LETTERS: Online learning has exposed inequalities
As a result of the decision, a total of 91,591 public and private learning institutions were closed, disrupting the school calendar and affecting the
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Police brutality protests move across the city
The #BlackoutNC protest was organized by Greensboro Rising, a collective of local organizers helping to mobilize the community around issues of killing, brutalization, harassment and degradation of Black people by the
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Twin Sisters Graduate With Highest Honors, Pay Tribute to Their Mom Who Died Last Year
Philadelphia, PA — Khaliyah and Aaliyah White, twin sisters from Philadelphia, have graduated as the number 1 and 2 students of their class at GAMP High
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Kenya Targets to Create 1.7m Jobs, Jumpstart Growth With $28b Spend
With an economy battered by coronavirus, locust invasion and floods, Kenya's Finance Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani on June 11 tabled a Ksh2.79 trillion ($27.9 billion) budget for the 2020/2021 fiscal year that seeks to revive almost every sector of the economy as quickly as possible and still keep
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Africa: Over 240,000 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, and 110,000 Recoveries
Cape Town — As of June 15, the confirmed COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached
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Angola: President Demands Greater Quality Education
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the new Secretary of State for Secondary Education, Gildo Matias José, the Angolan Head of State advocated a large investment in primary and secondary education, in the perspective of the country having well-trained
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Nigeria - Islamic Militant Attacks in Borno Kill Dozens
Jihadists connected to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militant group killed at least 20 soldiers and 40 civilians over the weekend in twin attacks in the restive northeast Nigerian state of Borno, residents and security sources
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Nigeria: World Bank - With More Transparency, Govt Recovers U.S.$3 Billion From Oil Sector
The World Bank and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), the global standard for the promotion of openness in the oil, gas and mineral resources management, have said Nigeria has so far recovered about $3 billion as a result of more transparency in the
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Africa: Public Space a 'Lifeline' for Post-Lockdown Cities
As urban areas start to reopen, some are looking at their sidewalks, squares, parking lots and even streets as a hidden asset in
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Rwanda's Coronavirus Cases Cross 500 Mark
Rwanda's coronavirus cases have increased to 510 after 16 cases were registered in the country on Friday, June 12, according to the latest update from the Ministry of
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Africa: Lawyers Petition Court to Postpone Elections in Africa
Pan African Lawyers Union (Palu) has moved to the African Court on Human Rights and People's Rights in Arusha to have elections scheduled in 21 African countries postponed, citing the negative impact of the coronavirus
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Africa: 20 Million Use COVID-19 WhatsApp Line - Focus on Health Workers is Next
Johannesburg — Months after successfully launching COVID-19 Connect in South Africa and the World Organisation's global HealthAlert on WhatsApp, Praekelt.org is planning to launch a similar service for health workers in South
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Kenyans reject bid to reopen schools on virus fears
Kenyans reject bid to reopen schools on virus fears
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Somalia: COVID-19 Cases Reach 2,500
Somali has registered 2,500 coronavirus cases, the country's Ministry of Health said on
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Rwanda: Window Opens for Burundi and Rwanda Relations After Frosty Spell
President Paul Kagame's condolence message to Burundians following the death of the outgoing President Pierre Nkurunziza marked his first public message to the country since relations between Rwanda and Burundi turned sour in
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Nigeria: PDP Decries Rising Wave of Killings, Banditry
In a statement issued yesterday by the spokesman for the PDP, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, the main opposition party blamed President Muhammadu Buhari and his administration for failing to contain the mindless
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1st Annual Juneteenth Holiday Citywide Caravan Set to Kick Off Black Culture Week
On this day, known as Juneteenth, we reflect on the past and pay homage to the sacrifices our ancestors made for
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The Rub
The country is convulsing with civil unrest because we all watched George Floyd murdered by the police on camera with a casual brutality that has become emblematic of the troubled relationship between Black Americans and police
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Africa Records Over 200 000 COVID-19 Cases
South Africa is the most affected, accounting for 25% of the continent's total cases, with the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces reporting high number of cases and deaths
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Sudan Airports Closed Until June 28
Khartoum — The Sudanese government extended the closure of all airports in the country for passenger traffic until June 28 as part of the coronavirus
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Eerie echoes of Albert Camus’ novel ‘The Plague’ in real-life Oran, Algeria
ORAN, Algeria — A mysterious virus rips through the city of Oran, Algeria, in Albert Camus’ novel “The
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Africa: US Undue Meddling in African Development Bank Leadership
The African Diaspora Congress (ADC) is mortified by the ongoing blatant US interference in the African Development Bank (AfDB) leadership under President Akinwumi
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West Africa: Angolan Helps Fight COVID-19 in West Africa
Chinese weekend print and broadcast media identify the young Angolan man as Valdemar Tchipenhe, who graduated in Biotechnology from the Zhejiang Normal University, in
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Uganda: Justice Jb Katutsi On Battling and Reversing Diabetes
It has never been that high since I took a herbal concoction," the 79-year-old asserts, before going into the house to fetch the documents to confirm his history of
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Nigeria: Govt - 2020 Budget Review Not Austerity Measures
Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has assured Nigerians that the revision of the 2020 budget by the federal government was not intended to impose austerity measures on
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Zimbabwe: Kasukuwere Hires Kunaka to Evict Farmer
Former Cabinet Minister Saviour Kasukuwere has allegedly hired a gang led by former ruling party youth leader Jim Kunaka to evict Mazowe district war veterans' chairman Cde Elfanos Madzimunye from his Concorpia Farm recently, ZBC reported last
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Rwanda Records Rise in New COVID-19 Cases
Rwanda on Thursday recorded 18 new coronavirus cases, the highest of the week, contributed mainly by citizens arriving from neighbouring
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Kenya: Four At State House Test Positive for Coronavirus
Four State House officials have tested positive for coronavirus, marking the first publicly-acknowledged Covid-19 infections at the top national government
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Ezekiel Elliott Among Dallas Cowboys & Houston Texans Who Tested Positive For COVID-19
Just a month after the NFL began mulling over what an altered training camp would look like, a few members of America’s team, the Dallas Cowboys, have been diagnosed with the
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