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African Union Squeezes Usa Pimple, Ignores Its Own Huge Boil
So last week, its chairman, Moussa Faki Mahamat, felt urgent need to add his voice to the unfortunate event of an American white policeman killing black George Floyd on the
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Africa: As Lockdown Fuels Food Shortages, Africa Goes Online for Groceries
From sharing grocery costs to food remittances, African tech entrepreneurs are finding ways to keep fresh food affordable
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Uganda's Debt Burden As Financial Year Closes
According to International Monetary Fund (IMF), although the debt stock would increase to respond to the emerging financing needs, debt dynamics would remain sustainable and Uganda would remain at low risk of debt distress, with public debt projected to rise above 54 per cent of GDP in FY 2021/22
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Africa: Safeguarding Africa's Food Security in the Age of COVID-19
With each climate shock, whether drought, flood or cyclone, farmers suffer directly, while shortages elevate the price of food for
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Africa: World Oceans Day - Don't Be Colour Blind, Help Blue Oceans Keep the Planet Green
We not only rely on the oceans for food, livelihoods, transport and trade but, as the lungs of our planet and its largest carbon sink, they also play a vital role in regulating the global
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Africa: Gender Lens Essential to Addressing Linked Climate Change and Security Crises, Urges Joint UN Report
A new report - Gender, Climate & Security: Sustaining Inclusive Peace on the Frontlines of Climate Change - by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), UN Women, the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (UNDPPA) reveals the close links between
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Georgia election chaos could have been avoided
Alarm bells have been sounded in Georgia’s presidential primary and down-ballot elections as state and local officials reacted to the chaos as voters faced long lines and confusion as they attempted to cast their votes
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Namibia: 100 Finalists for Ideathon #AfricaVsVirus Challenge Announced
The African Development Bank this week announced the 100 finalists from the #AfricaVsVirus Challenge ideathon to find solutions to challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic in
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Op-ed Submission: America is My Home | Afro
Today, they stand as beacons of light, shining example to the next generation of what we can accomplish with our God-given talents, the freedoms we enjoy, the opportunities available in our nation and, yes, a whole lot of
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Silverman’s Tweet Deflects Support for Black Lives Matter DC | Afro
On June 8 activists from Black Lives Matter and other concerned residents asked Council member Elissa Silverman (I- At-large) via Twitter if she would defund the police; however, while the Jewish politician expressed her support of the movement, she used her reply for a backhanded deflection
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Africa: Rugby Africa Annuls 2020 Season
Due to the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic Rugby Africa has decided to annul its competitions in 2020 to protect the health of all the players and their
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Africa: 'I Cannot Breathe' - 60 Black Former U.S. Ambassadors Condemn Ongoing Injustice
The Association of Black American Ambassadors (ABAA) joins the nation and people of conscience around the world, in mourning the brutal deaths of George Floyd, Ahmed Arbery, Breonna Taylor and other unarmed Black
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Somalia's COVID-19 Cases Rise to 2,416
There are now 2416 cases of the coronavirus in Somalia according to health ministry's tally with a total of 85
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Juneteenth Now Permanent Company Holiday For Twitter
Twitter is now positioning itself at the forefront and announced it’ll be honoring Juneteenth by making it a company wide
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Africa: 179th Opec Conference Meeting - Several Decisions Adopted to Ensure Stability of Oil Market
Algiers — Several decisions were unanimously adopted at the 179th meeting of the Conference of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the 11th OPEC and Non-OPEC ministerial meeting held Saturday to stabilize the oil market, the Energy Ministry said in
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Africa: C-19: Africa's "Wicked Problem"
In this Africa in Fact series of blogs, six of our correspondents across the continent will report over the next twelve weeks on aspects of their governments' policies and
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Uganda: How COVID-19 Affected Martyrs Day Businesses
The cancellation of this year's Martyrs Day celebrations due to Covid-19 pandemic did not only affect those for whom the day is an important date in their religious
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Uganda: Envoy Tells Government to Make Policy On E-Learning
The Belgium Ambassador to Uganda, Mr Rudi Veestraeten, has asked the government to formulate a national policy on e-learning if it is to succeed in digital and long distance learning for all learners across the
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West Africa: The Sahel - 'In Every Sense of the Word a Crisis'
United Nations — The combination of rife insecurity, food insecurity and more than 7.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance has left the Sahel a region in crisis, with the global coronavirus pandemic expected to exacerbate the
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Africa: Troubled Balotelli Planning to Relocate to Africa to Escape Racism
Italian striker Mario Balotelli has opened up to the possibility of playing in Africa in the near future, in a move he says will help him escape from the racism he consistently encounters in
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NATIVE SON Founder Emil Wilbekin Launches Virtual Black Gay Leadership Forum
In honor of Pride Month, Emil Wilbekin, an accomplished media professional and former ESSENCE Editor-at-Large, launched a virtual Black Gay Leadership Forum through his organization NATIVE
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Africa: "Every African-American Is Guilty As Suspected!"
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Nigeria coronavirus: 13,464 cases; record 663 new cases; Kaduna 'reopens'
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Rwanda: COVID-19 - Over 50 People Arrested in Musanze While Praying on a Mountain
Officials in Musanze District on Sunday arrested at least 51 people for breaching the government directive banning mass gathering and congregating in ungazetted areas to curb the spread of Covid-19
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Ice Cube Tweets About 'High Cost of Racism,' Says Black People Should Be Exempt from Paying Taxes
Ice Cube has been incredibly active on Twitter since George Floyd died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, last month while in police
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Nigeria: Covid19 - Work in Shifts, Researchers Advise Yam Seed Producers, Farmers
In order to secure food sufficiency in the next coming season due to the challenging period of coronavirus pandemic, researchers have advised yam seed producers and farmers to work in shifts to ensure continuity even during the
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The protests show that black Americans have been telling the truth about police brutality
The protests started in Minneapolis on 26 May, the day after a police officer killed George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, by pressing his knee into Floyd’s neck for more than eight
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Lawmakers Decry Exclusion of Some Airports in Reopening Schedule
Also, three senators representing Akwa Ibom State have requested for the intervention of the Senate to get the federal government to include the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo, among the airports that would begin the first phase of flight resumption in
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Rwanda: Govt Lays Out Measures to Revive Mining Sector
A set of strategies unveiled on Tuesday June 9 by the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB) could facilitate mineral processing and trading companies to resume full operations, allowing the sector to recover from the Covid-19
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Mauritius: Reinventing the Mauritian Economic Model
Although Mauritius has reinvented itself before, the consequences this time challenge its economic philosophy and will require vision, creativity and
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