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THE NAACP PITTSBURGH BRANCH, according to some, has been less active in recent years. Longtime Pittsburgh civil rights activist Louis “Hop” Kendrick had a front row seat to Pittsburgh’s no-nonsense NAACP leaders of yesteryear, such as Harvey Adams, Byrd Brown, Coretta Ogburn and Connie Parker. In
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Africa: What Can We Do About Ecosystem Degradation?
Press Release - Here's what FAO is doing to help in this United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
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Etienne: We’ve got the power to beat virus
The Caribbean has the tools to turn the tide on vaccine hesitancy and achieve greater COVID-19 vaccine coverage, according to director of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr Carissa Etienne. Speaking during Wednesday’s weekly press...
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Garvey should be accorded Caribbean hero status – Beckles
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, who was appointed Jamaica’s first national hero in 1969, should be recognised at the regional level and accorded the status of Caribbean hero, according to Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor...
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President Bio’s threats on former president Koroma may derail international mediation efforts – Op ed
Santigie Bangura: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 February 2022: Early warning signals in Sierra Leone are staring state actors and the international community on the face and beckoning for action. Everyone, except Bio and his Government, agrees that widespread political abuse, repression and
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Kenya: Senator Githiomi Quits Ruling Jubilee to Join Ruto's UDA
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nyandarua Senator and Senate Lands Committee Chairperson Mwangi Githiomi on Friday ditched ruling Jubilee Party to join Deputy President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance.
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Africa: Explainer - 'Catastrophic' Wildfire Risk Is Growing. Here's How to Cut It
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As climate change increases the risk of 'catastrophic' wildfires, countries need proactive policies to stem their ferocity, scientists say
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Dr. James Alexander Franklin: “The South’s Richest Negro Doctor”
Dr. James Alexander Franklin was a physician practicing in the segregated Deep South early in his career. He barely made enough to pay his rent. However, he never turned a patient away even if they could not afford to pay for his services. It didn't take him long to become well-known for his
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Kenyan Education Specialist Appointed to Save the Children Board
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A Kenyan education specialist and principal of global impact investment firm Imaginable Futures, Teresa Mbagaya, is among four new directors appointed to serve as a board member at Save the Children, a London-based organization.
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Howard University Receives $2M to Digitize Black Newspaper Archive - Garland Journal
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Howard University credited its Center for Journalism & Democracy for helping to secure the funding from the Logan Family Foundation, which supports social justice causes in journalism and the arts. “We will be able to go back and look at these archives and these newspapers and the
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Gopeesingh: Covid report proves government’s handling of pandemic was criminal - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
ISSUES highlighted by a five-man committee appointed to investigate the factors contributing to clinical outcomes of covid19 patients ought to result in the dismissal of Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh, CEOs of the regional health authorities and even the Prime Minister who appointed the com
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Kenya: World Remit Sees Technology Accelerating Remittance Inflows to Kenya
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Global payments company, World Remit, sees remittance inflows to Kenya growing aggressively in 2022 thanks to advancements in digital technology in the financial services sector.
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U.S. COVID-19 Vaccines Follow Conventional Health Standards and Protocols - Dallas Examiner
By Saranac Hale Spencer SciCheck Digest Clinical and real-world studies have shown that the COVID-19 vaccines are effective in preventing serious disease, and there is a long history of vaccine requirements in the U.S. But
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Africa is on track to hit $7b, or more, in startup funding this year | TechCabal
African startups seem to have developed herd immunity against the economic fallout from COVID-19, raking in a record $1 billion in just 7 weeks to mid-February 2022.
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Nigeria's All Too Familiar Corruption Ranking Begs Broader Questions Around Normative Collapse
Blog - Nigeria's endemic corruption is the country's greatest challenge to its stability despite antigraft efforts from the government, which raises questions about the Nigerian institutions' ability to tackle corruption.
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After Kenya's UN Security Council speech, country becomes butt of fake news, Putin memes | News24
Twitter was ablaze with memes of Vladimir Putin asking about the East African country.
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Africa: Peeling Back the Layers of African Women's Sex Lives!
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Why Pregnant People Were Left Behind While Vaccines Moved At ‘Warp Speed’ To Help The Masses - The Seattle Medium
A year ago, there was little to no vaccine safety data for pregnant people like Slade, because they had been excluded from clinical trials run by Pfizer, Moderna, and other vaccine
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International law says Putin’s war against Ukraine is illegal. Does it matter? | New Pittsburgh Courier
People protest in front of Ukraine’s embassy to Romania in Bucharest on Feb. 24, 2022. Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images by Hurst Hannum, Tufts University Both international law and the United Nations Charter say that countries should not invade each other. But who has the ability to enforce
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Kenya: Uhuru Leading Jubilee NDC to Endorse Raila
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Uhuru Kenyatta who is also the party leader of the ruling Jubilee Party has arrived at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) to lead the party's National Delegates Conference (NDC).
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Biden to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court
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COVID-19: PAHO Director Targets Caribbean People In Special Vaccination Appeal - St. Lucia Times News
The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dominica-born Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, made a special appeal on Wednesday to the people of the Caribbean to get vaccinated against COVID-19. “As a doctor from the Caribbean who has dedicated her life to public health, I want to make
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Congo-Kinshasa: Small-Scale Gold Miners in DRC Challenge the View That They Can't Cut It
[The Conversation Africa] Artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa has grown significantly in recent decades. Between 1999 and 2019, the estimated number of African miners engaged in this sector increased from two million to 10 million. Typically, it is much more labour intensive than large-scale
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TechCabal Daily - A NASS-cent solution 💡 | TechCabal
Read today's edition of #TCDaily: - The Nigeria Startup Bill takes a step further - Solving Africa's talent problem - TradeDepot acquires Green Lion - What Polygon's $450 million raise will do - Event: Building from Ground Up - Opportunities
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How tech-savvy grandmothers are driving initiative to promote mental health | TechCabal
In Zimbabwe, grandmothers aren't only a reliable custodian of culture and wisdom, they are also the force behind Friendship Bench, an innovative mental health programme, and are driving the virtual roll-out of the programme across Africa.
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Ruto now says Raila relying on Uhuru for votes
Ruto has accused ODM leader Raila Odinga of trying to bring confusion in the election campaigns by riding on President Uhuru Kenyatta's achievements.
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Ethiopia: Commencement of Power Generation Testament to Cooperation of Ethiopians - HPR Members
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The partial commencement of power generation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a testament to cooperation of Ethiopians and exemplary to less developed countries like Ethiopia, Members of House of People's Representatives (HPR) told ENA.
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Caribbean remains especially vulnerable to COVID, PAHO warns
Despite a 28 per cent fall in the number of COVID-19 cases reported in the region last week and a nine per cent fall in fatalities after six weeks of consecutive increases since the start of the Omicron wave, the Pan-American Health Organisation (...
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Maternal vaccination reduces newborn COVID-19 hospitalization risk by 61% - Texas Metro News
Robyn Horsager-Boehrer, M.D.Obstetrics and Gynecology six-month study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that maternal vaccination for COVID-19 reduced newborns’ risk of hospitalization due to the virus by approximately 61%. Thebenefit jumps to 80%if the two
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Kenya: Govt Advises Kenyans in the Ukraine to Urgently Consider Leaving
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has advised Kenyan citizens living in Ukraine to consider leaving the country and stay away until further notice.
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