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Devastating as this pandemic is, there is an opportunity for the government of Sierra Leone to fundamentally change the direction of the local economy by offering an economic response that is not only proportionate to the scale of the disruption, but one that is bold and big enough to define a new
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Hotels teeter on brink of collapse as Covid-19 bites
With zero per cent occupancy, Mr Ishpal Oberoi has to cough up Sh1.4 million every month to maintain his hotel on the shores of the Indian
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Rwanda: BK Approves Dividends for Investors Despite COVID-19 Crisis
Bank of Kigali (BK) Group has approved shareholders' dividends to the tune of Rwf14.4 per share in dividend payout for the year
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Oranjestad, Aruba (16th century- )
Oranjestad (literally Orange Town in Dutch) is the capital and chief administrative center of Aruba, a Caribbean nation that is located in the West Indies which remains under the jurisdiction of Netherlands. The town had a population of 29,998 people in 2010. Oranjestad is located on the western
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Madagascar
National name: Repoblikani Madagasikara
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Kenya: State Law Office Writes to Fairmont Over Mass Redundancies
Nairobi — The government has written to Fairmont Hotels seeking clarification on its justification to sack all staff over what it attributed to the uncertainties of the coronavirus
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Home Affairs approves essential travel for South Africans to other countries
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has allowed essential travel for South Africans who want to return to the countries where they are
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Mbabane, Swaziland (1887- )
Mbabane is the capital of Swaziland and is located on the Mbabane River and its tributary the Polinjane River in the Mdimba Mountains. It is the second largest city in the country. The city’s name comes from an African Chief, Mbabane Kunene, who lived in the region when British settlers arrived in
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Jamaica: Unregulated ambulance services, uncertified emergency technicians could be putting public in danger
(Jamaica Gleaner) Three weeks after a probe revealed that most local private hospitals were unregistered, The Sunday Gleaner has learnt that the island’s private ambulance service is operating without oversight, putting members of the public at
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Government sidestepped farmers, says young grower
AS the COVID-19 pandemic hits all aspects of daily life, young Manchester farmer Andra Wynter is rueing what he says is the Jamaica Government's sidestepping of farmers in its offer to assist significant sectors of the
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Africa: Coronavirus Crisis Disrupts Flow of Money Transfers in Africa
Their money transfers back home -- also known as remittances -- is usually enough to feed three to four people on
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Flower tourism wilts under COVID-19
Since the onset of COVID-19 and the lockdown of The Netherlands until at least June 1, however, the country’s flower bulb farming sector has been severely
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Kenya receives €188m AfDB loan to boost COVID-19 response
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank, today approved an €188 million loan to support the Government of Kenya’s efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate the related economic, health and social
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Hoteliers back pretesting of tourists
Pitching a working timeline of four to six weeks for the reopening of the tourism industry, the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) says it fully supports the pretesting of
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Rwanda: Study - 57% of SMEs Were Affected By COVID-19 Lockdown
At least 57.5 per cent of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) operating across different industries closed operations between March and April due to Covid-19 impact, a new study by Business Professionals Network (BPN) and the University of Rwanda
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Egypt
National name: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah
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UN plan to revive blue economy post-Covid
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Virus punctures Tunisia tourism rebound
As the novel coronavirus pandemic wipes out a recovery from jihadist attacks in 2015, Tunisia's vital tourism sector is trying to find ways to avoid going
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Africa: COVID-19 - Developing Countries Must Not Be Left Behind
All countries will attempt to build up production of "essential goods" including medical supplies and possibly even food items
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Ruby Bridges
“I learned a very valuable lesson, and it is that we should not ever look up at a person or judge them by the color of their skin, that’s the lesson I have learned in first grade.” ~  Bridges
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Kagame's son appointed to board of Rwanda's investment agency
A son of President Paul Kagame has been appointed to the board of the Rwanda Development
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Angola: Government Rehabilitates Moxico Irrigated Perimeter
Luena — The irrigated perimeter of Moxico will soon be rehabilitated, for the promotion of agricultural production, informed this Saturday the local governor, Gonçalves
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Mauritius Holds Some Rs 1 000 Billion in Foreign Currency, Indicates Finance Minister
The Finance Minister believes that in the context of this unprecedented crisis, this increase in official reserves will enable the country to deal with the economic shock of Covid-19 with more
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Kenya
National name: Jamhuri ya Kenya
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines
St. Vincent, chief island of the chain, is 18 mi (29 km) long and 11 mi (18 km) wide and is located 100 mi (161 km) west of Barbados. The island is mountainous and well forested. St. Vincent is dominated by the volcano Mount Soufrière, which rises to 4,048 ft (1,234 m). The Grenadines, a chain of
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Reagan and North Division recognized for excellence in NAF program
Congratulations to Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School for earning Distinguished Level and to North Division High School for earning Model Level from the NAF Education
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Zimbabwe: African Sun Reopens Four Hotels Amid Easing of Lockdown Restrictions
Unplanned cancellations on hotel bookings and restricted travel due to the outbreak of Covid-19 saw African Sun Limited being forced to close 21 of its hotels and strategic business units leading to losses in
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