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The self-listed Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is battling a crisis of confidence over the continuous decline in stock prices, which has seen close to a half of the stockbrokerage firms that held shares in the Kenyan bourse sell their stake over falling returns and uncertainties over the
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Africa: Masiyiwa and His Global Partners Donate 1,000 Ventilators
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Red Cross fears Covid-19 spreading in Somalia camps
The new coronavirus could be spreading undetected through camps across Somalia hosting some 2.6 million displaced people, the Red Cross warned on Tuesday, as floods and conflict swelled the numbers fleeing into overcrowded
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Liberia
Lying on the Atlantic in the southern part of West Africa, Liberia is bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Côte dIvoire. It is comparable in size to Tennessee. Most of the country is a plateau covered by dense tropical forests, which thrive under an annual rainfall of about 160
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Nigeria: Jabi Lake Mall Sealed for Hosting Naira Marley Concert
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has sealed Jabi Lake Mall for violating the ban on public
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Sudan: Museveni's Powerful Sudan Fixer Dies After Contracting Coronavirus
Ms Gadaheldam has been an almost permanent fixture on the sides of President Museveni in regional meetings to deal with relations with Sudan under former President Omar-al-Bashir and current military leader Gen Abdel Fatah
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Rwanda: Volleyball - Top Clubs in Race to Sign Setter Mahoro
Rwanda international and UTB setter Ivan Mahoro Nsabimana is a hot property in domestic volleyball with top clubs racing to secure his signature at the end of the 2019-20
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Cameroon: Social Media Used to Fight Misinformation
Cameroon’s  digital  first responders have taken to social media to  counteract the
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Somalia: Red Cross Fears Coronavirus Spreading Silently in Somalia's Displaced Camps
The new coronavirus could be spreading undetected through camps across Somalia hosting some 2.6 million displaced people, the Red Cross warned on Tuesday, as floods and conflict swelled the numbers fleeing into overcrowded
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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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Africa: Lafarge Africa Assures Shareholders of Growth, Pays 100K Dividend
Lafarge Africa Plc has assured shareholders of improved performance and higher returns on their investments having significantly strengthened its balance
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China rejects Taiwan - Somaliland 'bilateral, diplomatic' overtures
Taiwan and Somaliland, Somalia’s northern autonomous region, have agreed to boost diplomatic relations between
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KARANI: Flexible labour may have found place in companies
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Rwanda: Ruremesha and Djabir Sacked, Karekezi Takes Over at Kiyovu
SC Kiyovu have confirmed the sacking of Emmanuel Ruremesha and assistant coach Djabir Mutarambirwa (inset) following the signing of Olivier Karekezi as the new head
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Somalia: New Report Accuses Envoy of Running Down Amisom
The head of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) is fighting off allegations of corruption, mismanagement, harassment and political
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Africa: The Special Court for Sierra Leone - Keys to its Success & Lessons for Today
In 2002, the government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations formally agreed to the creation of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, a so-called 'hybrid court,' to bring justice and reconciliation to the country and
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Cameroon hospitals turn to telemedicine
Some health facilities in Cameroon are turning to telemedicine as patients have been keeping away from and fleeing medical facilities for fear of contracting the coronavirus Covid-19, which has so far killed 313 people in the
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Guyana’s political tragedy
This crisis has been in the making for over 50 years – ever since the declaration of independence that came on the heels of the collapse of a multiracial anticolonial movement, the intervention of the joined imperialist forces of the UK and US and the convulsive coastal racial disturbances of the
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Rwandan Felicien Kabuga Calls Genocide Charges 'Lies'
After decades on the run, Felicien Kabuga called the charges against him "lies" and his lawyer doubted he would receive a fair trial in an international
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Kenya Reaches Out to Djibouti After UN Security Council Victory
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Mali
In the 1960s, Mali concentrated on economic development, continuing to accept aid from both Soviet bloc and Western nations, as well as international agencies. In the late 1960s, it began retreating from close ties with China. But a purge of conservative opponents brought greater power to President
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Former president Koroma of Sierra Leone and world leaders calling for environmental change
Yesterday, a press statement, titled: “Recover from the Global Recession, We must Invest in Nature” –  authored and signed by a group of prominent global players, made up of former presidents and prime ministers, including Sierra Leone’s former president Ernest Bai Koroma, who are members of the
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Angola: Stopping COVID-19 From Reaching Family Farmers in Angola
Angola's Institute of Agrarian Development (IDA) is a key partner in the information campaign, including IDA agricultural extension workers who are reaching farmers in their fields and
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Kenya: Eliud Kipchoge Reveals Why He Loves Spurs and Thinks CR7 is Goat
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Mali: As Mali Fights Coronavirus, Cotton Farmers Fear Loss of Climate Aid
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