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[ANGOP] Viana -- The Minister of Social Action, Family and Woman Promotion, Ana Paula do Sacramento Neto, on Wednesday said the academic and professional training are the key elements to empower young women and teenagers.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa: Regional Approach Key to Africa's Development - PM Ngirente
[New Times] While Africa shows many opportunities for the future, it is now a question of knowing how to exploit these opportunities for inclusive growth of the continent, and the rest of the world.
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West Africa: UNHCR Launches U.S.$186 Million Appeal for Sahel Displacement Crisis
The U.N. refugee agency is appealing for $186 million to protect and assist hundreds of thousands of civilians who have been forced to flee from escalating, increasingly brutal attacks from multiple armed groups in the volatile central Sahel
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Esonia Rehenia Monsanto Hassell Dies at 95
The Hassell, Habtes, Armstrong, Webb, Forde and Monsanto families announce the passing of our beloved Esonia Rehenia Monsanto Hassell on Oct. 21 at the age of 95 on St. Thomas, USVI.
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Kandeh Yumkella’s “Garden of Eden Syndrome” theory on corruption – Op ed
KKY’s theory on why  corruption in Sierra Leone (and nearly all of Africa) has festered – he dubbed the “Garden of Eden
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HOT ISH: Top Ten Songs Featuring Nelly
Getting Nelly's voice on a song was almost guaranteed gold, as his down south country grammar was a selling point for many artist! The post HOT ISH: Top Ten Songs Featuring Nelly appeared first on Black America Web.
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Senators Hold Bill to Confiscate Guns of Extreme-Risk Individuals
A bill that would give the V.I. Police Department the flexibility to suspend the licenses of registered gun holders if they’re a threat themselves or others got an airing before the Senate Wednesday but was ultimately held because of concerns over Second Amendment rights.
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Nigeria's Terms of Trade Records 4th Consecutive Quarterly Decline
[Vanguard] The Nigeria's Terms of Trade (ToT), for all commodities, recorded a light decline of 0.03 percentage points in the third quarter of 2023, Q3'23. TOT measures a the value of the country's trade with other countries where a decline indicates higher value of imports against exports.
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Masicka Says ‘Generation Of Kings’ Written For Generations To Come
The content originally appeared on: Urban Islandz Masicka has the top dancehall album in the space right now after releasing his sophomore LP Generation Of Kings last week. The dancehall star has been
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UVI Association of Black Journalists to Host Journalism Summit
This year's summit promises to be an inspiring experience for all, providing a platform for engaging discussions and invaluable networking opportunities.
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US wants strict conditions on coronavirus aid for 'countries like Zimbabwe'
The United States has expressed its misgivings about a US$7 million grant the World Bank extended to Zimbabwe to help fight the coronavirus
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Palestinian state proposed
In early Jan. 2013, President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt invited Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshal to Cairo. First, Morsi met with each one individually. The objective was to work toward a reconciliation of the two factions, Fatah and Hamas, but according to
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Malawi
Malawi is a landlocked country about the size of Pennsylvania. Located in southeast Africa, it is surrounded by Mozambique, Zambia, and Tanzania. Lake Malawi, formerly Lake Nyasa, occupies most of the countrys eastern border. The north-south Rift Valley is flanked by mountain ranges and high
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Officials discuss pros and cons of hiring grant - The True Citizen
On the surface, one might think a $711,117 COPS Hiring Grant sounds too good to pass up, but County Manager Merv Waldrop and Assistant Manager Adam Flakes warn the decision of whether to accept the grant money requires deeper analysis. During the November 14 meeting, the commissioners split on
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Tanzanian forest recreated in Italy to raise awareness on biodiversity research | Africanews
Through a partnership with Tanzania National Parks, MUSE in 2006 established the Udzungwa Ecological Monitoring Centre to support the park in ecological monitoring and biodiversity research, as well as to support development of environmental education programs for schools.
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Africa: COVID-19 - How to Press the Brakes On the Escalating Global Learning Crisis
And governments must develop a plan for distance learning, remedial education, and to get students back into schools when they
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Banda, Dr. Hastings Kamuzu (c. 1896-1997)
HastingsBanda, the first president of Malawi, was initially presented to the Malawipeople by British Colonial officials as the best person who could lead them intoindependence. Later as the country’s self-declared “life president,” Banda transformedthis African democracy into
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BMA Expands African American Collection With Rare Joshua Johnson Portrait
artsbma.org The Birmingham Museum of Art continues to expand its collection of African American art with the purchase of Joshua Johnson’s Portrait of Elizabeth Gilpin (1804–1892). Johnson, widely recognized as the first professional African American painter known to have worked in the United
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Tennis : qualifié pour les demi-finales de Paris-Bercy, Novak Djokovic résiste à la jeunesse - Haiti24
Novak Djokovic, après sa victoire face au Danois Holger Rune, vendredi 4 novembre à Bercy. STEPHANIE LECOCQ / REUTERS Novak Djokovic n’était pas forcément pressé de retrouver Holger Rune, en quarts de finale de Bercy, vendredi 3 novembre. Non pas parce qu’il craignait le trublion danois de 20
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Conspectus of disaster risk reduction in Malawi
Disaster risk reduction refers to actions which aim at preventing new disaster risks, reducing existing disaster risks and managing residual risk, all of which contribute to strengthening resilience and achieving sustainable development. It, therefore, entails identifying, assessing and reducing
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Addressing the gaps in growth - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Economic development is not just important to building a strong country – it is a core requirement. It gives a country the ability to withstand the changing tides of the global landscape and manoeuvre through global shocks such as climate change and financial crises. Economic development, in
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Africa Climate Summit: Four ways the continent can influence the global climate agenda
Alice Ruhweza: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 November 2023: The Africa Climate Summit took place from September 4-6 in Nairobi, Kenya, amid climate challenges and opportunities. The confluence of climate shocks, nature loss, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine has eroded much
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Greenbelt Chosen as New FBI Headquarters Site, Sparking Controversy Among Virginia Leaders
The GSA has selected Greenbelt as the site of the new FBI headquarters, which is expected to create over 7,500 jobs and cost an estimated $3.5 billion. The post Greenbelt Chosen as New FBI Headquarters Site, Sparking Controversy Among Virginia Leaders appeared first on The Washi
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Newswire: Black man who spent 44 years in prison before he was exonerated gets record $25M settlement
Ronnie Long stands in a hallway at the Albemarle Correctional Institution east of Charlotte, N.C., in 2007.Peter Weinberger / The Charlotte Observer via AP file By Minyvonne Burke, NBC News   A Black North Carolina man who spent 44 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of raping
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Halt on property tax - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Property owners may be getting a reprieve as an amendment to the Property Tax act is expected to be laid in Parliament on March 15 and debated next week. Issued to MPs around 5.30 pm on Thursday, it proposed that the residential property tax be reduced from three to two per cent and include
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Delayed care drives prostate cancer rates among Black men
Uninsurance rates and health care system inequities are among the factors that harm the health of the Black community. But there’s a bigger cost to society.
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia is in east-central Africa, bordered on the west by the Sudan, the east by Somalia and Djibouti, the south by Kenya, and the northeast by Eritrea. It has several high mountains, the highest of which is Ras Dashan at 15,158 ft (4,620 m). The Blue Nile, or Abbai, rises in the northwest and
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