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How sharks sold Sh500m ‘air’ to Kenya Re
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AMHVoices: Govt ripping off tobacco farmers
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FAO doubts Zim cereal import capacity
ZIMBABWE’S cereal import requirements for the 2020/21 year are estimated at about 1,1 million tonnes amid concern over the country’s capacity to access offshore supplies at a time it is battling worsening foreign currency shortages, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has
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China rejects Taiwan - Somaliland 'bilateral, diplomatic' overtures
Taiwan and Somaliland, Somalia’s northern autonomous region, have agreed to boost diplomatic relations between
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Angolan Civil War (1975-2002)
The Angolan Civil War, beginning at the time of the countrys independence from Portugal in 1975, was a 27-year struggle involving the deaths of over 500,000 soldiers and civilians.  Initiated at the height of the Cold War, pro- and anti-communist forces in Angola set the stage for a proxy fight
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Somalia - Somaliland talks: Djibouti to mediate; US, EU as facilitators
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Tobacco growers push for exchange rate disparity pay-out
TOBACCO growers are pushing authorities to consider exchange rate difference payment to cover the losses they incurred when they sold their crop at a fixed rate of
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Baltasar Lopes
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Sudan: Historic Salary Hike Sees Prices Soar
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Tennessee school leaders advocate for additional funding, not replacing federal
(The Center Square) – Three Tennessee K-12 school superintendents spoke to a committee looking at rejecting federal funding to the state’s schools Tuesday, with Hawkins County Director of Schools Matt Hixson instead suggesting the state continue to accept the federal funds and use extra funds to
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(1926) George S. Schulyer, “The Negro-Art Hokum”
At the high point of the Harlem Renaissance where many African American artists and a growing number of white art critics were praising the outpouring of racially-influenced novels, poetry, prose, painting, and sculpture, George S. Schuyler published a searing critique rejecting the idea that the
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France ratifies law officially ending 75 years of West Africa CFA
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Sudan reels from drug shortages as virus spreads
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Zimbabwe: Inefficient Foreign Exchange Market Costing Zim Billions
The major reasons why Zimbabwe suffers from foreign currency shortages can be traced back to a lack of confidence (trust) in financial institutions, especially the country's apex bank, repressive exchange control regulations and an inefficient foreign exchange market that does not give fair value
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President Bio calls on regional leaders to unite on single currency adoption
Yesterday, president Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone chaired a zoom online meeting of the West African Monetary Zone Authority of Heads of States and Governments, where he encouraged his colleagues Heads of State and Governments across the region to unite, in ensuring that the proposed single
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(1918) Rev. Francis J. Grimke, “Victory for the Allies and the United States a Ground of Rejoicing, of Thanksgiving”
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How South Sudan military brass wrung state golden goose’s neck
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Zimbabwe: Currency Collapse Forces RBZ to Ditch Forex System
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Uganda: How Virtual Campaigns Will Be Conducted
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Augustin Holder Show Opens at Mango Tango Art Gallery April 27
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WhatsApp gets a raw deal in payments
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Zimbabwe: Govt to Pay Artisanal Gold Miners 100 Percent in Forex
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Zimdollar continues to tumble
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