Experts chart path to development of automotive industry

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1920

DFA's Vino Govender on the telecoms sector after Covid-19

Vino Govender

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Source: TechCentral

Somalia Looks to First Full Elections in 51 Years, Despite COVID-19 Crisis

James Swan, Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Somalia (UNSOM), told the Security Council that 2.6 million internally displaced persons are particularly at risk from the novel

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Source: allAfrica.com

DRC goes on with Grand Inga dam project

Despite the coronavirus challenge in the country, the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving ahead with plans to sell the Grand Inga dam project to the

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Source: The East African

Kenya floods uproot families, disrupt fishing, farming

Grandmother Millicent Agata’s small farm has disappeared entirely under the floodwaters of a swollen Lake Victoria, forcing her family to join tens of thousands of other Kenyans seeking shelter from the worst floods in three

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Source: The East African

Kenya coronavirus: 3,094 cases; recoveries pass 1,000 mark

June 10: Kenya tops 3,000 mark

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Rwandan Felicien Kabuga Calls Genocide Charges 'Lies'

After decades on the run, Felicien Kabuga called the charges against him "lies" and his lawyer doubted he would receive a fair trial in an international

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Source: allAfrica.com

Free Africa Society organized

January 28, 1787 - Free Africa Society organized in Philadelphia.

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1787

2021 Africa Cup of Nations postponed by a year due to virus

Next year's Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon has been postponed until 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Confederation of African Football announced Tuesday in a video

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Source: The East African

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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Source: allAfrica.com

The science behind Level 3 - Ramaphosa lauds 'diverse and sometimes challenging views'

As President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the downgrade to Level 3 of the national Covid-19 lockdown, he thanked scientists for challenging and pushing the government's response to the global

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Source: https://www.news24.com

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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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Kenya: No Sanitary Products for Prisoners

Female inmates at Korinda Prison suffering for lack of essential commodities

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya receives €188m AfDB loan to boost COVID-19 response

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank, today approved an €188 million loan to support the Government of Kenya’s efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate the related economic, health and social

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

Burundi to boost testing, prez labels COVID-19 'worst enemy'

Burundi’s new president has signaled that his government will take the coronavirus pandemic more seriously than his dead predecessor, calling the virus the country’s “worst enemy” and announcing new

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

MEET AN ANIMAL: Mara the elephant found sanctuary after 50 years in circuses and zoos | Afro

Gribaudo recalls spotting a familiar-looking elephant in a similar Buenos Aires circus tent seven years

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

S. Africa to ease Covid-19 lockdown

South Africa will ease the Covid-19 lockdown from level four to level three beginning from June 1, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday amid a surge in confirmed

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Nigeria: Govt, States, LGs Share N547.3 Billion for May

A statement by the Director (Press) in the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hassan Dodo, said from the shared amount, which included Value Added Tax (VAT), Exchange Gain and Excess Bank Charges recovered, the federal government received N219.799 billon; states, N152.436

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Source: allAfrica.com

Impossible to hold 2020 polls - Somalia elections boss

Somalia joins the league of country’s that cannot hold elections – not because of the coronavirus as in the case of Ethiopia but because of preparatory challenges, the elections chief has

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Cameroon: Social Media Used to Fight Misinformation

Cameroon’s  digital first responders have taken to social media to counteract the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Mid-market smartphones are set to shine – here's why

“Consumers have relied on their mobile devices during lockdown for online learning, connecting to the office and for social online engagement,” explains Likun Zhao, vice president at Huawei Consumer Business Group Middle East Africa (Southern

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Source: TechCentral

Uganda: World Tributes Flow in for Legendary Kirunda

Kirunda's far-reaching impact, which shows him as Uganda's most successful captain having led the Cranes to their best ever finish at Afcon finals, where they lost to champions Ghana in 1978, also had the game's most powerful man chip

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Source: allAfrica.com

Coronavirus disrupts HIV prevention efforts in Africa

By LYDIA NAMUBIRU, KHATONDI SOITA, KERRY CULLINAN, ARYA KARIJO, ES-TACIO VALOI, STEPHANIE OHUMUIn the days before the Covid-19 crisis, Ugandan sex worker Lillian Namiiro worked on the Tanzanian border, educating fellow sex workers and connecting her community to the national HIV

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Source: The East African

Ethiopia coronavirus: 193 cases in 5 days as tally hits 582

Ethiopia is one of East / Horn of Africa’s least impacted nations as compared to rate of COVID-19 case growth and infection of its

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

COVID-19 hospital seeks US$3,4 million kitty

EKUSILENI Medical Centre is struggling to raise US$3,4 million needed to upgrade the 200-bed specialist facility to house COVID-19 patients from

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Music Concerts Are Back, But Online

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Africa Development Bank Blacklists Chinese Company Building Kenyan Power Project – Voice and Viewpoint

“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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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

Marcus Garvey presents his "Back To Africa" program in New York City, 1920

Marcus Garvey presents his Back To Africa program in New York City, 1920

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1920

Africa Development Bank Blacklists Chinese Company Building Kenyan Power Project – Free Press of Jacksonville

“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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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Angola Signs Protocols for Handicap People's Rights

Luanda — Angola signed last Wednesday the Protocol on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and another one on the Rights of Older Persons in Africa, both contained in the African Charter on Human and

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Source: allAfrica.com

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