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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
East Africa: Mastercard Foundation Mounts Aggressive Response to COVID-19 - Daniel Hailu
About two months ago we launched the Mastercard Foundation COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Program to focus on supporting African communities and young people, as well as young people and the indigenous communities in Canada, to support them and their needs as they evolve during this COVID-19
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Thank you, Baltimore | Afro
Today, I conclude my campaign the same way I began by saying—Thank
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Eritrea coronavirus: case load hits 65, returnees import 24 new cases
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Yesterday in court – Dr. Blyden lectures Attorney General on the laws of Sierra Leone
It was a sight to behold at the Freetown magistrate court No.1 yesterday, when popular Sierra Leone female presidential aspirant and leading Journalist Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, lectured the country’s  Minister of Justice and Attorney General Dr. Priscilla Schwartz (Photo above), on key aspects
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Thousands Turn Out For Black Lives Matter Silent March
Thousands of people turned out Friday afternnon to Judkins Park in Seattle’s Central area for Black Lives Matter Seattle King County’s March of
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Sudan: Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan Discuss Dam in Blue Nile
Khartoum — Khartoum hosted a tripartite meeting between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan about the Renaissance Dam that Ethiopia is building in the Blue Nile 15 kilometers from the border with
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South Africa: 'Surge' in Gender-Based Voilence During Lockdown Level 3, Says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned a "surge in murders of women and children", after the body of a young woman was found dumped under a tree in Dobsonville, Soweto, on
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Sen. Baldwin and Lt. Gov. Barnes Talk Impact of COVID-19
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Stacey Abrams Shuts Down Meghan McCain on “The View” (Video)
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Nigeria: All 36 Governors Declare State of Emergency Over Rapes and Violence
All 36 of Nigeria’s governors resolved to declare a state of emergency over rape and other gender-based violence against women and children in the
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Kenya: Victor Wanyama in Action as MLS League Resumes
Harambee Stars captain Victor Wanyama and his Major League Soccer (MLS) teammates are set to resume action on July 8 after a four-month break occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic
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The signs say Black Lives Matter. Yet the very people who are supposed to protect us too often, in too many places, don't seem to agree
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A tale of two plagues in Oran, Algeria: COVID-19 brings a dystopian novel to life
ORAN, Algeria — A mysterious virus rips through the city of Oran, Algeria, in Albert Camus’ novel “The
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Families, Funeral Homes Say Goodbye to Traditional Farewell Services
In addition to some funeral homes no longer offering limousine transportation, many homegoing ceremonies are now being livestreamed or recorded and the number of graveside services has
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Kenya: Feeney Quits Kenya Sevens Coaching Job
According to KRU, Feeney - who doubled up as the union's Technical Director - left by mutual
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Vast amounts of Venezuelan oil are hidden en route to China, bypassing U.S. sanctions - data, documents
CARACAS/MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Last year, China replaced the United States as the No. 1 importer of oil from Venezuela, yet another front in the heated rivalry between Washington and
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Cameroon: Caught between conflict and coronavirus in Cameroon
Before the outbreak of COVID-19, Sonia and her family were living with the upheaval of the civil war which is raging in Cameroon’s two English speaking regions, a crisis that has led to the internal displacement of 680,000 people, with girls and women among the worst
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BPD Chief: More than a dozen Birmingham police officers terminated since 2018
More than a dozen Birmingham police officers have been terminated for some incidents involving excessive force or unauthorized force and another 39 have been suspended for disciplinary reasons over the past two years, Chief Patrick Smith said on Wednesday during a virtual press conference with
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In a nation with a long shameful history of public lynchings as spectacle and entertainment, George Floyd’s murder has ignited something new: public mourning and public outcry for real
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(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s first track and field star, Isis Clarke-Reid, died at her Port St Lucie, Florida, home on Monday, June 8, after a brief
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Jamaica: Alleged cop killer gunned down
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Coronavirus in Africa: 225,126 cases; 6,051 deaths; 102,912 recoveries
There are now more than over 220,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the
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Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, rejects calls to defund police
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