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The office of the Attorney General in Tanzania said it will contest a High Court ruling made last week that termed an entire section of the country's Penal Code denying bail for offences such as murder, treason, terrorism, money laundering and illicit drugs trafficking as
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Just in: Legal bid to end lockdown thrown out of court
The lockdown court case - raised by the FF Plus - has been dismissed on Wednesday. It heralds an important legal triumph for the government.
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Black Fraternity National Presidents Call For Immediate Arrest of All Officers Involved in George Floyd's Murder
In response to the police killing of George Floyd in South Minneapolis, the presidents of Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta Sigma and Iota Phi Theta have written an open letter calling for “the filing of criminal charges and the immediate arrest of all the officers involved
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Skeem Saam actor revealed as alleged illegal cigarette trader
The prominent SA actor who was arrested with four others in Limpopo for illicit cigarette trade has been revealed as a Skeem Saam actor.
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Georgia Police Chief Pushed To Resign Over Black Lives Matter Post
A new Georgia police chief in Johns Creek is now being called on to resign after he posted a controversial statement on his social media page regarding the Black Lives Matter
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St Anne's alumni also detail experiences of bigotry, racism in public letter
A number of past and current pupils from St Anne's Diocesan College have recounted experiences of alleged racism and bigotry while at the school in a document released to the
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Protests Against Police Violence Rage Across The Country After George Floyd’s ‘Murder’
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Ramona Hood: Journey from Receptionist to First Black FedEx Division CEO
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Alpha Phi Alpha's National Chaplain Just Published This Open Letter About The Reopening of Churches Amid COVID-19
The National Chaplain of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Reverend Dr. Johnathan C. Augustine, recently published an open letter regarding the reopening and preoccupancy of houses of worship amid the COVID-19
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Cameroon: November 1990 Decree On Drinking Spots - Instituting Order in the Bar Sector
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Speculation grows over date of next election in Sierra Leone
It will be recalled that the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) Candidate, Brig. (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio, and the All Peoples Congress (APC) Candidate, Dr. Samura Matthew Wilson Kamara, emerged first and second respectively, during the first round of the fiercely contested presidential election held
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Chuck under fire
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AfDB wars: Targeting African man or the continental lender?
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Seychelles: Youth in Seychelles - Diversify Away From Tourism, Grow ICT and Agricultural Sectors
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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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Ramona Hood's Career: From Receptionist to FedEx Division CEO
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Black Fraternity National Presidents Call For Immediate Arrest of All Officers Involved in George Floyd's Murder - Watch The Yard
In response to the police killing of George Floyd in South Minneapolis, the presidents of Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta Sigma and Iota Phi Theta have written an open letter calling for the filing of criminal charges and the immediate arrest of all the officers involved
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Cameroon: After Months of Uncertainty, Anglophone Cameroon Journalist Wazizi Reported Killed in Custody
Some 300 days after popular Pidgin journalist Samuel Wazizi was arrested and held incommunicado by police in the south-western city of Buea, his alleged torture and death were announced in the Cameroonian media on
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