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My Truth: Three Things!
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Somalia: Federal Government Pledges Better Welfare for Internally Displaced Persons
Minister of labour and social affairs of the federal republic of Somalia Sadiq Hirsi Warfaa and the Commissioner for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons have pledged the work towards creation of job
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COVID-19's Economic Fallout Is Hitting The Black Community Hard, Too
“Institutional racism and historical discrimination have meant that Black workers have fared worse in the labor market, even in good times,” said Elise Gould, a senior economist at the progressive Economic Policy Institute who co-authored a report this week looking at the devastating toll COVID-19
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Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa - A Cautious Reopening
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to represent an unprecedented health and economic crisis, with costs that will be felt most keenly by the poorest segments of the world’s population, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its latest Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan
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PIC proposes converting Eskom debt to equity
The Public Investment Corp has submitted a proposal to government on converting bonds it holds in struggling state utility Eskom into equity, PIC chairman Reuel Khoza said in an
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Farmers use technology to boost sales
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(1909) Ida B. Wells, “Lynching Our National Crime”
By 1909 Ida B. Wells was the most prominent anti-lynching campaigner in the United States.  From the early 1890s she labored mostly alone in her effort to raise the nation’s awareness and indignation about these usually unpunished murders.  In 1909, however, she gained a powerful ally in the newly
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Ramaphosa's economic recovery plan gets the green light from business, labour | Fin24
The president will announce details of the plan once it is finalised by Cabinet.
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AfCFTA clouded by virus and pace of talks
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) was formally launched just over a year ago in a blaze of
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Sudan: Protesters call for govt resignation over IMF-backed reforms | Africanews
The protests come less than 24 hours after the IMF announced the release of massive economic aid for Sudan, with a debt relief of 50 billion dollars, representing almost 90% of the total debt of the country.
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Africa: After COVID-19, African Women Must Get Back to Better Jobs
As market women breathe a collective sigh of relief in Ghana, the first country to ease COVID 19–related movement restrictions, evidence of the new normal is everywhere: in mask-wearing, social distancing, and varying days for the sale of different
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Rwanda: UN Prosecutor - Intensify Efforts to Locate Genocide Fugitives
The Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) Serge Brammertz has called for an intensification of efforts in locating and arresting fugitives wanted for their participation in the 1994 Genocide against the
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State lines up 125,000 more water pans for Machakos
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Zambia's new leader vows 'zero tolerance' on corruption | Africanews
Zambia's new President Hakainde Hichilema vowed Friday to strengthen anti-corruption efforts and show "zero tolerance" for graft, in his first speech to parliament.
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Trump Administration Extends Visa Ban To Non-Immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is extending a ban on green cards issued outside the United States until the end of the year and adding many temporary work visas to the freeze, including those used heavily by technology companies and multinational
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announces opening of creATL fund applications
ATLANTA – Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced applications are now open for the creATL Relief Fund to support Atlanta’s independent creative workers affected by the COVID-19
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Fulton County Commissioners unanimously approve hate crime legislation
ATLANTA – At their June 17, 2020 meeting, Fulton County Commissioners unanimously approved legislation to establish penalties for hate
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West Valley Board Approves Additional Budget Reductions
As states, municipalities and agencies continue grappling with the economic impacts of the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, the West Valley Water District Board of Directors has taken what most consider a prudent and responsible approach to the agency’s 2020-2021 budget by approving $416,000 in
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Lesotho's new PM sworn in after ex-leader accused of murder
Lesotho's former finance minister, Moeketsi Majoro, was sworn in as prime minister on Wednesday, a day after the resignation of Thomas Thabane, who quit after being accused of conspiring to murder of his
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Black Lives Matter Protests Drive Turnout Among African American, Young Voters - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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Rwanda Receives a Further U.S.$111 Million From IMF
Rwanda will receive a further $111.06m from the International Monetary Fund as part of the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) to support recovery amidst the Covid-19
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Kenya: Union Mobilises Journalists for Support to Colleagues Affected By the COVID-19 Crisis
In recent weeks, nearly all media houses in Kenya have either applied pay cuts or suspended certain work benefits temporarily, leaving dozens of journalists jobless or with a substantial financial
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COVID-19 means fewer condoms in Zimbabwe
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Closing the youth fire camp is a really poor idea
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Africa: France Wants to Triple Special Drawing Rights Dedicated to Africa - Macron
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday his country hopes to reach a political agreement, by the G7 and G20 meetings, to allow Africa to benefit from nearly 100 billion dollars, during the next allocation of special drawing rights (SDR) of the
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Study: Only 0.5% of Harris County contracts go to Black-owned businesses
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On April 19, 2011, Cuba made the most significant change to its leadership in over 50 years, by appointing José Ramón Machado to fill the second-highest position in the Communist Party. It was the first time since the 1959 revolution that someone other than the Castro brothers has been named to the
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Earth Today | Clarendon farmers apply local technology to boost climate-smart agriculture
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