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Four local projects have won grants worth more than Rwf100 million in Corona Action Rwanda, an initiative designed to prop up solutions for cushioning Covid-19 impact on the Rwandan
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County to allow gyms, museums to reopen June 11
LOS ANGELES — Businesses including gyms, museums, zoos, film studios and spectator-free sports arenas will be allowed to open in Los Angeles County beginning June 12, even as health officials warned again that the spread of COVID-19 is increasing in the
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These 20 Black Designers Are Providing Effective Face Masks
Photo: an alarming rate, COVID-19 has affected at least 2 million people, making medical supplies including mask and gowns, hard to come
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Somalia Evacuates 128 Citizens From India Amid Coronavirus Fears
The Somali government has repatriated citizens who were stranded in India on
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Uganda's COVID-19 Tally At 665
Eight new cases of Covid-19 have been registered by the Ministry of Health pushing Uganda's tally to
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Uganda Tourism Banks on Local, Regional Markets
Tour operators, resort owners and tourism authorities in Uganda are planning to use a large amount of their promotional spending to target local and regional visitors after the sector was heavily affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and international tourist arrivals dropped
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Rwanda: Private Varsities Threaten to Lay Off Workers
The Government has since challenged private learning institutions to diversify their revenue streams and told them they could benefit from a $200-million (about Rwf186 billion) relief fund designed to help the private sector recover from Covid-19
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Rwanda: COVID-19 - Over 50 People Arrested in Musanze While Praying on a Mountain
Officials in Musanze District on Sunday arrested at least 51 people for breaching the government directive banning mass gathering and congregating in ungazetted areas to curb the spread of Covid-19
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Algeria: President Tebboune Receives German Ambassador to Algeria
Algiers — President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune received on Tuesday Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Algiers Ulrike Maria Knotz, said the Presidency of the Republic in a press
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Back at It: Charmaine Walker Confirms 'Black Ink Crew: Chicago' Cast Is Filming New Season
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Ghana's Akufo-Addo praised at George Floyd memorial but country's police violently shut down #BLM protest
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Amazon features children's shirt with image of cop kneeling on George Floyd's neck
A T-shirt branded with the image of ex-cop Derek Chauvin with his knee on the neck of George Floyd was for a short time up for sale on Amazon, but has since been pulled
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Mayor receives support for plans to cut LAPD budget
LOS ANGELES — Facing a growing budget deficit made worse by the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Eric Garcetti surprised many people last week when he proposed cutting the Los Angeles Police Department’s budget by between $100 million and $150
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Georgia is 3rd Most Hit State by Unemployment Claims
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'Get Woke': Yandy Smith Fires Back at Fans Accusing Her of Taking Pics for Clout Amid Protests
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LA Pride No Longer Hosting Black Lives Matter March After Backlash
Los Angeles Pride is withdrawing from hosting an LGBTQ+Black Lives Matter march following criticism it was working with police for the
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Uganda's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva Dies
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Uganda: Tumwesigye - Uganda's Tourism Could Be Back On Its Feet By Yearend
The Association of Uganda Tour Operators chief executive, Gloria Tumwesigye, spoke with Bamuturaki Musinguzi on the impact of the coronavirus on Uganda's travel
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Nigeria: Olu Jacobs Is Alive, Guild Debunks Death Rumour
Veteran Nollywood actor, Olu Jacob, is alive, hale and hearty, the Actors Guild of Nigeria has
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He Used to Settle for 'As and Bs' Until He Was Inspired By Another Student. Now He Holds the Record for the Highest GPA at His Florida High School
It may be hard to believe that in 2020 there are still so many Black people achieving firsts, but high school senior Timi Adelakun is one of the latest to join the list by becoming the first Black valedictorian at his Florida high
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Uganda: 69 in Isolation After Soldier's Wife Tests Positive for Coronavirus
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Ethiopia's Mobile Camel Libraries Keep Children From Forced Labour
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Black Lives Matter, City leaders march for justice and voting rights
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Africa: 179th Opec Conference Meeting - Several Decisions Adopted to Ensure Stability of Oil Market
Algiers — Several decisions were unanimously adopted at the 179th meeting of the Conference of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the 11th OPEC and Non-OPEC ministerial meeting held Saturday to stabilize the oil market, the Energy Ministry said in
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Somalia: Leaders Vow to Hold Elections
Three top Somalia leaders--Prime Minister Hassan Ali Kheyre, Somalia's ambassador to the UN Abubakar Dahir Osman and the Speaker of the Senate, Abdi Hashi Abdullahi--have promised that the country will hold its first universal suffrage elections since 1969, despite current challenges suggesting the
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West Africa: The Sahel - 'In Every Sense of the Word a Crisis'
United Nations — The combination of rife insecurity, food insecurity and more than 7.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance has left the Sahel a region in crisis, with the global coronavirus pandemic expected to exacerbate the
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Nigeria: Why Wheat Production Is Under Constant Threat - Farmers
The Wheat Farmers Association of Nigeria has painted a devastating picture of how COVID-19 and uninspiring government policy were destroying wheat production in
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