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[Nation] Support and opposition to Deputy President William Ruto is escalating regional political battles across the country ahead of the 2022 General Election.
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Source: allAfrica.com
OP-ED: A Black Happy Thanksgiving 2021 - Milwaukee Community Journal
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO African Americans and other communities of color across the United States of America will spend the traditional Thanksgiving holidays this year with multiple perspectives ranging from gratefulness of having
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Nigeria: UAE Pledges $2bn to Support Nigeria's Mining Sector
[This Day] As part of efforts to support Nigeria's Mines and Steel Development sector, the office of the past ruler of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), His Royal Highness, Sheikh Hamdan bin Khalifa, has pledged the sum of $2 billion to Nigeria.
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Uganda: Book Review - D.f.k. Mpanga and the Politics of Common Sense
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FARC’s Kidnap Victims’ Wounds Are Still Open 5 Years After Peace Agreement
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African parliaments are not safe for women - NewsDay Zimbabwe
The previous IPU studies, together with the new African study, show that women MPs all over the world suffer similar levels of harassment and sexism. The post African parliaments are not safe for women appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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One in eight children found at risk of becoming child soldiers | News24
One in eight of the world's children - more than 300 million - live in conflict zones where they are at risk of becoming child soldiers, a charity warned on Tuesday, saying boosting school access was vital in fighting forced recruitment.
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Trial set to start on charges Smollett faked racist attack
A popular actor steps out onto the street and is brutally reminded that, despite his fame and wealth, places still The post Trial set to start on charges Smollett faked racist attack appeared first on TheGrio.
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Detained Central African Republic minister facing war crimes charges taken out of jail | News24
Central African Republic's livestock minister, a former rebel chief detained for war crimes and crimes against humanity, was on Friday freed from jail by gendarmes.
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The Chicago Southside Film Festival Celebrates Five Years | Chicago Defender
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Another blow to Charlotte Maxeke Hospital infrastructure as wards flood | Citypress
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West Africa: Visit to West Africa to Promote Trade, Investment On the Continent
[SAnews.gov.za] As part of the country's economic diplomacy efforts, President Cyril Ramaphosa will this week undertake visits to four West African countries - Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal.
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Tanzania At 60 - Agriculture Remains Key Economic Growth
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In Omicron Hot Spot, Somber Mood as S Africa Faces Variant - Los Angeles Sentinel
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Tanzania lifts ban on teen mothers attending schools | News24
Tanzania said it would allow pregnant students and teenaged mothers to continue with their studies, reversing a heavily-criticised policy instituted by its late autocratic leader John Magufuli.
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Gauteng sees 90% increase in reported suicide cases, most in those aged 30 to 39 | News24
1 325 cases of death by suicide have been recorded in Gauteng since April 2020, which is an increase of about 90%, from the 695 cases reported during the 2019/20 financial year.
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Former U.S. Congresswoman Carrie Meek dead at 95
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Law Firm That Won Extra Funding For Maryland's HBCUs Donates $12.5 Million To Finance Student Opportunities - Blavity
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Shelter Afrique partners gvmt to construct 10 000 housing units - NewsDay Zimbabwe
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Nigeria: 10 Killed, 252 Inmates Escape in Jos Prison Attack - Official
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Election présidentielle 2022 : Yannick Jadot justifie l’exclusion de Matthieu Orphelin
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Uganda: Govt Raises Alarm Over Rise in Female Genital Mutilation
[Monitor] The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has raised a red flag over the increasing cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) from 0.3 percent to 52 percent during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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[Vanguard] The Nigeria Prisons Service, NPS, yesterday said one of the invading gunmen that attacked the Jos Medium Security Prison was killed in the gun duel during the attack, saying a total of 262 inmates escaped in the melee before reinforcement came from sister services.
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