Zambians Dissatisfied With Their Economy and the Country's Overall Direction

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Caribbean islands will need to be treated differently after COVID-19 | New York Carib News

Social and environmental vulnerabilities facing the Eastern Caribbean

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Source: The New York Carib News

Providing relief to cities must be priority to Congress –

“Cities are the economic engines of the nation and home to the workers who make those engines

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Source: Florida Courier

Uganda: Government to Lose Shs21 Billion Worth of Tourism Taxes

The report titled: Assessment of the economic impact of Covid-19 and interventions for tour operators in Uganda, notes that on average, government in 2019 had earned at least Shs112m from each tour company, translating into a combined sum of

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Source: allAfrica.com

State lines up 125,000 more water pans for Machakos

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Source: Business Daily

KABATA: Key models for business recovery after virus

What this means is that unlike economic slowdowns that we have witnessed before such as the 2008/2009 recession, the Covid-19 induced slowdown may require a different economic recovery thinking and modelling because it is not only affecting the demand side as people lose jobs and incomes but has

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Source: Business Daily

Uganda: Workers Feel the Pinch of COVID-19

Some governments have stared this bleak figure in the eye with all round economic stimulus packages which have included cuts to Pay As You Earn and corporation taxes like the Kenyan

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Source: allAfrica.com

PAHO chief urges Caribbean to prepare to manage COVID-19 for next two years

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) — Director of the Pan American Health Organisation, Dr Carissa F Etienne is urging Caribbean countries as well as those in the Americas to prepare to manage the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic closely for the next two

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Africa: Agroecology Strengthens Farmers' Resilience but Highly Underfunded in Africa

Nairobi — With just a quarter of an acre of land in Kesses near Kenya's Eldoret town in the Rift Valley region, Samson Tanui is practising agroecology and his permaculture unit has become the centre of attraction for farmers from near and afar amid food shortages during the current COVID-19

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Source: allAfrica.com

Why special SME funds have yet to make big impact

On her part, Esther Nyambura, an embroiderer, who says she was fired from several jobs because her attention was more focused on taking care of a special needs child, and now wishes to start her own tailoring business, told Enterprise she does not have adequate information about the funds to be

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Source: Business Daily

Nigeria: A Takeaway Not to Be Ignored

So, the point at issue here is the prioritisation of education and health, two major components of the social

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Source: allAfrica.com

Earth Today | Clarendon farmers apply local technology to boost climate-smart agriculture

It allows farmers to access high-resolution weather forecasts, agronomic tips, and information on climate-smart agricultural practices, and compares specific crop prices at three of the major markets in Jamaica – Coronation, May Pen, and

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

News Brief: Policing Order, U.S. Troops In Germany, Hanging Deaths Probed

KING: NPR White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez has been talking with senior administration

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Source: Stories About Black History

Amid lockdowns, Africa goes online for groceries

Mpofu worried about where she would get fresh food, until she saw a message in her local church WhatsApp group about Fresh in a Box — one of rising numbers of African technology companies getting fresh food to people under

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Source: TechCentral

Africa: International Partnerships are Key for Africa during COVID-19

As the African Union Chair, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa chaired a virtual meeting of African heads of state and declared: "The challenge of this pandemic has shown how Africa is able to work together to solve its own

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Source: allAfrica.com

Ways to lift Kenya from global environmental ranking bottom list

It is, therefore, no surprise that Kenya ranks among bottom 50 countries in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) – a biennial scorecard of countries on a range of sustainability

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Source: Business Daily

Mboweni wants sweeping changes to South Africa's budget

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Source: TechCentral

Coronavirus – Africa: UNWTO adapts agenda for Africa to accelerate tourism recovery

Yesterday, member States of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) from across Africa, shared their priorities for tourism against the backdrop of

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

SEBUNYA: Where is conservation in the East Africa budget

The allocations to conservation (tourism, wildlife and environment) averaged at 1.4 per cent (Kenya), 1.7 per cent (Uganda), 3.8 per cent (Rwanda) and one per cent (Tanzania) of Total Development

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Source: The East African

Africa: Higher Education Budgets Key to Securing Africa's Future After COVID-19

On June 8, South Africa’s schools are expected to reopen their doors to grade 7 and 12 students, who have lost over two months of critical classroom instruction due to

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Source: allAfrica.com

Dominica calls for Commonwealth aid to help cope with COVID-19

LONDON, England (CMC) — Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Wednesday said that the Commonwealth is uniquely placed to advocate on behalf of its members, particularly small states, on issues that threaten their survival such as the novel coronavirus

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Nigeria: Lagos Slashes 2020 Budget By 21% to N920.5 Billion

Following the economic damage caused by the COVID-19, Lagos State Executive Council yesterday disclosed plan to revise the state's 2020 budget by 21 per cent, from the N1.168 billion hitherto approved by the State House Assembly to

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Source: allAfrica.com

Local banks face deepest profit slump in 50 years

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Source: TechCentral

Pension savings hold key to home ownership

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Source: Business Daily

Rwanda: Mobile Money Transactions Grow By 450% in 3 Months

The value of funds transferred via Mobile Money grew by 450 per cent between January and April this year to reach Rwf 40 billion (over $ $42 million), data from Rwanda Utilities Regulation Authority

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Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria coronavirus: 20,919 cases; govt targets 3,000 daily tests

Confirmed cases = 20,919

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New reality for business leaders in post-Covid era

According to a survey released by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) titled East Africa’s Rebound, workers will have to adapt to the new reality to ensure near-term business continuity in the

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Source: The East African

Uganda: Post COVID-19 Financing Options

Business experts say that in the 60 or so days that people were forced into their homes and with no sources of income, there are chances that business owners especially small ones 'ate their

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Source: allAfrica.com

EXPLAINED | Nine things you should know about Tito Mboweni's budget

During his budget speech, Mboweni said the country is facing a sovereign debt crisis if spending isn't changed soon, and that debt to GDP will reach 106% by 2023 if nothing

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Mozambique: Sharp Increase in Inequality as the Better Off Consume Much More

Wider Says Secret Debt Intensified Poverty; Inequality Is Increasing As Better Off 'Eat' More

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Source: allAfrica.com

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