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Under pressure, Niger criminalized slavery in 2003, but about 43,000 people are still thought to be held as slaves. In March 2005, a public ceremony freeing 7,000 slaves was planned, but at the last minute the government reversed itself, denying that slavery existed in the
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Uganda: Court Awards Shs75m to Woman Shot By Stray Bullet
Ms Grace Nabwami, a Makerere University Business School (MUBS) graduate who was hit by a stray bullet fired by a police officer in Kabalagala, a Kampala suburb seven years ago, has been awarded Shs75million as compensation for the injuries she
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Government rethinking field hospital at National Arena – Tufton
The Government is thinking about building a new health facility on the grounds of one of the country's existing hospitals instead of going ahead with its plan to set up a 72-bed field hospital at the National Arena in St
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Police Chief Announces Retirement As FBI Opens Investigation Into Shooting of Breonna Taylor
The FBI had announced last week that they have opened an investigation into the death of emergency medical worker Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed in her home by police officers in
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Tanzania opposition demand updated virus stats
This comes as President John Magufuli announces that universities and sports events will resume in June citing good developments on the country’s handling of the
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Erika Irish Brown
In this role, Brown develops and drives the company’s global strategy and approach to diversity and inclusion in collaboration with senior management to ensure alignment with business
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New England Confederation declares that mere certificationby a magistrate is s
New England Confederation declares that mere certification by a magistrate is sufficient evidence to convict an escaped slave; this intercolonial agreement paves the way for future fugitive slave laws in the United States.
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Coleman, Bonnie Watson (1945– )
Bonnie Watson Coleman has served as the U.S. House of Representatives for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District since January 3, 2015. The 12th District includes Princeton University and major parts of the Middlesex and Mercer Counties. Coleman is the first African American woman to represent
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Immigration Corner | Opportunities in Canada for over-55-year-olds
This report is usually issued after Employment and Social Development Canada confirms that there is no Canadian worker or permanent resident available to do the
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Ann M. Fudge
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He who asserts must prove
He who asserts must prove -GECOM Chair says about claims being raised at recount
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Lydia M. Marshall
Lydia M. Marshall was the Founder, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Versura Inc. of Washington, DC, the education loan exchange. Marshall is well respected in the financial services industry.Marshall served as Senior Vice President, then as Executive Vice President of Sallie Mae and as a Vice
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Nok Culture: Sub-Saharan Africa's First Civilization?
Nok Culture spanned the end of the Neolithic (Stone Age) and start of the Iron Age in sub-Saharan Africa, and may be the oldest organized society in sub-Saharan Africa; current research suggests it predated the founding of Rome by some 500 years. Nok was a complex society with permanent settlements
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AMHVoices: 2014 MDC camps may need mediation
TWO camps have emerged from the MDC-T 2014 structures following the mooted Supreme Court ruling for the MDC-T 2014 structures to organise an extraordinary congress to elect a replacement for the late MDC founding president Morgan
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The “jumbie jamboree”
The recount exercise at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre is repeatedly confirming that the Returning Officer (RO) of the largest constituency, Region 4, Clairmont Mingo inflated numbers for incumbent President David Granger’s A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance for Change
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Police Chief Announces Retirement As FBI Opens Investigation Into Shooting of Breonna Taylor
The FBI had announced last week that they have opened an investigation into the death of emergency medical worker Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed in her home by police officers in
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Kenya: Ag's Curfew Case Thrown Out By Court
The High Court has dismissed Attorney-General Paul Kariuki Kihara's application to stop the implementation of an order requiring Interior CS Fred Matiang'i to review curfew orders and include lawyers and Independent Policing Oversight Authority (Ipoa) officials among essential service
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O.J. Simpson
Orenthal James Simpson better known as O. J. Simpson was born on July 9, 1947. He was an American football player and is now incarcerated for numerous felonies. Also known as “The Juice”, Simpson briefly acted in a couple of films and was a football broadcaster as well. One of his
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Retired cop handed life sentence for raping granddaughter 18 years ago
A 78-year-old retired police captain was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Sterkspruit Regional Court on Wednesday for raping his then-10-year-old granddaughter more than 18 years
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Renee L. Glover
Renee L. Glover is Founder and Managing Member of The Catalyst Group, LLC., a national consulting firm that is focused on urban revitalization, real estate development and community building, urban policy, and business transformation. Previously, Glover served as President and Chief Executive
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Kelly, Robin L. (1956– )
Democrat Congresswoman Robin Kelly represents Illinois’s 2nd District, which includes Kankakee County and parts of Cook and Will Counties. It includes Chicago’s south suburbs and Southeast Side. Kelly was first elected on April 9, 2013, when the state of Illinois held a special election to fill the
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Judge clears the way for Florida’s former felons to vote –
In a historic civil rights case, a federal judge late Sunday ruled against Florida’s Republican governor and Legislature and dramatically expanded the number of eligible voters in the state to include former felons unable to pay their court fines and
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Michael A. Todman
Michael A. Todman was Vice Chairman of Whirlpool Corporation. Todman held a number of positions of increasing responsibility during his tenure, including President, Whirlpool International; President, Whirlpool North America; and Executive Vice President and President, Whirlpool Europe. Todman also
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GECOM cannot escape the accusation of fraud and must investigate
This large grouping (which includes all the contesting parties, local and international observers) has provided videos and other evidence that shows how Mingo added votes for APNU+AFC and reduced the votes cast in favour of the
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Uhuru targets DP’s Mt Kenya allies in fresh purge
As Jubilee Party MPs await their parliamentary group meeting with President Uhuru Kenyatta, the onslaught against Deputy President William Ruto’s men in the Senate continues with a shake-up of committees expected
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Give evidence to suspects, DPP told
The Director of Public Prosecution will not be allowed to start trial of corruption suspects before investigators furnish them with documentary and electronic evidence, the anti-corruption court in Nairobi has
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Sudi: Voters will punish errant MPs
With Deputy President William Ruto studiously silent on controversial changes to the Jubilee leadership in the Senate which saw two of his top lieutenants stripped of lucrative posts, vocal Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi has sought to fill the gap, taking aim at the party’s senators from the Rift Valley
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GECOM still to get word from COVID-19 Task Force on increasing work stations
After 11 days of recounting, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has completed 546 of 2,339 ballot boxes but it is still awaiting word from the National COVID-19 Task Force on increasing the number of work stations to meet its
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Ben Carson
Ben Carson is a famous surgeon, who is well known for the surgeries he has performed to separate conjoined twins. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 18, 1951 to Sonya and Robert Carson. Sonya came from a poor Baptist family, and had married Robert at the age of 13. When she found out her
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South Africa: Lockdown Level 3 - President's Coordinating Council Meets to Discuss Preparations
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to co-chair a meeting of the President's Coordinating Council (PCC) on Saturday to discuss preparations to move most of the country to Level 3 of the
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