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By Olakunle Agboola -John Pombe Joseph Magufuli (29 October 1959 – 17 March 2021) was the fifth president of Tanzania, serving from 2015 until he died in 2021. He served as Minister of Works, Transport and Communications from 2000 to 2005 and from 2010 to 2015 and was chairman of the Southern
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Puerto Rico’s famous stray cats will be removed from grounds surrounding historic fortress – Virgin Islands Free Press
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Newsom moves to slash school, health spending — but asks feds for a rescue | Black Voice News
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Sav’s mayor says PRF must only be used for drain cleaning
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Mayor Aki-Sawyerr’s proposed rate reform for Freetown in troubled waters
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Africa: To Help Respond to COVID-19, African Governments Should Prioritise Taxing the Rich
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Atlanta City Council approves $88.4 million in Federal Coronavirus Relief Funding
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Cyprian M Ndawana DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Your Excellency, going to the end of the world to fasttrack processes to amend the The post Judiciary being corroded by political expediency appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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