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Africa: U.S. Seeks Creative Solutions to Prepare African Nations Against Viral Threat
Field hospitals, ambulances, ventilators, masks and even personnel are among the hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of assistance the U.S. has recently diverted to African nations in their fight against the coronavirus
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Source: allAfrica.com
Covid-19: Africa 'keeps hope alive'
As lockdown eases else where, people across Africa are taking it one day at a time as the pandemic continues to unfold across the
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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Nigeria coronavirus: 5,621 cases, three Dubai returnees test positive
May 17 : 5,621 cases, three Dubai returnees infected
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Fake model scout arrested for alleged photoshoot rapes
Kinana said a "police profile" of the man reveals that he has several pending cases of rape against him - from across the
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Source: https://www.news24.com
Kuramo invests Sh535m more in Centum-owned fund manager
New York-headquartered Kuramo Capital has inked a deal with Centum-owned Nabo Capital committing to invest a further Sh535 million ($5 million).
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South Africa: With Enough Support, People Can Grow Their Own Food
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted how impoverished people and the working class suffer when food prices rise and jobs disappear, prompting a renewed interest in working the
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa: Controls to Manage Fake News in Africa Are Affecting Freedom of Expression
Even before COVID-19, many African countries used libel and defamation laws, and internet shut downs to limit the freedom of expression of citizens and the
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Ministries explain Sh8.1b suspect allocations
The government has come out to explain suspect allocations of Sh8.1 billion in small amounts to infrastructure projects in the new budget that were flagged by the Parliamentary Budget Office
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Nigeria coronavirus: 5,445 cases, govt explains returnees quarantine bills
May 16: 5,445 cases, govt on evacuees expenses
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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
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I will emerge a better player: Nyoni
FORMER Caps United and Highlanders speedy winger Gabriel Nyoni, who now plays for Maritzburg United in South Africa, hopes to emerge from the COVID-19-induced break a better
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
South Africa: surfers protest against lockdown [Morning Call]
In South Africa, surfers are defending their right to play their sport during this period of progressive containment or you can call it de-confinement as it is now. They are protesting against measures that prohibit them from practicing their sport.
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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
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Rwanda: COVID-19 - Businesses Invited to Apply for Bailout as Govt Rolls Out Rwf100 Billion Fund
Local businesses have been invited to begin applying for funding under the Economic Recovery Fund (ERF), a two-year facility established by Government to cushion businesses affected by the Covid-19
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Zimbabwe: Condolences Pour in for National Hero Sikhosana
The Zanu PF Youth League has sent a condolence message on the passing on of Zanu PF Politburo member Cde Absolom
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Kemri tests efficacy of herbal drug in virus war
Kenya’s leading research institute has begun exploring efficacy of one of its herbal and traditional medicines likely to treat
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Cincinnati VC Fund Wants To Invest $50M On Midwest BIPOC Businesses
Lightship Capital is a Cincinnati-based venture capital fund with a mission to help underrepresented BIPOC business owners in the Midwest by creating a $50 million fund for investments.
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Equity Group eyes Sh50bn long-term debt in three years
Group CEO James Mwangi told investors in a recent virtual annual general meeting that the board wants to reinforce the lender’s liquidity and capital positions.
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African Countries Struggle to Find the Coronavirus Test Kits They Need
"Test, test, test" has been the mantra for defeating the novel coronavirus, but African countries are finding themselves at the end of a long global queue for the chemical reagents and other commodities necessary for administering diagnostic tests, according to public health
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Source: allAfrica.com
COVID-19 – human rights experts underline importance of preserving freedom of opinion and expression in Africa
Tens of millions of people in Africa could become destitute as a result of COVID-19 and its catastrophic impact on fragile economies and health systems across the continent, human rights chiefs from the United Nations and the African Commission warned on
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Lesotho's new PM sworn in after ex-leader accused of murder
Lesotho's former finance minister, Moeketsi Majoro, was sworn in as prime minister on Wednesday, a day after the resignation of Thomas Thabane, who quit after being accused of conspiring to murder of his
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No funds available for sugar bailout
Following discussions with President David Granger yesterday about the state of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), the Ministry of Finance (MoF) last evening said that it could not assist the Corporation with a financial bailout as it did not have the funds to do
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
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Coronavirus in Africa: 84,521 cases; 2,759 deaths; 32,322 recoveries
There are now more than over 80,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the
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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
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Africa: COVID-19 Cases Across the Continent Exceed 81 Thousand
South Africa has the most reported cases – 14,355, with deaths numbering
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Source: allAfrica.com
Covid-19 could infect more than 200m in Africa
Authors of the research, published Friday in the journal BMJ Global Health, predicted a lower infection rate than in other parts of the world like Europe and the US, with fewer severe cases and
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Kenya: Adak Boss Rugut Confident Kenya Is Winning Fight Against Banned Drugs
A: With the rise of doping cases in the country especially in athletics, there was pressure from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) and World Athletics (WA) for Kenya to take urgent
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Source: allAfrica.com
Ghana coronavirus: 6,269 cases, 'learn to live with virus' - prez urges
Total confirmed cases = 6,269 (new cases
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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
RTG redeems issued debentures
LISTED hotelier, Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) says it will soon redeem in full the debentures issued during its capital raise exercise two years
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Where is funding of COVID-19 relief programme coming from?
Although government has announced that it will provide COVID-19 assistance for vulnerable persons and a data collection system is being established, neither the Ministry of Finance nor the executing agency, the Ministry of Social Protection are saying how the programme will be
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Nigeria: Report Predicts U.S.$17 Billion Decline in Nigerian Oil Revenue
Nigeria's oil revenue is likely to decline by between 70 per cent and 80 per cent this year, representing between $15 billion and $17 billion, the Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company Limited and a member of President Muhammadu Buhari's Economic Advisory Council, Mr. Bismarck
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Making the case for a strong Black economy in the 9th District
However, the most important point made is that Black Lives Matter, especially as it pertains to the work force of Memphis and the 9th
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