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Interview - On the occasion of Zimbabwe's 41st Independence Day, Zimbabwe's envoy to Ankara Alfred Mutiwazuka said his country is "a friend to all and an enemy to none". Speaking to Anadolu Agency exclusively, Ambassador Mutiwazuka highlighted the Sothern African
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Nigeria: Derision of Tariff Reduction
[This Day] Eromosele Abiodun writes that the reduction of duties on imported vehicles by the federal government has become a charade as officers of the Nigeria Customs Service now use various charges to extort importers and victimise clearing agents at the ports
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Malawi Orders All Refugees Back Into Camp Within 14 Days
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi's government has given refugees and asylum seekers who have left the country's only refugee camp, Dzaleka, 14 days to return to the camp or face eviction.
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The IRS will begin issuing monthly stimulus checks to families starting in July - DefenderNetwork.com
tarting in July, working families will be able to receive up to $3,600 per child for 2021 thanks to the next rollout of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief package, which aims to help those who are financially struggling to sustain their lives and maintain their famil
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Sierra Leone Mining Dispute Highlights Pitfalls for U.S. Firms
Guest Column - The decision by Sierra Leone to shut down the operations of U.S.-owned SL Mining has called into question that government’s commitment to the rule of law with regard to foreign investors.
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Marshawn Lynch, Dr. Anthony Fauci discuss coronavirus vaccine hesitancy - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… local groups who have urged Black Americans to get vaccinated and … that about 24% of Black American adults said they will … . The latest number shows Black Americans leaning against getting shots in … don't want African-Americans in the community to not …
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Access Now and CHRDI express concern over Cybercrime Bill
Access Now & CHRDI: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 April 2021: Access Now and Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI) write to the honorable Speaker of Sierra Leone's House of Parliament, Dr Abass Bundu, and Minister of Information and Communication, Mr. Mohamed Rahman
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Nigeria: Team Nigeria Ready for Tokyo Olympics - Sports Minister
[This Day] Following the conclusion of the Edo 2020 National Sports Festival in Benin City on Wednesday night with impressive performances by some of the athletes, the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports has now shift focus to the Tokyo Olympics.
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Senegal: UNFPA book launch on FassE project triggers interest for replication of Demographic Dividend initiative in urban settings
[UNFPA in WCA] Dakar, Senegal -- 14 April 2021: On Monday 12 April 2021, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) launched a book entitled "Harnessing the demographic dividend for emergence: Case of the commune of Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane." The book launch attracted great attention and was
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Conservatives Lose Their Minds After DOJ Announces Officer Who Fatally Shot Capitol Rioter Ashli Babbitt Won't Face Charges
The Department of Justice won't pursue charges against the officer who gunned down a pro-Trump rioter who breached the U.S. Capitol during the violent Jan. […]
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Angola Presents Sustainable Development Report At UN
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola will present, in July this year, for the first time, at the United Nations, the voluntary report on the implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 20/30 agenda, under execution in the country since 2018.
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Show Me The Money: ZeroGap President Creates Strategies For Women To Earn Their Worth - The Bay State Banner
The gender wars aren’t over. Women still lag behind men when it comes to negotiating for comparable wages. That is a battle that ZeroGap founder Jacqueline Twillie has been fighting since founding her consulting company in 2015. Although there has been progress, Twillie says statistics show
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Cameroon - Wave of Arrests, Abuse Against LGBT People
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3rd Annual Imerge Innovation Event to be Held August 28 at Iron City
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) is hosting its third annual imerge event Aug. 28, with a theme of “Alabama’s Next First.” This year’s imerge will explore how the state’s leaders are building its future, and how we’re honoring those who led the way decades
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Trinidad energy minister passes away - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) – Energy Minister Franklin Khan is dead. In a brief post, Prime Minister Keith Rowley extended “his deepest condolences to the family of Senator the Hon Franklin Khan”. The article Trinidad energy minister passes away appeared first on Stabroek News.
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IN MEMORIAM: DMX, Hip Hop Superstar, dead at 50 - Garland Journal
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire DMX, the sensationally talented and gruff-voiced rap artist and actor who rose from the hardscrabble streets of Yonkers, New York, to become one of hip-hop’s […] The post IN MEMORIAM: DMX, Hip Hop Superstar, dead at 50 appeared first on Garland Journal.
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Kenya: Chinese Weave Dream to Make Kenya Leading Silk Producer
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The convergence call: Re-imagining the promise of independence
Fellow Zimbabweans, yesterday we commemorated 41 years of independence —an important national day  in the history of our country. The importance of independence  cannot be understated; for it speaks  to  our being, identity, nationhood  and  patriotism. Our independence was hard won  and fought for
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Reports: Lakers don’t have White House visit on schedule - Stabroek News
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Madagascar turns schools into hospitals to cope with Covid surge | Africanews
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina was initially strongly against Covid vaccines and stood by a locally made herbal infusion as a cure.
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Resources: How you can help students, community in East Knoxville
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MPs mourn Matiza, Mpofu - NewsDay Zimbabwe
BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA/JAIROS SAUNYAMA Members of Parliament have moved a motion to convey condolence messages to the late Zanu PF  Murewa South legislator Joel Biggie Matiza and Mberengwa South MP Alum Mpofu. Matiza succumbed to COVID-19 complications three month ago, while Mpofu collapsed and died
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Hip Hop Superstar DMX Has Died at 50 - New Orleans Data News Weekly
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Kenya: Ruto - Jubilee Is Currently Managed By Drunkards
[Nairobi News] Deputy President William Ruto has sensationally claimed he is considering dumping Jubilee because the ruling political outfit is currently managed by drunkards.
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2015 census gave SLPP the upperhand to win 2018 elections – says Dr. Sylvia Blyden
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 April 2021: As opposition parties’ scepticism grows over the SLPP government’s intention to conduct a national census in the next few weeks, amid fear that the Bio-led government is planning to inflate the population in its political stronghold and possibly create new
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U.S. to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by Sept.11 – Florida Courier
BY LOLITA C. BALDOR AND ELLEN KNICKMEYER ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America that were coordinated from that country, several U.S. officials said on April 13. The
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Spanish Jamaican Foundation awards $4.5 million in bursaries
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