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Kenya: Wetangula Accused of Intimidating NEC Officials in Battle to Retain Ford-Kenya
Nairobi — The woes in FORD Kenya party continued to escalate on Friday after the faction that staged Moses Wetangula's ouster as the Party Leader re-filed the contested leadership changes at the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties in Nairobi on
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Rwanda: Genocide Survivors Want Kabuga Tried in Rwanda
The umbrella organization of Genocide survivors associations, Ibuka, on Saturday, March 16 said that Genocide architect Félicien Kabuga should be tried from
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Rwanda: Government to Ban Charcoal Use in Kigali
The Ministry of Environment is set to ban the use and supply of charcoal in Kigali city as it steps up efforts to protect the environment by reducing the use of wood
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School leaders offered training to manage institutions remotely
STARTING June 1, school leaders across Jamaica will participate in a virtual instructional leadership (VIL) online course, which will equip them with the skills and competencies to effectively manage institutions
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Kenya, Djibouti split regional votes for non-permanent UNSC seat
Kenya and Djibouti will later today know which of them will take Africa’s non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security
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Malawi re-run: opposition candidate wins, unseating Mutharika
June 27: Chakwera declared winner
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Geography and Overview of the Caribbean Nation of Haiti
Population: 9,035,536 (July 2009
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Chad's New Counter-Terrorism Law - a Step in the Right Direction?
According to Nodjitoloum Salomon, Group of Human Rights Associations of Chad chairperson, 'It's inconceivable that 44 people can die under such mysterious circumstances in a government
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Cameroon: Clinic Helps Victims Traumatized by Separatist Conflict
The ongoing separatist conflict in Cameroon’s western regions has created a growing humanitarian emergency that has affected close to two million
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Source: allAfrica.com
Tunisia: International Day of Family Remittances - Ifad Calls for Remittance Service Providers to Be Declared Essential Businesses in Times of Crisis
Tunis/Tunisia — With the significant decline in money sent home by migrants due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations' International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) called on June 16, for governments across the world to declare remittance service providers essential
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Africa: One in Two Children Suffer Violence Each Year - Report
A new report has shown that one out of two children aged 2-17 years experience some form of violence globally each
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ODOTE: Stop neglecting persons with disabilities
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Africa: Ads 2020 - Africa's Free Trade Area and Integration Will Help Silence the Guns, Say Uneca Chief Vera Songwe and Other Experts
Leading Experts On Africa's Development Have Said That the Speed and Scope of the Continent's Post-COVID-19 Recovery Will Depend On the Effective Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade
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LETTERS: How to best address the water challenge
The report further predicts that the situation could get worse as climate change will affect availability, quality and quantity of water negatively impacting the water and sanitation sector for billions of people all over the
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Covid-19: AU hails 'African jewel' as continental medical supplies platform launched
African leaders have lauded the launch of the continent's first medical supplies platform as the "jewel in the crown of Pan-African
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UN agency calls for unity as globe marks World Day for Cultural Diversity
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is urging people around the world to find ways to unite as it marks World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and
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COVID dictionary: A - Z of words that accompanied the coronavirus
Contact-tracing: the process of identifying and testing people who have been exposed to a contagious disease like the
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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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Battle, Anthony Michael (1950– )
Michael Battle is an educator, religious leader, and diplomat. Born on July 28, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri, he was one of twelve children from Jessie Battle Sr., a Pentecostal pastor, and Mary Battle.  Michael received his bachelor’s degree from Trinity College (1973), his Master of Divinity
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(BPRW) The 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture: Unstoppable Virtual Experience Presented by Coca-Cola Set to Expand Branded Experiences in First-Ever Virtual Format | Press releases – The Black Chronicle
(BPRW) The 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture: Unstoppable Virtual Experience Presented by Coca-Cola Set to Expand Branded Experiences in First-Ever Virtual Format
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Covid-19: Tabichi calls for long term education plan for Africa
The 2019 Global Teacher Award winner Peter Tabichi has joined African top tutors to address education among the poor during the Covid-19
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Rwanda: COVID-19 - Mass Testing for Rwandan Peacekeepers in South Sudan
The testing spearheaded by the Ministry of Health started on Tuesday in Malakal where Rwanda Formed Police Unit-One (FPU-1) hybrid contingent of 239 officers, is
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Dizzy Gillespie , byname of John Birks Gillespie (born Oct. 21, 1917, Cheraw, S.C., U.S.—died Jan. 6, 1993, Englewood, N.J.), American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who was one of the seminal figures of the bebop
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Africa: Migration Is a Safety Net During Climate Change Disasters
Climate threats are currently high across much of Africa, with floods, droughts and the biggest locust outbreak in
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Inside Microsoft's (impossible?) mission to go carbon negative
In January, Microsoft pledged to be carbon negative (removing more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits) by 2030 and to spend US$1-billion on a climate investment fund, much of it aimed at bolstering carbon-removal tech, a nascent field with lots of big ideas but only a handful of companies
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Al-Shabab formally declared allegiance to al-Qaeda in February 2010, sparking further concern that the group posed a global threat. It claimed responsibility for the July bombing at a restaurant in Kampala, Uganda, that killed about 75 people who were watching the final game of the World Cup. The
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Africa's leaders, musicians hardest hit by virus
Kenya’s seat of power, the State House, last week reported that several workers at the principal presidential office and residence had tested positive for
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How Felicien Kabuga exploited State impunity
At some point, former Attorney-General Amos Wako and Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko were taken to task by a Kenyan court to explain why it was unable to trace whoever was running Mr Kabuga’s business
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Todman, Terence A. (1926-2014)
Named Career Ambassador, a title equivalent to a four-star general, U.S. ambassador to six different countries, Terence A. Todman was an outstanding diplomat in the service of the United States. He challenged the racial prejudice he encountered at the State Department, paving the way for hiring of
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