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Sameer Africa in the red as losses double
Kenya tyre maker Sameer Africa doubled its losses last year, with the management blaming its exit from the tyre production for the poor
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Source: The East African
Nigeria: Govt - Universities Enrolled Dead ASUU Members Into IPPIS
The federal government yesterday accused universities of deliberately accommodating dead members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on the payroll forwarded to the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation
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Source: allAfrica.com
Court bars two varsities from reducing staff pay
Justice Byram Ongaya on Friday barred Egerton and Kisii universities from paying staff reduced salaries pending hearing and determination of a case filed by the Universities Academic Staff Union
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Nigeria: At 20.89 Billion Litres, Nigeria's Petrol Imports Hit Six-Year High
In 2016, diesel importation was 4.6 billion litres, indicating a nine per cent slump in two
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Mauritius: EU Lists Country as High Risk Country for Money Laundering
Companies operating in Mauritius face a test of integrity after the European Union included the island on its revised list of high risk jurisdiction for money laundering and terror
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Source: allAfrica.com
Jamaican media mogul Oliver Clarke dies at 75
(Jamaica Gleaner) Oliver Frederick Clarke, the media mogul who stood at the helm of The Gleaner as chairman and managing director for more than four decades, has
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Telehealth thrives during COVID-19 pandemic
MDLink is a secure, online telehealth platform which incorporates text, audio and video to allow patients to connect with locally registered
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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United States population: 9,638,453
United States population: 9,638,453. Black population: 1,771,656 (18.4 per cent). Mayflower of Liberia sailed from New York City with eighty-six Blacks. Ship arrived in Sierra Leone, March 9.
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Fires rage in St Ann - Parish records 280% increase in bush fires
A CONTINUING dry spell in St Ann has manifested in a massive increase in bush fires for the month of April 2020 compared to the similar period the previous
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Africa: Mobile Money Becomes Lifeline as Telecoms Thrive in COVID-19 Era
Mobile money and data have emerged as the lifeline in revenue growth for African-focused telecoms operators Vodacom Group and Airtel Africa across markets characterised by stiff competition and challenging regulatory
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Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda: Civil Society to Kampala - We Want Transparency, Not Graft-Laced Debts
The civil society in Uganda is demanding transparency in the spending of Covid-19 loans to avoid loading taxpayers with corruption-fuelled
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Source: allAfrica.com
Sudan to pay for ’98 embassy attacks – US court
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Sudan must pay hundreds of millions of dollars in punitive damages to some victims of the 1998 attacks on US embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam in
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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME
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Kenya: Elite Cart Away Over U.S.$3 Billion of World Bank Aid
Kenya's elite siphoned Sh328 billion of World Bank aid payments to offshore accounts in two decades, a new study
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Source: allAfrica.com
Crisis offers varsities chance to reclaim charm
In terms of numbers, the staff in the administrative university are four times more than the teaching
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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME
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Rwanda: Banks Comfort Distressed Clients With Special Products
For example, in less than two weeks, Bank of Kigali's (BK), "Turikumwe," a special salary loan product, has recorded more than 2,000 online applications and 150 loan
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Source: allAfrica.com
Tanzania inflation stable: report
Cost of living remained low in Tanzania in March despite the economic challenges brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic with the 12-month headline inflation easing to 3.4 per cent from 3.7 per cent in
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Source: The East African
Help for domestic violence victims
Since many places across the world have been forced to institute lockdowns, where citizens are forced to stay in our homes and go out only when absolutely necessary, we have seen an increase in the domestic violence
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Africa: 20 Percent of Africans Believe They Can't Contract COVID-19 - Report
But as cases increase, a May report by the Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19 (PERC), a public-private partnership initiative on COVID-19 in AU countries, found that certain misconceptions about coronavirus infections exist among
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State agencies fight over maize imports
At the centre of the high-stakes game is the speed with which National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani moved to disband the Strategic Food Reserve Trust Fund (SFRTF) without reference to the National
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MWANYASI: There’s a silver lining for Africa exports in
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) expects world trade to fall by 13 per cent to 32 per cent in 2020, due to the disruptions to economic activity caused by the
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Poll: Many Americans won't return to gyms, dining out
Just 42 per cent of those who went to concerts, movies, theatres or sporting events, at least monthly before the outbreak, say they'd do so in the next few weeks if they
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Ugandans Spent Shs50 Billion On Importing Fish
The country, which is the biggest export source of fish for much of the East African region, equally spends on imports from as far as China, according to a Ministry of Finance report, which analyses about 1,500 imported products from the period ended December
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Source: allAfrica.com
Sudan: U.S. Court Orders Govt to Pay for 1998 Embassy Attacks
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Sudan must pay hundreds of millions of dollars in punitive damages to some victims of the 1998 attacks on US embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam in
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Source: allAfrica.com
Coronavirus causes learning losses
“Even before the COVID pandemic, we were already faced with a very serious challenge in education, which is a global learning
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
S. Africa defends Covid-19 lockdown
South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Tuesday fought off criticism against the Covid-19 lockdown, saying the measure has effectively stalled the exponential spread of the
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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME
Tanzania: Fishing Industry Base Firm
THE government has announced that stern measures to control illegal fishing and disputes between farmers and pastoralists have significantly increased the contribution of the sector to the
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nigeria: Killing Fields - Violence Kills 2,771 Nigerians in Five Months
Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease in Nigeria, late February, the various governments took various measures to combat the
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Work on Portland leg of highway continuing despite budget cut
THE Portland leg of the Southern Coast Highway Improvement Project is continuing at a fast pace despite a $6.6-billion cut in the amount the Government allocated to spend on the massive road programme this fiscal
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Mozambique: Aicaju Warns of Declining Cashew Processing
Maputo — The Mozambican Association of Cashew Industries (AICAJU) has warned that less than 35,000 tonnes of cashew nuts will be processed in Mozambican factories this year, which is more than 33 per cent less than the 52,000 tonnes processed last
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