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Senegal -- the two-time trophy winners of the African Beach Soccer Cup of Nations. host this year's tournament on their turf.
\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.
\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.
Just as restaurants, bars, hotels and other businesses around the country ended a two-month lock down and reopened their doors to customers, the virus is hitting the nations South and Western states hard and causing elected officials to roll back plans to jump start their economy. This means millions could once again lose their jobs []
Tampa Bay Times Photojournalist Martha Asencio-Rhine. Photo by Chris Urso, Tampa Bay Times. ST. PETERSBURG As mass protests spread through the Tampa Bay area, Martha Asencio-Rhine strapped on her camera, determined to capture the historic scenes unfolding throughout the region. Sparked by the tragic killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, tens []
Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, June 30. Are we going back to square one? A group takes graduation photos at Palace of Fine Arts despite parts of the park remaining closed to the public over Memorial Day Weekend in San Francisco on May 23. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters With California’s coronavirus trendlines heading []
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Bruce's Beach, a seaside resort owned by and for Black people in the early 1900s, will be the focus of a television series on Amazon Prime Video as early as next year, multiple people involved with the project confirmed Thursday, May 20. The series will tell the stories of those who operated and enjoyed the […]
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SASSA has taken a decision to reevaluate declined COVID-19 grant applications and get to the bottom of the reasons for rejection.
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, became the third African country to record over 10,000 cases of COVID-19. The milestone was reached on May 31 when 307 new cases took its tally to 10,162.
As Africa’s biggest economy, the federal government has continued to enforce regulations across the board even though most state governments have moved to relax restrictions.
Lagos being the economic nerve center is rolling out a progressive reopening of the economy. It is the most impacted state with over 5,000 cases as of May 31. Only Cross River State had yet to record a case.
The national response is led by the Presidential Task Force, PTF, led by SGF Boss Mustapha along with a national coordinator and relevant ministers – chief among them, Health, Foreign Affairs and Education ministries. At the heart of the response is the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC.
This article is dedicated to covering events from the country throughout the month of June. Our May 2020 daily updates page also gives you a rundown of major activities.
June 2020: Nigeria grows cases by over 15,000
In the month of June alone, Nigeria’s coronavirus cases grew by over 15,500 cases. The country also introduced an eased lockdown which entered phase II as of today, July 1.
Nigeria as of today is Africa’s third most impacted behind only South Africa and Egypt. The federal and state governments are working to increase testing as authorities stress that cases definitely far exceed the current tally of 25,694.
Figures as of June 30 vs. June 1 = difference
Confirmed case: 25,694 – 10,162 = 15,532
Active cases: 15,358 – 6,868 = 8,490
Recoveries: 9,746 – 3,007 = 6,739
Number of deaths: 590 – 287 = 303
NCDC, John Hopkins Uni stats
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June 30: 25,133 cases, Ondo governor infected
Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, today confirmed that he had contracted COVID-19. According to a post on Twitter, he said he was asymptomatic and self isolating.
He now joins Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, who also confirmed being infected early this month. Governors Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna, Senator Bala Mohammed of Bauchi and Seyin Makinde of Oyo, have all recovered from the virus.
Over at the presidency, president Muhammadu Buhari led a virtual flagoff of a major gas pipeline. The Ajaokuta – Kaduna – Kano, AAK; gas pipeline project is led by the state oil firm, NNPC.
On the ground, Buhari was represented by the kogi State governor, Yahya Bello who cut the tape to mark the official flag-off of the construction phase of the project.
Confirmed cases = 25,133
Active cases = 15,158
Recoveries = 9,402
Number of deaths = 573
John Hopkins Uni stats valid as of June 29, 2020
Today I tested positive for #COVID19. All is well. I’m asymptomatic and have been self isolating.
June 23: Lockdown restrictions eased
\tPresident Julius Maada Bio on Tuesday announced a raft of measures aimed at further relaxing coronavirus restrictions across the West African nation.
Confirmed cases = 1,340
\t\tActive cases = 497
\t\tRecoveries = 788
\t\tNumber of deaths = 55
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John Hopkins Uni stats valid as of June 22, 2020
June 1: Compulsory wearing of face masks kicks off
\tThe wearing of face masks in public has been made compulsory in Sierra Leone effective today (June 1).
In an address to parliament on May 28, President Julius Maada Bio announced a raft of measures the government was taking to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
April 21: President Bio enters in quarantine
\tSierra Leone president Julius Maada Bio is to undergo 14-day self-isolation after one of his bodyguards tested positive for COVID-19, reports from the West African country indicated as of Monday evening.
March 31: Sierra Leone confirms index case
\tSierra Leone president Julius Maada Bio has confirmed that the country has its first case of COVID-19, multiple media outlets in the West African country have confirmed.
By Kelly McCarthy - Basketball star turned activist Maya Moore revealed that she and Jonathan Irons have married. The pair joined 'Good Morning America' Wednesday to share exclusive details of their unique love story that blossomed [...]
South Africa's seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index expanded in June as an easing of coronavirus restrictions lifted business activity and sales.
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is fostering a new wave of entrepreneurship and innovation among Jamaicans, many of whom are staying at home or are out of work. One such individual is St Ann early-childhood teacher Racquel Davis, who has...
The Lions welcome the Bulls to Ellis Park on Saturday in round for of the Pro14 Rainbow Cup SA tournament, looking for a first win.
THE UK Government has been working around the clock to provide support to people ...
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Cyril Ramaphosa will be itneracting with members of the public on Wednesday. We've got details of the live stream and how to get involved here.
