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Uganda’s most prominent human rights lawyer, Nicola Opiyo, who was charged of money laundering ahead of contentious presidential elections in January, is granted bail by a judge in Kampala.
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COVID-19 could widen economic gender gap, IMF warns
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) - The novel coronavirus pandemic could jeopardise progress made by women over the last three decades in narrowing the economic gap between themselves and their male counterparts, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday.
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Message from Prime Minister Mottley to mark the end of Ramadan - Barbados Today
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Black family of medical professionals goes viral on social media - BNC
By: Alyssa Wilson A Black family full of medical professionals has gone viral after a photo of them in white coats was posted on LinkedIn.  Dr. Chinyere 'Chi Chi' Okpaleke posted the photo of her with her five siblings with the caption:  'If I had to choose between The Okpaleke's vs. The
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Black History Month: Let’s Self-Reflect, Self-Educate | Post News Group
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Why is it so much harder to develop an HIV/AIDS vaccine than Covid-19 vaccine?
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Houston sues Bush, Texas General Land Office over Harvey recovery takeover - DefenderNetwork.com
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East Africa: Lake Victoria Basin Clean-Up Put On Hold As Coronavirus Disrupts Project
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Liberia: Ellen Corkrum Hooked for Defrauding U.S. Govt of U.S.$6m Millionin Covid Relief Fund
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Jason Whitlock: White Liberals Make Blacks 'Live Up to Our Skin Color'
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Biden: If you can't choose me over Trump, 'you ain't black'
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Reformism or Black Nationalism: The Battle for the Hearts and Minds of Afrikan People
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Casey Goodson Jr.’s Mother Speaks Out About Son ‘Murdered In Cold Blood’ By Ohio Cop
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[Cameroon Tribune] The Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence, Joseph Beti Assomo chaired the ceremony to hand over the Cameroonian flag to the Contingent in Motcheboum, East Region on September 15, 2020.
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Impeachment took place amid heavily armed Capitol – Florida Courier
BY KEVIN FREKING AND ANDREW TAYLOR ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The scene in the U.S. Capitol seemed jarringly disconnected. Inside the House chamber, the nation’s lawmakers spoke with solemnity about democracy, the rule of law and the words of Abraham Lincoln as they undertook a vote to remove
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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
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