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Growth & Jobs | COVID-19 spurs new interests
The Script is the same everywhere around the world: the COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented economic and social disruption for millions of persons as well as restriction of gatherings and some activities. Despite the unsettling results of...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Kenya: ICC Denies Talk of Fresh Ruto Probe as Allies Revive Claims
[Nation] The International Criminal Court has distanced itself from any investigations which might be going on in the country with the aim of reviving the 2007/08 post-election violence cases.
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Kenya Barris to make directorial debut with Richard Pryor biopic - The New York Beacon
‘I am excited that the mystery of his genius is finally going to be explored.’ Black-ish creator Kenya Barris will make his feature directorial debut with a biopic about late-great comedian Richard Pryor. Barris will direct the project for MGM and produce along with Pryor’s widow Jennifer Lee Pryor
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#Election2020: Black Americans flock to the polls for what many say is the most important election of their lives | The Atlanta Voice
Dave Richards arrived at his polling place before dawn, carrying a blue lawn chair and a giant bottle of water. It was about 6 a.m. on October 12 - the first day of early voting in Georgia - and the business consultant was ready for a long wait in the Atlanta suburb of Smyrna. After three hours in
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
Uganda: Parliament Asks Govt to Clear Shs45.6b Utl Debt, Form New Telecom
[Monitor] Parliament has recommended that government clears a Shs45.6b debt that Uganda Telecom (UTL) holds with the Eastern and Southern Trade and Development Bank currently known as TDB.
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Africa: A Water and Sanitation Revolution Is Coming, and Africa and Latin America Can Lead the Way
[Daily Maverick] African-Latin American partnerships in water and sanitation can help lead the world to a better, greener, more sustainable future.
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Where the streets have no names: Sewage, snakes and housing troubles grow in Soweto's Snake Park | News24
Crumbling walls, sewage leaking into homes, dangerous loose wires - and sometimes, snakes. These are some of the myriad issues residents in Snake Park, Soweto have been dealing with for decades.
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COVID-19 Elevating Concerns About Food Safety and Security | Atlanta Daily World
(NewsUSA) - The latest fallout from the coronavirus pandemic? Food safety and security now rank among consumers' top global concerns. According to a new study from the Mars Global Food Safety Center, 73 percent of the adults surveyed last month in the United States, China and the United Kingdom
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Kenya: Amina Abdi Quietly Quits Troubled Capital FM
[Nairobi News] Capital FM presenter Amina Abdi Rabar has called it quits at the station which had recently been hit by a massive exodus of presenters.
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Strength amid difficulty
As students across the island are challenged to access virtual classrooms, the Yutes4Change Foundation Homework and Integrity Centre in Gregory Park, St Catherine, is demonstrating resilience in the face of adversity.Children from the community can access a desktop computer or laptop, as well as
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Tanzania: Meet Tanzania's Gertrude Mongella, 75, Who Led the World to Historic Beijing's Conference On Women
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Uganda: Bank of Uganda Keeps Key Policy Rate at 7%
[East African] Uganda's central bank has kept the key policy rate unchanged at seven percent, a stance described by analysts as "cautious and guarded" amid a looming rise in inflation following the easing of lockdown restrictions.
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East Africa: It Is Voting October From East to West, but Picture Isn't Pretty
[Monitor] The Guineans voted last week. The Tanzanians are voting on October 28. The Ivorians are voting on October 31.
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Kenya: Two Held for Aiding Ugandan to Steal Six-Month-Old Baby - allAfrica.com
[Nairobi News] The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is holding two people suspected to have assisted a Ugandan national to steal a six-month-old baby from his neighbor and friend in Utawala, Nairobi.
