Uganda's Yoweri Museveni - From Reformer to Autocrat

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Uganda's Yoweri Museveni - From Reformer to Autocrat

[DW] Uganda's head of state, Yoweri Museveni, was once a freedom fighter who decried long-term presidents overstaying their time. Now he has ruled for more than three decades -- and wants to continue for at least five more.

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[New Times] Amavubi coach Vincent Mashami is confident Rwanda still have a chance of qualifying for Afcon despite Rwanda being last in Group F behind Cameroon (eight points), Mozambique and (four points).

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Source: allAfrica.com

Dispelling the Myths about the Gallant Role of Black Female Suffragists

Over the past year, African American women of the suffrage movement began to receive overdue praise for their gallant and self-sacrificing efforts to achieve voting and civil rights.

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Source: The Washington Informer

Tanzania: Passenger Train Derails in Dodoma Leaving Three Dead, 66 Injured

[Citizen] Dodoma -- Three people have died and 66 others were injured after a passenger train derailed in at Kigwe in Bahi-Dodoma, the Tanzania Railways Corporation has confirmed.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Cameroon: A notorious wildlife trafficker arrested

A notorious wildlife trafficker has been arrested for unlawful possession of ivory tusks in

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The Passing of Passing: A Peculiarly American Racial Tradition Approaches Irrelevance

In the article below, independent scholar Robert Fikes Jr., explores a centuries-old process in the United States where African Americans with no visible African ancestry “pass” into the Caucasian race or other races to avoid the stigma associated with anti-black racial discrimination

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Source: Black Past

East Africa: Trump Warns Ethiopia of Egyptian Attack On Dam

[Independent (Kampala)] Washington -- President Donald Trump has voiced his concern about the failed talks on the building of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the River Nile, saying he believes Egypt will launch an attack against it.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zim among 12 most fragile countries: World Vision

By Staff reporter International aid agency World Vision yesterday warned that over 19 million people, including 10 million children, were at risk of famine in 12 of the world’s most fragile countries due to a deadly mix of conflict, the economic impacts of COVID -19 and climate-related natural

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

‘I. AM. BACK.’: Mike Tyson announces return to the ring

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

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Centum launches Sh7bn apartments in Kasarani

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Source: Business Daily

Africa: 'Algorithms of Oppression' - Big Tech Urged to Combat Discrimination

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nearly a decade has passed since Safiya Noble googled "Black girls" and found the search results were mostly pornographic - a discovery that drove her to explore how algorithms can perpetuate discrimination and inequality.

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Source: allAfrica.com

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18,000 teachers set for CBC training by Sept reopening

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Uganda: Public Transport to Open in June When All Ugandans Have Face-Masks, Says Museveni

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Kenya: Landslide Cuts Off Tea, Coffee Belt Link Road in Meru

[Nation] Transport along a section of the busy Meru-Githongo-Marimba-Chogoria tea and coffee belt link road has been paralysed after River Iraru changed its course following a landslide that occurred in the area early this year.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda: Police Roll Out Security Master Plan for 2021 Elections

[Monitor] Police Chiefs led by Maj Gen Muzeyi Sabiiti, the deputy inspector general of police, have rolled out a security master plan for 2021 General Election.

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ViacomCBS Cuts Ties With Nick Cannon Over Anti-Semitic Podcast Rant

The TV host responded to the backlash by saying he did not condone "hate speech nor the spread of hateful rhetoric" and said he wanted to "be corrected."

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Somalia Leaders Strike Elections Deal

[East African] Somalia's political leaders have finally agreed on a poll model that involves electoral caucuses. As part of the agreement, each Caucus of 301 delegates will elect an MP who will get a seat in parliament.

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Islamic police in northern Nigerian state bans use of 'Black Friday' to prevent immorality - Face2Face Africa

The term 'Black Friday' will not be used in the northern Nigerian state of Kano on the occasion of this year's reduced-to-clear shopping festival as the state's Islamic religious police, or hisbah, has determined that the term insults Muslim sensitivities on the holy congregational day of

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Daymond John to announce $25,000 grant recipients at Black Entrepreneurs Day - TheGrio

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Impact of Covid-19 on African economies; a look at Nigeria [Morning Call]

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NBCUniversal partners with HBCUs to launch NBCU Academy - TheGrio

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Leader of the Movement for Social Justice fires back at US ambassador to TT | New York Carib News

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Kenya: Bars allowed to reopen, restaurants to serve alcohol again | Africanews

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta annonced on Monday that bars could reopen and restaurants could sell alcohol again as the rate of new coronavirus infections slowly declines in the

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Lesufi condemns behaviour behind COVID-19 super-spreaders

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