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[New Times] Cheikh Sarr, the national basketball head coach has pointed out Angola and DRC as the teams that will pose the biggest challenge to the national side in the Afrobasket competition slated for August in Kigali.
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This Week’s Senate Calendar: June 28 – July 2, 2021
Here’s what’s on tap at the V.I. Legislature this week.
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VIHA Updates Public on COVID-19 Operations, Public Housing Issues
Effective today, Aug. 3, the following administrative controls and guidance for residents and leaseholders have been put in place and will continue through Aug. 31.
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Tunisia: Siliana to Observe General Strike On January 28
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Siliana Local Labour Union (URT) announced that a general strike will be observed in the governorate on January 28, 2021.
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Nigeria Immigration Suspends Accepting New Applications for Passports
[Premium Times] The agency says it will use two weeks to clear backlogs of applications.
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Kenya: Police Uproot Over 1,000 Marijuana Plants in Kericho, Arrest One
[Nation] Authorities have uprooted over one thousand plants of bhang in a farm in Kipkelion, Kericho County.
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Kenya/Uganda: Uganda, Kenya Seek Balance in Derby Trophy
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Gambia: Bologna Signs Barrow On Permanent Deal
[The Point] Gambian international striker, Musa Barrow has signed a permanent deal with Bologna.
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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Stalls Rollout of Astrazeneca Vaccine Over Health Concerns
[RFI] The Democratic Republic of Congo is to postpone its AstraZeneca vaccination campaign, originally set to begin on Monday. It is following moves by countries taking similar precautionary measures over blood clot fears.
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Egypt's Mufti Decries Israeli Ruling to Allow Jews to Pray At Al Aqsa Mosque
[Egypt Online] Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam condemned in the strongest terms the ruling by an Israeli court that gives Jews the right to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, deeming it a violation of Islamic sanctities.
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Kenya: Lawyer Eric Bengi Ready for Safari Rally 'Case'
[Nation] One of Kenya's Premier Class driver featuring in the World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally is a top lawyer who has won many cases in his career.
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Kenya's Monaco Bound Contingent to Take Covid-19 Tests Friday
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyan athletes heading to the season opening Monaco leg of the World Athletics Wanda Diamond League are scheduled to undergo COVID-19 tests on Friday as part of the protocol to enable them travel to the French principality for the August 14 meet.
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Nigeria: Despite Challenges, Don't Lose Hope in Nigeria, Obaseki Urges Young Nigerians
[Premium Times] Mr Obaseki stated this on Friday in Benin at a dinner party organised for Team Edo which took part at the just-concluded National Sports Festival.
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India launches effort to inoculate all adults against COVID - TheGrio
In hopes of taming a monstrous spike in COVID-19 infections, India opened vaccinations to all adults Saturday, launching a huge... View Article The post India launches effort to inoculate all adults against COVID appeared first on TheGrio.
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Tunisia Strongly Condemns Repeated Attacks Against Saudi Arabia - FM
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia strongly condemned the repeated attacks against Saudi Arabia, following the attack by ballistic missiles and drones that had targeted the Kingdom's southern and eastern regions, wounding civilians and damaging residential buildings.
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Angola: President Hails Petro Performance in African Basketball League
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, Sunday congratulated Petro de Luanda on their qualification to the quarter-finals of the African Basketball League, taking place in Kigali, Rwanda.
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Good Potential for Showers Sunday Afternoon
An approaching upper-level trough from the west and a tropical wave may bring increased moisture levels and a good potential for showers from later this afternoon into Monday. Across the regional waters, seas to five feet and winds to 20 knots are expected today. Small craft operators are
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Namibia: Malaria Vaccine a 'Game-Changer'
[Namibian] FORMER health minister and current Malaria Elimination 8 ambassador Richard Kamwi says the green light from the World Health Organisation for the first malaria vaccine to be rolled out in countries battling the disease is 'a game-changer.'
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Kenya: Chesamis Defies Wave of Unrest to Shine in KCSE
[Nation] Despite being rocked with cases of unrests, Chesamis High School in Bungoma County performed impressively in the recently released 2020 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations.
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Nigeria: Gunmen Attack Kaduna Village, Kill Two Residents - Official
[Premium Times] Mr Aruwan said the troops arrived in the village to find that the gunmen had killed two residents.
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Rwanda: RwandAir Suspends Flights to Three African Destinations
[New Times] RwandAir, the national carrier, has suspended flights to three southern African countries amid concerns over a new Covid-19 variant there.
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Tunisia: Coronavirus - 17 More Infections in Siliana
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Siliana governorate saw 17 additional infections with the coronavirus, after publishing the results of 121 tests.
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Kenya: 4 Suspects Arrested in Crackdown Against Armed Herders in Laikipia
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- At least four suspected bandits were arrested on Wednesday in an ongoing operation against armed herders in Laikipia.
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Rwanda: Covid-19 - Curfew to Begin at 10pm, Gyms to Reopen
[New Times] A cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, May 5, among other decisions, resolved that effective Thursday, May 6, nighttime curfew will begin at 10 pm through 4 a.m.
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Egypt: Transport Minister Inspects 1st Phase of Upgrading Upper Egypt Western Road
[Egypt Online] Minister of Transport Kamel el Wazir inspected Thursday 20/5/2021 the 1st phase of Upper Egypt Western Desert Road development project ahead of its official inauguration.
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Nigeria: 50 Million Nigerians At Risk of River Blindness - Official
[Premium Times] The official noted that "people become blind early in life as from 20-30 years."
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VIPD Thanks Gov. Bryan, Sen. James for PAL Center Renovation Funds
“The renovation of this building allows for the VIPD to provide a safe and secure after-school and summer learning environment for our children,” the Commissioner Velinor said.
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Knud Hansen Complex Closed Due to COVID-19 Case
The V.I. Human Services Department’s Knud Hansen Complex on St. Thomas will be closed Wednesday, June 16 and Thursday, June 17 after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. DHS is currently working with the V.I. Health Department’s Division of Epidemiology to ensure contact tracing, and staff
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Namibia: Family's Despair Over Baby Born Without Eyes
[Namibian] An unemployed mother of three says she lives with the constant pain of having to face a child who was born without eyes as she tries to make the best of life every day.
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Kenya: Makueni MCA Harrison Ngui Dies in Road Accident
[Nation] Grief struck Makueni County Tuesday evening when a ward representative died on the spot after the car he was driving collided with a truck at a notorious black spot along Mombasa-Nairobi highway.
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