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In January, security forces arrested hundreds of youths, including many minors, from underprivileged and marginalized neighbourhoods across the country during several nights of unrest.
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Tanzania Makes History, Swears in First Female President
[Leadership] Tanzania's soft-spoken Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday was sworn in as the East African country's first female president after the sudden death of John Magufuli from an illness shrouded in mystery.
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St Elizabeth records reduction in aedes aegypti mosquito population
Chief Public Health Inspector for St Elizabeth, Everod Lewis, says the Aedes aegypti mosquito population in the parish has been reduced to seven per cent, as vector-control measures continue in a bid to counter the spread of the dengue virus....
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Black Women’s Voices Take Center Stage at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women | The Orlando Advocate
By BlackPressUSA NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the United States, there are more than 600,000 to 800,000 people being trafficked annually across international borders and 40% percent of sex trafficking victims are Black women and girls. The panelists discussed the vulnerabilities of Black female trafficking
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Uganda: Deputy CJ Tips Judges On Climate Justice
[Monitor] The Deputy Chief Justice, Richard Buteera, has urged judicial officers to exploit all avenues available to widen their knowledge on climate justice in order to have a broader understanding of the subject when they are adjudicating related disputes.
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Africa: Why India Is Banking On Health Diplomacy to Grow African Footprint
[The Conversation Africa] India has stepped up its global ambitions and foreign policy re-engagement with African countries in recent years. Its bilateral trade increased from $7.2 billion in 2001 to $63 billion in 2017/18. India is now the third largest export destination and the fifth largest
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Nigeria: Tech Savvy Youth With High Social-Emotional Skills Succeed in Agriculture - Study Shows
[IPS] Ibadaan, Nigeria -- Saheed Babajide, a young animal production graduate and a manager at a national milk production company in Iseyin, Nigeria, is a beneficiary of the government's youth agriculture intervention programme. But he feels he received almost no training during the three years he
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Rwanda, Zimbabwe Sign Five Corporation Agreements
[New Times] Rwanda and Zimbabwe have strengthened their bilateral ties with the signature of five Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for corporation in various fields.
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PRESS ROOM: Black Women’s Voices Take Center Stage at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women – African American News and Issues
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Angola: President Accredits New Ambassadors
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Four new ambassadors delivered Wednesday in Luanda their credentials to the President of the Republic, João Lourenço.
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Ramaphosa, Magashule go toe-to-toe as tensions over Mkhwebane vote boil over | News24
Simmering tensions in the ANC over the parliamentary vote on Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane are set to play out at its national executive committee meeting this weekend.
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California court: Holding people without bail is unconstitutional
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that detaining people who can't afford bail violates the constitution. The ruling means that judges have to consider a defendant's ability to pay when bail is set. If a defendant cannot pay and a judge doesn't think they are a threat to society if
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The State of Detroit Public Schools | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
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Africa Cup of Nations: Five days of qualifiers kicks off | Africanews
The five days of qualifier matches starts on Wednesday will give an answer as to who will compete in the championship.
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Desiree Noisette was inspired by her ancestors' love story to build historic wine brand - Face2Face Africa
Having a rich family history and legacy inspired Florida’s first Black female winemaker, Desiree Noisette, to quit her job as a construction lawyer to venture into winemaking. Mermosa, which has been in the works for the last four years, is finally ready for the market and offering crisp wines as
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Presidential election campaigns end in Congo | Africanews
The presidential campaign ended this Friday in the Republic of Congo and voters will have to choose this Sunday among the 7 candidates, one who will lead the country for the next 5 years.
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Nurse practitioner makes a business out of farming
Despite being trained as a geriatric nurse practitioner, Sheron Taylor is doing what she enjoys best: farming. Taylor has been involved in the cultivation of bananas, plantains, and coconuts in St Mary for the last 15 years. She has transitioned...
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Central African Republic: Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue On Human Rights in Ukraine and High-Level Interactive Dialogue On Human Rights in the Central African Republic
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Senegalese youth lament bleak future | Africanews
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Evicted Moroccan farmers protest over disputed land with Algeria | Africanews
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Archbishop of Miami begs to stop deportation of Haitians | New York Carib News
MIAMI, United States (CMC) — The Archbishop of Miami, Thomas Wenski, has written an open letter appealing to US federal authorities to refrain from deporting Haitians. In his recent letter, the Archbishop called for an immediate end to deportations in the midst of the current political turmoil in
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Library in Les Cayes, Haiti to Honor Legendary United States Buffalo Soldier Brigadier General Charles Young | UnityFirst
By: Charles Blatcher, III Chairman, National Coalition of Black Veteran Organizations Release Date: March 12, 2021 Information was recently shared with the Coalition that a Library facility in the City of Les Cayes, Haiti will be named in honor of the late Brigadier General Charles Young. The
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Egypt: PM Leaves for Jordan to Attend Joint Committee Meetings
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli left for Amman, Jordan, Tuesday to attend the 29th session of the Egyptian-Jordanian higher committee.
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[Lesotho Times] All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader and former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has moved to exert his authority over the ruling party by appointing former senior national executive committee (NEC) members, Samonyane Ntsekele and Prince Maliehe, to the party's executive working
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Gullah Geechee Nation Strives To Survive – The Wilmington Journal
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