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He just won a big literary prize but no one has seen Eritrea's Amanuel Asrat for 20 years - Why? - Face2Face Africa
On September 23, 2001, nearly a fortnight after the world had borne witness to the devastating twin tower fall in New York, the family of journalist, songwriter and poet Amanuel Asrat would encounter their own private catastrophe. Along with editors of other privately-owned newspapers on that
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Illicit financial flows costing Africa $89 billion annually - UN
UNCTAD say the scale and scope of illicit capital flight is equivalent to 3.7% of Africa’s GDP.
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Do you know a Kenyan lawyer offered 50 cows, 70 sheep and 30 goats to marry Malia Obama at 16? - Face2Face Africa
When Felix Kiprono expressed 'interest' in Barack Obama's daughter Malia, many argued he was either not serious or he was simply a gold-digger, but the Kenyan lawyer quickly dismissed those claims. 'People might say I am after the family's money, which is not the case. My love is real,' he said in
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Africa: World Leaders, Celebrities to Join WHO's Big Event for Mental Health On 10 October
[WHO] On 10 October, World Mental Health Day, world leaders and internationally-recognized celebrities and mental health advocates will come together for the World Health Organization's Big Event for Mental Health. WHO's first-ever online advocacy event for mental health will focus on the urgent
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Republican Connected Tech Firm Targeted Black Voters on Facebook for "Deterrence" | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The digital arm of Trump’s 2016 digital team, called ‘Project Alamo’ included a team from the now defunct British company Cambridge Analytica. Two senior directors of the former Cambridge Analytica team are now working on the Trump 2020 campaign for The White House.
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WTO: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes the run-off | Africanews
Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea's Yoo Myung-hee made it through on Thursday to the final run-off to lead the World Trade
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IN MEMORIAM: MLB Great Bob Gibson Dies at 84 | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Gibson emerged as a raw, but immensely talented rookie who would not be denied stardom. He became a full-time starting pitcher in July 1961 and earned his first All-Star appearance in 1962. Gibson won two of three games he pitched in the 1964 World Series, then won 20 games in
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Senegal/Mauritania: Senegal Line Up Morocco, Mauritania Friendlies
[CAF] The Fédération Sénégalaise de Football (FSF) have confirmed two friendlies against Morocco and neighboring Mauritania in October.
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Why Madagascans have long tongue-twisting names - Face2Face Africa
In 2014 when newly elected president of Madagascar Hery Rajaonarimampianina made it into the record books as the head of state with the longest family name, it sparked renewed interest in why the island country has a history of long names. And not just names of people, but also names of places are
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As Clinical Trials Halt, U.S. COVID Cases Surge
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The difficulty in producing a vaccine for the deadly virus comes as a new wave of COVID-19 infection has begun. Data provided by Johns Hopkins University in Maryland revealed that the U.S. surpassed 51,000 new daily cases on Oct. 13, marking the first time in over two months that
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Africa: An Evolutionary Jolt Helped Cattle to Spread Across Africa. Now Genetics Must Make Them More Productive
[The Conversation Africa] African cattle breeds are astonishingly diverse, and often quite beautiful. They range from the dark-red Ankole of southern Uganda, with their massive heat-dissipating horns, to the Boran which thrive in the dusty plains of northern Kenya, to Ethiopia's sturdy Mursi
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Wealth gap costs over last two decades: $2.7 trillion in Black income, $16 trillion to U.S. economy | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Yet even today, with all those credentials and as one of the leading executives on Wall Street,” wrote Raymond J. McGuire, Citi’s Vice Chairman and Chair of its Global Banking and Capital Markets, “I am still seen first as a six-foot-four, two-hundred-pound Black man wherever I go
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Sanmerna looking to Africa
One of Jamaica’s foremost paper towel manufacturers, Sanmerna Paper Products, has announced plans to open a plant in Nigeria. Managing Director Robert White told The Gleaner that dialogue with outgoing Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica Janet...
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NIGERIA KILLING ITS OWN CITIZENS - African Voice Newspaper
The world is watching, as Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria unleash armed Soldiers on young peaceful protesters, calling for an end to police brutality, at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State. The number of causalities are increasing as the young protesters remain defiant, demanding an end to
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Tshabalala back in PSL as AmaZulu unveil ten new signings
Former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Siphiwe Tshabalala has resurfaced in the colours of AmaZulu, who unveiled ten signings on Monday afternoon.
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Kenya Competes Fairly on Solutions to Fight Covid-19
[CIO] At the just-concluded virtual ATU Africa Innovation Challenge 2020, Kenya has ranked top three, coming after Egypt's Mai Nagy, that emerged the overall winner.
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Marcus Rashford’s petition for more free school meals reaches 200,000 signatures - Voice Online
MARCUS RASHFORD'S petition to expand the current free school meals scheme has already got more... The post Marcus Rashford’s petition for more free school meals reaches 200,000 signatures appeared first on Voice Online.
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Africa: World Sees Two Million Stillbirths Annually - Report
[SciDev.Net] New Delhi -- Nearly two million babies are stillborn every year, with 84 per cent of cases occurring in low- and lower middle-income countries, says an 8 October report by WHO, UNICEF and partners.
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Nigeria protests against police kill 10, charges Amnesty - Black News Channel
By SAM OLUKOYA Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Widespread protests against Nigeria's police have turned violent as demonstrators have been attacked by armed gangs in the streets of several cities, according to witnesses. Since the protests began more than a week ago, at least 10 people have
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Africa: Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue With the Fact-Finding Mission On Libya
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1 in 10 Worldwide May Have Been Infected with Coronavirus: WHO
The leader of emergencies at the World Health Organization said Monday his agency’s “best estimate” is that roughly one in 10 people throughout the planet may have been infected with the coronavirus and warned that tough days may be ahead in the battle against the virus.
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Fork-tongued Trump shouldn’t be the only reason Oscar Brown, Jr.’s music makes headlines
… intentional—an actor, director, filmmaker, African American historian, and the founder of … about how we should teach Black American history, including the underbelly of … note, Brown dipped heavily into Black American folklore, toasts, and use of …
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Africa: Donors Must Double Investments to Stamp Out Hunger
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#EndSARSNow: NGO Says Justice "Needs to Be Served" in Nigeria | Africanews
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The black women fighting for more diversity in the make up industry | Africanews
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Africa Could Gain $89bn Annually By Curbing Illicit Capital Flows
[The Exchange] Curbing illicit capital flows could almost cut in half the annual financing gap of $200 billion that the continent faces to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals according to UNCTAD's Economic Development in Africa Report 2020.
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Zifa yet to clear air on player movements
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