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[Dalsan Radio] The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) admitted that it killed one civilian and wounded three others in an airstrike in Somalia in a rare acknowledgement of civilian casualties from US Africa Command military operations in the Horn of Africa country.
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Source: allAfrica.com
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African Civil Society and Development Engage On Solutions for Food Security
[Graça Machel Trust] The Southern Africa Trust, Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS), Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) and Graça Machel Trust invite members of the media and general public to join the Society Talks webinar. This is a public webinar series
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Five men from Houston, Texas have been arrested after being accused of trying to steal an ATM from a bank in Forsyth County. Deputies on Thursday caught the first three suspects in the act at the Chase Bank on Buford Highway, a news release from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said. The
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Africa: Benjamin Mkapa - Africa Robbed of a Liberation Giant
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Whither August Monday? A reflection on our British heritage, Pan-Africanism & development - Dominica News Online
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Rwanda: Magnell Impressed By Level of Team Rwanda Riders
[New Times] STERLING Magnell, the head coach of the national cycling team, has commended his riders for their impressive form and level of fitness despite the country and sport world being under lockdown amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Africa: Liberia gains acceptance to AIIB
[New Dawn] The Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved Liberia's membership at its Fifth Annual Meeting held in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, July 28, 2020.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Digital platform to provide farmers with quality seeds
Kenya has started digitisation of its seed system in a bid to provide farmers with quality inputs by weeding out fakes.
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Shoprite exits Nigeria after 15 years | Fin24
Another one of South Africa's big grocery chains leaves the Nigerian market, following the likes of Mr Price.
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Cameroon: Sports Cooperation - Turkey Strengthens Relations With Cameroon
[Cameroon Tribune] The Turkish Ambasador to Cameroon paid a courtesy visit to the Ministry of Sports and Physical Education on Tuesday, July 28, 2020.
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OPINION | Mlangeni epitomised the dream of a corrupt-free society | News24
Struggle stalwart Andrew Mlangeni should be honoured by all of us working toward a corrupt-free society, writes Bennitto Motitswe.
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Gil Scott-Heron, ‘godfather of rap’ who lives on despite years lost to drug addiction - Face2Face Africa

Although Gil Scott-Heron was born in Chicago in 1949 to mother, Bobbie Scott-Heron, an opera singer and father, Gil Heron, it was his maternal grandmother, Miss Lily, in Tennessee who raised him and imbibed in him his ‘wokeness’ which reflected his life’s work for which he was hailed as well as

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Africa: 'It Is Worth Fighting for Even One Child's Life'
[Africa Renewal] For more than 30 years, Mrs. Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, a Greek philanthropist and advocate for human rights, the protection of children's health and welfare and for a world without borders in health, has been helping thousands of children to be cured.
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Zimbabwe: #freehopewellnow - an Open Letter to the AU and SADC
[African Arguments] Over a hundred African writers call on the AU and SADC to end their silence and suspend Zimbabwe.
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Trump suggests delaying November election, but here’s why that's impossible - Face2Face Africa

United States President Donald Trump is suggesting that November’s general election be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and his claims that postal voting could lead to fraud. 'With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE

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Ethiopia unveils its first locally assembled electric cars - Face2Face Africa

Ethiopia has unveiled its first locally assembled electric cars in a joint venture between Olympic champion Haile Gebreselassie’s Marathon Motor and Korean auto giant Hyundai.  The launch aims at giving the necessary impetus to the country’s greening and climate-resilient

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South Africans push back against 5G towers in their backyards | News24
Tens of thousands have written complaints to the government over a new policy that would let mobile networks build cellphone infrastructure on private land.
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Africa: Deadly Land Conflicts Seen Rising As Threat From Industry Grows
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Last year was the deadliest for land and environment activists who face increasing violence from mining and large-scale farming
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Karuru reflects on failed Afcon campaign
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Load factor lowest among African airlines, industry could take till 2024 to recover | Fin24
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Africa's Muslims Woeful Over Scaled-Down Hajj
[DW] Some African Muslims spend a lifetime saving to make the hajj pilgrimage. With the downsizing of this year's hajj due to the coronavirus pandemic, they regret the missed chance and worry about getting a refund.
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Kenya excludes US, EU, India from safe flights list
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Africa: Thousands of Migrants Die Crossing Africa - UN
[DW] Land routes across Africa are among the most deadly for migrants, a new report from the UN has revealed. Much of the violence people face is at the hands of state and local officials.
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Africa: I'm HIV+, but Can I Still Take Out Life Insurance?
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Kenya: Home Ownership Key to Women's Empowerment
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Davido’s 'A Good Time' album scores over 1 billion streams on all platforms - Face2Face Africa
Sensational Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Davido, has officially reached over a billion streams on all digital platforms with his album, “A Good Time”. This was revealed by the Columbia Records United Kingdom. The album has garnered so much accolade in less than a year after its release. HUGE congrats
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East African Human Trafficking Rings Expand Their Operations
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