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Tunisia: Parliament to Hold Plenary Next June 2 to Discuss Two Draft Bills
Tunis/Tunisia — The bureau of the House of People's Representatives (HPR) decided at its meeting Tuesday to hold a plenary session on June 2 to review two draft
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Courts Optical gives civil servants up to 75% off
Unicomer (Jamaica) Limited says it is giving customers at its Courts Optical stores discounts of up to 65 per cent on select frames and has added a further 10 per cent off for civil
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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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The staggering size of the local betting industry has emerged from a leaked spreadsheet of revenue declarations made by gambling firms to the Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) for May 2019, shortly before the government introduced tougher regulations and higher
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Caribbean islands will need to be treated differently after COVID-19
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Covid-19: 51 more test positive - VIDEO
The minister announced Mombasa has the highest rate of Covid-19 deaths recording 27, followed by Nairobi (20) while Siaya, Bomet and Kiambu have one fatality
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Uganda: Workers Feel the Pinch of COVID-19
Some governments have stared this bleak figure in the eye with all round economic stimulus packages which have included cuts to Pay As You Earn and corporation taxes like the Kenyan
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The Roots legends  Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter are bringing their musical storytelling talents to TV, thanks to a new deal with Universal
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Uganda: Jubilee Insurance Records 9.9 Percent Growth Amid COVID
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Rwanda: How Government Plans to Revive Mining Sector
Mining is one of the sectors that have been affected, with falling prices for different types of mineral commodities across different
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Nigeria: At 20.89 Billion Litres, Nigeria's Petrol Imports Hit Six-Year High
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Uganda: Floods Blamed On Uganda's Policy On Releasing L.victoria Water
The East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers suggests Uganda may have breached the agreements on how much water to release from Nalubaale dam -- the main outlet of the world's largest freshwater
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Audit pokes hole in Tullow's Sh15bn pay out claim
"This represents less than eight per cent of the gross expenditure – reasonable by industry standards," Tullow Oil Kenya Managing Director Martin Mbogo said in
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Uganda: Our Manifesto Plan Now At 77 Percent - NRM
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Uganda: As With Many Things, the Rise of Lake Victoria Is the Fall of Some
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Multiple Governors Announce Openness To Live Sports Without Fans
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‘Our resources have dried up’ - Jamaicans in US finding it harder to send remittances home as pandemic grips country
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Nigeria's Economy Will Definitely Go Into Recession - Finance Minister
An assessment by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics indicates that Nigeria's economy will go into a recession at an average of -4.4 per cent, the finance minister, Zainab Ahmed, has
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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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NAACP Calls ‘Hate Crime’ Beating By White Men In Iowa Racially Motivated
DarQuan Jones, 22, said he was walking to his girlfriend’s house when he was attacked by the suspects around 3:25 a.m. in the south side of Des Moines, according to a police
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Kenya: Relief for Motorists as Fuel Prices Drop to Lowest in More Than a Decade
In its latest monthly review, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) cut diesel prices by the biggest margin of Sh19.9 per litre, giving transporters and big manufacturers a major
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Tanzania Reopens Colleges, Sports Activities As COVID-19 Numbers Drop
Dar es Salaam — University students will return to their respective colleges on June 1, 2020 as the number of Covid-19 cases drops in Tanzania, President John Magufuli announced on Thursday, 21 May
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In the 21st century, many Americans question the need for Black History Month while being ignorant of the facts that led to its launch. Some argue that black history should be celebrated year-round, as it’s no different from American history generally. Others resent the month because they feel it
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Botswana: Mining Sector Operates Reasonably Well - Masire
Gaborone — Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security Mr Mmetla Masire says the mining sector is showing some positivity and begining to get back to the new
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