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Morocco
National name: al-Mamlaka al-Maghrebia
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Victoria, Seychelles (1772- )
Victoria is the capital city of the Republic of Seychelles, a country made up of 115 small islands in the Indian Ocean of which 46 are uninhabited.  It has been the nation’s capital since the country gained its independence in 1976. Victoria is the country’s largest city and the least populous
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US Covid-19 deaths pass 100,000
With the European Union unveiling a massive recovery plan to step up its emergence from the crisis, the US figure was a sobering reminder of the devastation being wreaked around the globe by a virus that only emerged late last
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Eviction Moratoriums Will Keep Up the Pressure, but We Still Need Long-Term Rental Assistance
Until a vaccine is developed for COVID-19, staying safer at home will be one of the best things we can do for the health of our families and our communities But for far too many families, a safe and stable place to call home is out of
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines
St. Vincent, chief island of the chain, is 18 mi (29 km) long and 11 mi (18 km) wide and is located 100 mi (161 km) west of Barbados. The island is mountainous and well forested. St. Vincent is dominated by the volcano Mount Soufrière, which rises to 4,048 ft (1,234 m). The Grenadines, a chain of
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Kenya
National name: Jamhuri ya Kenya
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COVID-19 defeated: Tanzania official declares 'party time' in main city
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Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua, the larger of the two main islands, is 108 sq mi (280 sq km). The island dependencies of Redonda (an uninhabited rocky islet) and Barbuda (a coral island formerly known as Dulcina) are 0.5 sq mi (1.30 sq km) and 62 sq mi (161 sq
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Statistical models and ranger insights help identify patterns in elephant poaching
Globally and daily, hundreds of thousands of wildlife rangers patrol wide areas, encountering all manner of plants, animals and signs of poaching like bushmeat snares or elephant
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Tourism, horticulture drop widens current deficit 6.2pc
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Kenyatta Unveils a Sh53.7bn Relief Package to Boost Virus-Hit Economy
Nairobi — President Uhuru Kenyatta has rolled out an 8-point stimulus program valued at Sh53.7 billion to jumpstart the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic that has ravaged sectors across the
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Tanzania coronavirus: US embassy issues alert, risk of contraction 'high'
Health Alert: U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam
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Tanzania Lifts Ban On International Flights
Dar es Salaam — Tanzania yesterday reopened its airspace to both scheduled and non-scheduled international flights following its closure last month in the wake of the Covid-19
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House committee bats for workers who missed deadline for COVID grants
Chairman of the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) Dr Wykeham McNeill indicated Wednesday that the committee intends to push for an appeals process for workers who have missed out on the supporting employees with transfer (SET) cash grant offered by the Government under its
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Sierra Leone National Tourist Board disputes claim of terrorism in Sierra Leone
Yesterday, in a damage limitation exercise, the country’s National Tourist Board issued a statement in an attempt to correct what it says is an “erroneous report about Sierra Leone” published in a Global tourism guide – ‘Travel Safe
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St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Kitts, the larger of the two islands, is roughly oval in shape except for a long, narrow peninsula to the southeast. Its highest point is Mount Liamuiga (3,792 ft [1,156 m]). The Narrows, a 2-mile- (3-km-) wide channel, separates the two islands. The circularly shaped Nevis is surrounded by
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2013
Kenya: State Law Office Writes to Fairmont Over Mass Redundancies
Nairobi — The government has written to Fairmont Hotels seeking clarification on its justification to sack all staff over what it attributed to the uncertainties of the coronavirus
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CARICOM, the Caribbean Community Organization
Many countries located in the Caribbean Sea are members of the Caribbean Community, or CARICOM, an organization founded in 1973 to make these several small countries more cooperative, economically competitive, and influential in global politics. Headquartered in Georgetown, Guyana, CARICOM has
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Zimbabwe: African Sun Reopens Four Hotels Amid Easing of Lockdown Restrictions
Unplanned cancellations on hotel bookings and restricted travel due to the outbreak of Covid-19 saw African Sun Limited being forced to close 21 of its hotels and strategic business units leading to losses in
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Jamaica: Shaggy urges US visas for Beenie Man and Bounty Killer
(Jamaica Gleaner) On the heels of last weekend’s titanic clash between dancehall artistes Beenie Man and Bounty Killer that captured the attention of international fans, media outlets, and industry players, there is a push for the two to be reissued with United States visas to promote Jamaican
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Africa: Deep Dive - Lockdown Gives Dive Operators Time to Rethink Sustainability
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Relief and fear - Authorities promise tight ship, but COVID-19 concern high in communities as joyous relatives welcome cruise workers
After weeks of uncertainty on the high seas and sitting in docks around the world as the global tourism industry collapsed from the devastating coronavirus pandemic, 1,044 Jamaican cruise workers breathed a sigh of relief last week as the Adventure of the Seas docked at historic Falmouth in
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Life after COVID-19
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Madagascar
National name: Repoblikani Madagasikara
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Kenya coronavirus: 1,888 cases, Kericho county records infection
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Kenya: 'Kenyan Bird Completes 26,000km Journey to Return Home'
Onon, the famous "Kenyan" bird that recently captivated online bird lovers, after defying all odds to fly more than 8,000km from Kenya to China in five days, today outdid itself by to completing a 26,000km route to finally find a home in northern Mongolia, near the Russian border, where it will
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Kenya: 31 New COVID-19 Cases in Kenya Raise Total Infections to 1,192
Nairobi — Kenya's COVID-19 infections rose to 1,192 Saturday after President Uhuru Kenyatta announced 31 new
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Tunisia
At least 20 people were killed in March 2015 when gunmen went on a shooting spree at the National Bardo Museum in the capital, Tunis. Security forces killed two of the gunmen, Yassine Laabidi and Hatem Khachnaoui. Officials said they believe an accomplice escaped. The Islamic State and a smaller
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Rwanda: BK Investors to Get Dividends Despite COVID-19 Crisis
Bank of Kigali (BK) Group's shareholders will receive Rwf14.4 per share in dividend payout for the year 2019, after at least 69 members approved the decision on
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Flower tourism wilts under COVID-19
Since the onset of COVID-19 and the lockdown of The Netherlands until at least June 1, however, the country’s flower bulb farming sector has been severely
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