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Africa: Kenyan Start-Up Uses a Real-Life IoT Application So That Fish Farmers Know When to Feed Their Fish to Achieve Maximum Weight - allAfrica.com
[Balancing Act] London -- For several years IoT has been one of those annoying acronyms at conferences. In reality, it already existed in a number of M2M applications like fleet management. But actual innovation and new applications in Africa were thin on the ground, which is worrying as it forms
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East Africa: Locust Control Campaign Covers Millions of Hectares, but the Voracious Pest Is Still a Threat in East Africa
Press Release - Why are we seeing a resurgence of Desert Locusts in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula?
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For African politicians, fashion could mean more than just dress
Across Africa, politicians are using personal fashion to communicate. From red berets, to all-khaki ensembles, to full-on cosplaying, leaders across the continent have a robust relationship with fashion.
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Uganda: Four Eye Upc Presidency
[Monitor] Four people have expressed interest to lead the Uganda Peoples Congress following the Court of Appeal ruling that nullified the leadership by Mr Jimmy Akena and ordered fresh party elections.
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Food and Drugs Dep’t clears Essequibo cereal factory to continue production - Stabroek News
Keen to ensure compliance by local manufacturers with high food safety standards as the novel coronavirus challenge seemingly grows increasingly more formidable, the Government Analyst-Food and Drugs Department (GA-FDD) on Saturday last undertook an inspection visit to the operations of the
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Kenya: Subaru Boys Fingered By NTSA in Road Accident Spike
[Nairobi News] Drivers of Subaru vehicles, who are infamous for their love for speed, have been put on the spotlight by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) following a spike in the number of accidents and deaths being reported on Kenyan roads.
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Kenya: Gor Legends Laud State's Stadium Project in Kisumu
[Nation] Gor Mahia legends from Nyanza have said that the building of Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium will play a key role in nurturing talent in the region.
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Kenya: Nationalist Pio Gama Pinto's Widow Dies in Canada
[Nation] Emma Gama Pinto, 92, the widow of slain Kenyan nationalist Pio Gama Pinto is dead.
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Africa: Be Afraid! Extremist Groups Have a Grand Terror Scheme for Africa
[East African] The last three months have been very good for violent extremist groups in the wider Eastern African and Great Lakes regions. And we should be afraid.
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Uganda: Pay TV Market Loses 130,000 Subscribers Due to Covid-19
[Monitor] Pay TV service providers experienced a contraction of about 8 per cent in subscriber numbers, translating into a loss of about 130,000 subscribers in six months to June.
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Uganda: Ucaa Receives Covid-19 Safety Equipment Worth Shs33 Million
[Monitor] The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) Wednesday has received Covid-19 safety equipment worth Shs33 million from the Korea International Corporation Agency (KOICA) to support efforts aimed at mitigating the spread of Covid-19 through air transport.
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'The farmers are coming!' protesters march to Parliament | News24
Clutching white crosses, a group marched to Parliament chanting "die boere kom!" (the farmers are coming!) while others arrived on motorcycles and in their cars.
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Sanctions: Can Zimbabweans speak with a single voice?
TOMORROW, the Sadc region in an extraordinary solidarity and for the second year running will be demanding that Western economic sanctions against Zimbabwe be unconditionally lifted. Stir The Pot: Paidamoyo Muzulu This is a huge statement and gesture from the region, but Zimbabweans remain split on
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Ghana records 786 million foreign direct investment in the first half of 2020
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 October 2020: Ghana has recorded total investments of US$869.47 million, with total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) value amounting to US$785.62 million between January to June 2020 as FDI inflow showed rare strength in the final moments of the second quarter of the
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Businessman feared eaten by sharks, crocs
Western Bureau: Uncertainty clouds the search for missing 35-year-old businessman Andre Burnett, who was reportedly swallowed up by a large wave while swimming off the coast of St Elizabeth on Sunday, as body parts believed to be his were...
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Huawei offers 12 Jamaican students online learning experience
TELECOM giants Huawei will be gifting a total of 12 students from The University of the West Indies (UWI) and the University of Technology (UTech) the chance to participate in the fourth staging of its annual 'Seeds for the Future-SKY' programme.Huawei is also donating 100 computer tablets to both
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