFI] Descendants of victims of massacres committed by German colonisers -- recently recognised by Berlin as a genocide -- have angrily criticised the agreement between the Namibian government and the southern African country's former rulers.

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Zimbabwe: Tragedy as Chegutu Council Employee is Buried in Sewer System

[New Zimbabwe] A CHEGUTU Council employee died Friday after he was buried under an avalanche of soil in sewer trenches.

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Kenya: Ochieng, Khaemba Get Nod in Strong Morans Squad

[Nation] Equity Bank's inspirational guard Victor Ochieng and Ulinzi Warriors guard Joseph Khaemba are the only local-based new players in the Kenya Morans team named by Australian Liz Mills to do duty in the second and final round of Afrobasket qualifiers.

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Rwandan Researchers Discover New Rare Tuberculosis Strain

The new strain known as Lineage 8 (L8) was found in a Rwandan patient who later died of the respiratory disease last

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Zimbabwe: Help in Cleaning Up Urban Settlements - Zanu-PF

[The Herald] ZANU PF has urged all its structures to cooperate with the Government team set-up to bring normalcy to urban settlements that had become feeding troughs for land barons and some councillors.

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South Africa: Expect More Deaths From TB and Diabetes Than COVID-19, Says Zweli Mkhize

While Covid-19 is the most talked about virus, TB and diabetes are silent killers that remain the leading causes of natural deaths in South

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Ball, Jr. Joseph T. (1804-1861) - Death

He died of tuberculosis on September 20, 1861 in Boston, Massachusetts and is buried there.

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Bernie Mac, comedian, writer, actor, and the world’s favorite uncle died in 2008 from pneumonia. Diagnosed with sarcoidosis or sarcoid in his 20s, he managed the condition through medication. He was even in remission at the time of his death but it was said, however, that the pneumonia was due to

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Egypt: Int'l Cooperation Minister Represents Egypt at St. Petersburg Int'l Economic Forum

[Egypt Online] InternationalCooperation Minister Rania al-Mashat is representing Egypt at the 24th St.Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), the largest internationalevent to be held since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Uganda: Bwamba Mourn Queen Mother

[Monitor] The Bwamba Cultural institution in Bundibugyo District, western Uganda is mourning the death of Queen Mother Nansoliya Rhoda Kawamala.

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Kenyans Living Beyond Their 60s, Shows Report

Kenyans' life expectancy at birth (or how long, on average, a newborn can expect to live, if current death rates do not change unexpectedly), has increased from 50 years for men and 49 years for women to 64.4 years and 68.9 years

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Mozambique: Labour Authorities Seek to Unveil Unreported Work Accidents

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Labour Ministry launched on Monday in Maputo the first edition of an Award on Good Practices about Health and Safety at Work, after expressing concern about the underreporting of work accidents, the consequences of which include deaths and serious disabilities.

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Uganda: COVID-19 Cases Spike to 203 After 43 Truckers Test Positive

Uganda has announced its biggest coronavirus cases spike in a day after 43 truck drivers tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday, May

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Africa: 'You Will Not Be Safe From COVID-19, Until Everyone Is Safe From COVID-19'

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International President Dr. Christos Christou delivered the following statement today at the 2020 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment high-level panel on the increasing complexity of health challenges in humanitarian

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Africa: TB in Children - Exciting Treatment Advances, but Better Tests Badly Needed

[spotlight] Children shoulder approximately 12% of the global TB burden, and this proportion is likely higher in high TB burden countries. In South Africa, up to 30 000 children develop TB each year, but, says Dr Megan Palmer, medical director at Brooklyn Chest Hospital, "children have

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Thurman, Wallace (1902-1934)

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South Africa: Former President Zuma Reportedly Dumped By 25-Year-Old Lover

[Nairobi News] Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma has reportedly split from his 25-year-old lover Nonkanyiso Conco.

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Eerie echoes of Albert Camus’ novel ‘The Plague’ in real-life Oran, Algeria

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