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The lockdown was eased for children, but the amount of outdoor exercise time still is limited. There are now slots for different age groups, and most adults can walk or play sports between 6-10 a.m. and 8-11 p.m.

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Yet I fear for the Kisumu Breweries Limited factory, by far the biggest recent investment in the Western Kenya region and which has remained closed since March 23 following closure of bars, if the National Treasury alters the tax regime that made the investment attractive in the first

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Samuda explains sudden CXC exam date shift

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Uganda: How Uganda is Tackling Mental Challenges of COVID-19 Lockdown

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Zambia coronavirus: Info Minister tests positive, case tally at 920

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Sharp increase in minors under 10 being raped - May Pen SMO sounds alarm over children being viciously abused during COVID-19 lockdown

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Pakistan: Plane that crashed near Karachi had 98 on board

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Police, pupils clash at Durban school after teacher tests positive for Covid-19

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Kenyans Desperate After Mass Shack Evictions

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South Africa: S. Africans Protest Police Brutality Against Poor Under Lockdown

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Cameroon's Unity Day Celebrations Canceled As COVID-19 Masks Internal Tensions

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Indonesian leader in ‘Trump-like’ fight with governors

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Kenya: You Now Risk Arrest for Not Wearing Face Mask Properly

Mr Barmao has instructed officers to immediately arrest members of the public who fail to wear masks or those who wear them without covering the mouth and

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Nigeria: Why Buhari Extended Movement Restriction Across Nigeria By Two Weeks - PTF

President Muhammadu Buhari approved two weeks extension of the ongoing movement restrictions across Nigeria because the country is "not yet ready for full opening of the economy," an official

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Virus closure protest leaves three dead in DR Congo

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Two DUT staff members test positive for Covid-19

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Rwanda: COVID-19 - 17 Arrested for Allegedly Violating Directives

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Zimbabwe: Police Formally Charge Abducted MDC Activists From Their Hospital Beds

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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Re-Opens Schools for Examination Classes

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