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Socialism in Africa and African Socialism
At independence, African countries had to decide what type of state to put in place, and between 1950 and the mid-1980s, thirty-five of Africas countries adopted socialism at some point.1  The leaders of these countries believed socialism offered their best chance to overcome the many obstacles
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Uganda: Open Letter to President Museveni - Decision Not to Reopen Schools May Do More Harm Than Good
They are the ones threatening not to send their children to schools until the government declares zero COVID-19 cases or till a vaccine is
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Rwanda/South Africa: Could Goalie Mvuyekure Play for Orlando Pirates Next Season?
South African side Orlando Pirates have expressed interest in Rwandan international Emery Mvuyekure who spent the last two seasons with Kenya's Tusker
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COVID-19 means fewer condoms in Zimbabwe
Family planning supplies and contraceptives are sold out or inaccessible as the Zimbabwean government continues to battle
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Ghana presidential candidates both confident of win; official results delayed | News24
The two leading candidates in Ghana's presidential election said on Tuesday they are confident of victory based on their own tallies, as the schedule for the announcement of official results was delayed.
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IMF forecasts deeper Latin America recession in 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is forecasting a nearly double-digit recession for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020 — a contraction of 9.4 per cent — as the region is dragged down by its two largest economies which continue to suffer from the novel
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Zimbabwe: Mutodi and the Tragicomedy That Mnangagwa's Admin Is
After the bizarre remarks by Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri that the Covid-19 pandemic, which has cost hundreds of thousands of lives globally, was divine punishment for countries that imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe, it seemed the dross emanating from the corridors of power could not get
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The Federal Reserve Projects High Unemployment As Recession Hits The US economy
Following the OECD’s report, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) announced earlier this week that due to economic activity plummeting on the heels of state-issued, lockdown measures in March and April the United States has now entered a recession after the economy peaked in
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East Africa: COVID-19 Leaves Region in $2.3 Billion Debt Hole in Three Months
East African countries have borrowed nearly $2.3 billion new loans in less than three months since reporting the first Covid-19 positive case, adding to the region's mounting debts at a time of shrinking tax
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Uganda's Debt Burden As Financial Year Closes
According to International Monetary Fund (IMF), although the debt stock would increase to respond to the emerging financing needs, debt dynamics would remain sustainable and Uganda would remain at low risk of debt distress, with public debt projected to rise above 54 per cent of GDP in FY 2021/22
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Sudan Does an About-Turn in U.S. Relations
Sudan's transitional government and the United States (US) are poised to reach an agreement for Khartoum to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation to victims of a 1998 al-Qaeda
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Africa: From Shame to Pride - Repositioning Agriculture for Africa's Youth
To do so as quickly as possible, Africa will need an educated new generation of young farmers to transform the continent’s food security and
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Tanzania: Why Tanzania's Dengue Spike May Have Gone Unnoticed
Dar es Salaam — The dengue viruses (DENVs) which thrive in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that are highly prevalent in Tanzania and other parts of the world are continually spreading and causing dengue fever, yet many cases of the disease may have gone unnoticed in the country as attention was turned to
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10 years on… still remains witness to history
Today, the newspaper celebrates its 10th anniversary by publishing a reflective edition of the journey so far
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Kenya: Gor's Steven Polack Wins 3rd Coach of the Month Award
Gor Mahia head coach Steven Polack has stocked his personal trophy cabinet once again this season after belatedly picking the February Fidelity Insurance Coach of the Month
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South Sudan: Rwanda Tests Peacekeepers in South Sudan
Rwanda's second coronavirus victim, Enid Mbabazi, was a peacekeeper with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan
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US wrestles with economic response to coronavirus pandemic
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a $3 trillion stimulus bill, known as the Heroes Act, last month that would provide an additional $1,200 direct payment per family member and $600 per household, close to $1 trillion to state, local, territorial and tribal
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Venezuela's Maduro seeks to tighten his grip via election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - With the political opponents of President Nicol�s Maduro boycotting Sunday's election for the National Assembly, his socialist party is expected to dominate the vote, giving him control of the last major institution in Venezuela outside his grasp.
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Africa: A Difficult Road to Recovery
[IMF] The regional outlook is broadly unchanged since the June 2020 Regional Economic Outlook Update. In 2020, economic activity is expected to contract by 3.0 percent, but then recover by 3.1 percent in 2021. This represents a drop in real per capita income of 4.6 percent over 2020-21, which is
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Kenya: Why Habida is Scared She Might Have Breast Cancer
Kenyan songstress Habida Maloney on Wednesday revealed that she is scared she may have breast cancer after finding a lump in one of her
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Angola’s ‘resource curse’ travails an object lesson for Guyana - Stabroek News
Angola still ranks as the second largest oil producer in Africa, behind Nigeria. The article Angola’s ‘resource curse’ travails an object lesson for Guyana appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Tanzania $15b Budget Banks On a Quick Economic Recovery
In his budget presentation in the capital Dodoma, Finance minister Philip Mpango said government evaluations show the country had not been too badly affected by the pandemic, allowing it to raise its growth forecasts and maintain a firm financing schedule for ongoing development
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Africa: U.S. Demands Accountability From Countries but Rejects ICC Probe of American Troops
President Donald Trump, on Thursday, signed an executive order placing restrictions on officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the court's decision to investigate allegations of human rights violations against America's troops in
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Zimbabwe: IMF, World Bank Spurn Begging Mthuli Ncube, Demand Reforms
[New Zimbabwe] The Paris Club has spurned the Zimbabwean government's appeal for a bailout saying no financial assistance will be extended to Harare until satisfactory reforms implemented.
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Panyaza Lesufi tests negative for Covid-19 after scare
Lesufi tested for the virus on Tuesday and went into self-isolation after two staff members from the department's offices in Johannesburg tested positive for
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Deputy justice minister Nkosi Phathekile Holomisa tests positive for Covid-19
The Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Nkosi Phathekile Holomisa, is self-isolating at his home after he tested positive for Covid-19, the government announced on Saturday
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Kenya Power Expecting Reduced Profits Owing to Coronavirus Impact
Nairobi — Kenya Power and Lightning company has issued a profit warning for its financial earnings closing on June 30, 2020, saying its earnings will be much lower than those of the previous
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Africa: CAF Considering Postponing 2021 Afcon
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) says it will consider postponing the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations competition by a year in the wake of the current challenges occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic even as it hopes to commence the qualification matches in
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West Africa: Angolan Helps Fight COVID-19 in West Africa
Chinese weekend print and broadcast media identify the young Angolan man as Valdemar Tchipenhe, who graduated in Biotechnology from the Zhejiang Normal University, in
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