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Tunisia: After the Truth Commission, Tunisia Must Pursue Inclusive Transitional Justice
[ICTJ] Tunis -- The Truth and Dignity Commission's (TDC) final report was at last published on June 24, six year after the TDC began its work. It marks an important milestone in Tunisia's transition, but the journey ahead to justice and democracy is a long one. The policymakers and practitioners
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AfDB-backed investors plan Sh7. 5bn cold storage facility at Tatu City
A group of investors backed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced plans to set up a Sh7.5 billion cold storage facility at Ruiru’s Tatu City development.
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Loon launches 4G internet balloons in Kenya
The balloons will provide 4G coverage so that people can make voice and video calls, browse the web, email, text and stream videos.
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Surviving rape - Stabroek News
“I feel a bit encouraged because some persons have reached out to me telling me a bit of their story and I have tried my best to encourage them to have faith and stay strong,” the mother of one said. The article Surviving rape appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Mexico tops 35, 000 deaths, fourth highest toll
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican officials say the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths has passed 35,000, making it the country with the fourth highest total. A count by Johns Hopkins University has only the United States, Brazil and Britain with more...
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New project launches to tackle Africa's plastic pollution - Voice Online
EXPERTS FROM around the world are joining forces to tackle plastic pollution in Africausing the... The post New project launches to tackle Africa's plastic pollution appeared first on Voice Online.
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Preventing Property Crime: a Reminder for Homeowners | Brothers on Sports
The year seemed to start on a promising note when the FBI’s preliminary crime report for 2019 indicated an overall decrease in property crimes. The initial report, which includes data from January to June 2019, shows a 5.6 percent drop in property crimes, including burglary, robbery, and motor
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Webinar: Our Health, Our Community: Mobilizing For The Survival of Black Women Beyond COVID-19 — The Sacramento Observer
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. and the Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) join together on Tuesday, July 14 to present the virtual discussion, “Our Health, Our Community: Mobilizing For The Survival of Black Women Beyond COVID-19. The discussion, supported by Ebony Media, is
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Painter Gary L. Lemons’ MYAFRICA-ART work inspires Studio@620’s REFLECTIONS on July 14
Gary L. Lemons and Fanni Green By J.A. Jones, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG - On July 14, The Studio@620 relaunches their Social Justice Round-table series with a video presentation of REFLECTIONS, inspired by the paintings of Dr. Gary L. Lemons. Combing song, written word, and African drumming, the
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US Budget Deficit Hits All-Time High of $864 Billion in June - Black News Channel
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer/ BNC Contributor  WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government incurred the biggest monthly budget deficit in history in June as spending on programs to combat the coronavirus recession exploded while millions of job losses cut into tax revenues. The Treasury
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Asthma Attacks During Cold Season
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Minnesota Police Departments Apologize For Wrongfully Detaining A Black Man
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3 footbridges to be built on Ngong Road
Three pedestrian footbridges are to be built in the next 18 months along Ngong Road at the Kenyatta National Hospital gate, Coptic Church and the Kenya Science Technical College.
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SEE | Hundreds flock to see the snow in Matroosberg over the weekend, many for the first time | News24
An intense cold front turned parts of the Western Cape highlands into a winter wonderland thanks to widespread snow on the weekend. Hundreds of people waited in long queues to play in the snow in the Matroosberg Nature Reserve on Saturday.
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Ex- KNCCI head Kiprono Kittony picked as Nairobi bourse chairman
Mr Kittony replaces Samuel Kimani who resigned on July 13 after serving as the chairman of the NSE board since 2012.
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Meet The First Black Woman To Open An Urban Winery in Kansas
Jennifer McDonald founded Jenny Dawn Cellars in 2016 and is the first African American woman to open an urban winery startup in Wichita, Kansas.
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Africa: Not Pessimism or Optimism but Possibilism
[AfricaFocus] "The evidence--gathered both from our own long experience of working with African governments and from the work of others--is that there are in fact cadres of thoughtful, public-spirited policy officials and even politicians; and furthermore that there is ample demand from wage
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms mandates masks for all Atlantans, criticizes testing process - Atlanta Tribune
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an executive order requiring all persons to wear a mask or a cloth face covering over their nose and mouth within the city of Atlanta in response to the rising number of COVID-19 infections. The Order also prohibits gatherings of more than 10 persons on city of
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Kenya: How Govt Paid U.S.$65 Million for 'Non-Existent' Power
[Nation] The government paid more than Sh7 billion in penalties to investors behind the Lake Turkana wind power project for electricity that was not reaching Kenyans, in what could be the latest mega scandal.
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'You should've been George Floyd' – Fans yell at 17-year-old Black High School baseball player - Face2Face Africa
A black high school baseball player, Jeremiah Chapman, was the subject of revolting racist taunts during a game on June 27. Chapman plays for Charles City High School about two hours north of Des Moines, Iowa. According toan online statement from the Charles City Community School districtand
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Councilman Chuck Condor’s Mea Culpa - Black Voice News
When Riverside City Councilman Chuck Condor posted an insensitive and racist tweet a couple of weeks ago, Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-61) did not hesitate to join Riverside City Councilwoman Gaby Plascencia and others in calling for Condor’s resignation. The same day the IE Voice/Black Voice News
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Strike for Black Lives demands union rights for workers at McDonald's, Amazon, Uber and others
while starting programs to benefit Black Americans in recent weeks. Black workers on the front line Black Americans make up about 13% of start. Scrutiny on Amazon African Americans also make up more than
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Rev. Marvin Hunter to host Town Hall Forum on the 1967 Kerner Report Focusing on The Causes of Racism Then And Now | The Crusader Newspaper Group
What did America learn from the Kerner Report's study of the civil disorder from the 60s Rev. Marvin Gaye Hunter, pastor of the Grace Memorial Church, 1457 So. Kenneth Avenue in Chicago, is hosting and chairing a panel and town hall discussion 4 p.m., Wednesday, July 15th, streaming live from his
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Wells Fargo Commitment Could Potentially Result in Billions for Small Businesses | Dallas Weekly
We also noticed that diverse individuals were having a very negative impact, and with the data, it was coming to 41 percent or 450,000 Black-owned businesses closed when COVID hit. That is a disproportionate impact not only to the entrepreneurs but also to the employees they have and the
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Five Years Later – Five Years Too Late: Reflections on Broken Baltimore 5 years after the Uprising | Afro
By Bishop Douglas Miles As I look at Baltimore five years after the Freddie Gray uprising the saying “Three strikes you are out” keeps coming to mind. The nation once again in chaos because another Black man has been killed by the police or White men.  The names change-Eric, Trayvon, Freddie and
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Pandemic, racism compound worries about Black suicide rate : TheGrio
CHICAGO (AP) — Jasmin Pierre was 18 when she tried to end her life, overdosing on whatever pills she could... View Article The post Pandemic, racism compound worries about Black suicide rate appeared first on TheGrio.
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600,000 vote in Hong Kong opposition primary despite fears of new security law - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The vote, held 10 days after China imposed a sweeping new security law on the city, was designed to narrow down the number of pro-democracy candidates in September elections to the
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Kenya: Meru Miraa Traders Say Somalia Flights Ban Ruining Their Business
[Nation] Farmers who grow miraa varieties popular with the export market have decried harsh economic times following the suspension of international cargo flights into Somalia amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Trinidad station owner, radio host cuss out on Facebook Live during interview with Hinds - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) “Oh my God. I was not aware” was how Public Utilities Minister Fitzgerald Hinds reacted to realising a live Facebook broadcast of his interview on
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