The coronavirus pandemic may have severely impacted the global economy with major setbacks, but that isn’t deterring musician and business mogul, Akon, from going ahead with his plans of constructing a futuristic pan-African city in his home country of Senegal. In an interview with the Associated Press on Monday, the Locked Up singer, who spent...
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By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press/ BNC Contributor JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — With a stroke of the governors pen, Mississippi is retiring the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem — a symbol thats widely condemned as racist. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed the historic bill on Tuesday afternoon that takes the 126-year-old state flag out of law, immediately removing official status for the banner that has been a source of division for generations. This is not a political moment to me but a solemn occasion to lead our Mississippi family to come together, to be []
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Western Cape police have confirmed a case of murder has been opened after a police officer stationed in Mowbray was killed after he was attacked by unknown suspects.
Coronavirus first spread in the United States as a mostly coastal and big-city scourge, sparing many rural areas, small towns and even small cities. Translated into U.S. political geography: The virus hit Democratic areas first. No more. An Associated Press analysis of coronavirus case data shows the virus has moved — and is spreading quickly — into Republican areas, a []
Black people can’t gather in large crowds because some type of violence happens, whether it’s a fight or someone getting shot.
I led a protest of five to 600 people (on June 5) with not one incident.
CR: At first, a lot of people categorized the protests as something violent.
AB: Why do you think it is important for people in Pittsburgh, around the country, and around the world to protest?
The protest out at East Liberty was disheartening to a lot of people in Pittsburgh.
was a 26-year-old African-American medical technician who was allegedly death of George Floyd, an African-American killed in police violence in
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says he will announce the protocols that have been established for the reopening of nurseries and day-care facilities shortly.
President Nana Akufo-Addo said the country’s health minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu is in a stable condition after contracting the new coronavirus.
“Let us wish our hardworking minister for health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, a speedy recovery from the virus, which he contracted in the line of duty,” Akufo-Addo said in an broadcast, giving an update on the pandemic situation in Ghana.
Let us wish our hardworking minister for health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, a speedy recovery from the virus.
Ghana has recorded 11,964 positive coronavirus cases, one of the highest in the region, but has also carried out one of the highest number of tests in the continent at 254,331 and has one of lowest number of deaths from the virus.
With 54 deaths reported thus far in Ghana, the ratio of deaths to positive cases stands at 0.4%, compared to the global average of 5.5%, and the African average of 2.6%, Akufo-Addo said.
Singer CeCe Peniston recently addressed reports that she accused Lizzo of plagiarism. In a new video interview, she discussed the similarities between her ad libs […]
LISTED cement manufacturer, Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe inflation adjusted profit after tax grew significantly to US$178,2 million during the year ended December 2019,driven by mainly by increased revenue . This was an improvement from a profit position of $8,2 million achieved in 2018. In a statement accompanying the 2019 results, Lafarge said it did not accrue new borrowings during the year under review. In the context of a hyper-inflationary environment and fundamental policy reforms, recorded a positive performance in the year 2019, marking a significant turnaround for the local cement manufacturing giant. “The company recorded its best financial performance in over 5 years, posting inflation adjusted revenues of $ 919 million, a stellar 104% leap from $ 449 million in 2018,” the company said in a statement. While the business maintained its volumes flat on prior year level at 323,000 tons, a result which was achieved in the context of a 14% decline in the construction sector, pointing to a significant expansion of the business in a shrinking market. During the period the company began to implement the US$25 million capital expansion programme. The major projects the business will invest are set to improve cement milling capacity, automate the Dry Mortar Mix (DMX) plant and improve production of agricultural line and other key projects to improve power supply and cement storage. “The manufacturing of the US$2 million DMX equipment was completed and installation of the equipment on site set to be completed in the second half of 2020,” the company said.
Another nurse calls her out by bringing attention to the \"Black maternal mortality crisis.\"
Prosecutors sought Monday to overturn former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo’s acquittal last year on crimes against humanity charges stemming from his alleged role in post-election violence that killed 3,000 people nearly a decade ago.
Gbagbo and former Ivorian youth minister Charles Ble Goude have both been unable to return to the West African nation since their January 2019 acquittals under the terms of their release set by the International Criminal Court.
“In the second ground of appeal, the Prosecutor submits that the majority erred in law and/or procedure in acquitting Mr. Gbagbo and Mr. Blé Goude without properly articulating and consistently applying a clearly defined standard of proof or approach to assessing the sufficiency of the evidence at this stage, judge Chile Eboe-Osuji said.
In the second ground of appeal, the Prosecutor submits that the majority erred in law and/or procedure in acquitting Mr. Gbagbo and Mr. Blé Goude without properly articulating and consistently applying a clearly defined standard of proof or approach to assessing the sufficiency of the evidence at this stage.
In appealing that decision, the prosecutor’s office said that decision was “legally and procedurally defective such that it cannot have the legal effect of dismissing all charges against M. Gbagbo and Mr. Ble Goude.”
AP/ BNC Contributor ACKLEY, Iowa (AP) — An SUV carrying Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds hit a Black Lives Matter protester who was trying to block the vehicle Tuesday as she was leaving an event in northern Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol confirmed the SUV hit the protester, who was among about two dozen Black Lives Matter activists who had traveled 90 miles from Des Moines to Ackley. Members of the group werent allowed into the event at Family Traditions Meat, a small processor, so they gathered at the end of a driveway and tried to block the governors SUV. Jaylen []
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