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States without COVID-19 laboratories have lamented that they encounter hurdles sending samples to Abuja or other neighbouring states, as well as long waiting time for
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Africa: Strive Masiyiwa Appointed AU Special Envoy
Zimbabwean business mogul, Strive Masiyiwa has been appointed African Union (AU) Special envoy in the global mobilization of medical test kits and personal protective equipment (PPE) for African countries during the Covid-19
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Anti-Corruption Commission indicts former head of procurement on corruption offences
Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), last Wednesday, filed indictment charges against Sahr Kemokai, former Head of Procurement at the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (SLMA), on nine counts of corruption
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Kenya: Rift Between Kuti, Isiolo MPs Widens After Reconciliation Meeting
Four MPs from Isiolo County have lashed out at Governor Mohamed Kuti over claims that they were behind the recent Twitter post that went viral last weekend, days after the Senate ad-hoc committee on Covid-19 initiated a probe into alleged leasing of some of the county's ICU
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(1898) Margaret Murray Washington, “We Must Have a Cleaner Social Morality,”
Margaret Murray Washington, the third wife of Booker T. Washington was a well-known educator and womens activist in her own right before she married the founder of Tuskegee.  She continued that activism during their marriage.  The Washingtons gave twin lectures at Old Bethel A.M.E. Church in
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SA schools say it’s all systems go
Teachers’ unions and school governing bodies told City Press this week that progress had been made by the department of education to deliver the required safety materials for
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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Vows to 'Maintain Trust' in Aid Effort After Damning Review Leaked
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Universal service fund looks to bridge digital learning gap
The fund, managed by the Universal Service Advisory Council (USAC) under the tutelage of the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) , has seen the CA roll out ICT projects in areas that previously could not access these services
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In June 1940, as fighting was winding down in France, the pace of operations quickened in the Mediterranean. The area was vital for Britain, which needed to maintain access to the Suez Canal in order to remain in close contact with the rest of its empire. Following Italys declaration of war on
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Ex-Zesa boss Chifamba acquitted
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Zimbabwe: Govt Splurges Millions On Military Chiefs' Cars
Zimbabwe's cash-strapped government has splurged millions of United States dollars on top-of-the-range vehicles, which include Toyota Hilux and Land Cruisers, for senior military officials at a time President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is pleading for an economic bailout package from
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Nigeria: Interview - Cost of Nigeria's Oil Production Unsustainable - Sylva
At my inauguration in August 2019, our ministry was given eight mandate areas - to curb crude oil theft and products smuggling; completion of the gas flares commercialisation programme; increasing crude oil production to three million barrels per day; reducing the cost of crude oil production by
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Kenya receives €188m AfDB loan to boost COVID-19 response
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank, today approved an €188 million loan to support the Government of Kenya’s efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate the related economic, health and social
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Uganda: MPs Query Nytil Masks Contract
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East Africa: Mastercard Foundation Mounts Aggressive Response to COVID-19 - Daniel Hailu
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AU @57 declaration: ‘No-one is blameless’ in Libya tragedy – AUC chair
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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Son Breaks Silence On COVID-19 Equipment Scandal
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's son, Collins has denied any links with a company said to have pocketed nearly US$1 million after being contracted to supply government with grossly inflated coronavirus fighting
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The Republican Party's Contract with America (1994)
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