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Kenya: Union Cries Foul as KU Declares Pay Cut for Lecturers
Kenyatta University has announced a suspension of salaries for staff on contract due to what it terms a decline in revenue attributed to the Covid-19 outbreak which has paralysed services in higher learning
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World Bank lends Kenya Sh4.5bn for locusts fight
World Bank lends Kenya Sh4.5bn for locusts fight
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Socialism in Africa and African Socialism
At independence, African countries had to decide what type of state to put in place, and between 1950 and the mid-1980s, thirty-five of Africas countries adopted socialism at some point.1  The leaders of these countries believed socialism offered their best chance to overcome the many obstacles
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MWANYASI: There’s a silver lining for Africa exports in
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) expects world trade to fall by 13 per cent to 32 per cent in 2020, due to the disruptions to economic activity caused by the
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Change law that outlaws suicide, say activists
Human rights groups in the Western region want suicide decriminalised as part of efforts to address mental health issues and assist those
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Ethiopia fights for vibrancy as economy takes Covid hit
For the past three years, Ethiopia was the talk of town, with leading institutions terming it one of Africa’s fastest rising
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Kenya: Relief for Motorists as Fuel Prices Drop to Lowest in More Than a Decade
In its latest monthly review, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) cut diesel prices by the biggest margin of Sh19.9 per litre, giving transporters and big manufacturers a major
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Media mogul Oliver Clarke dies at 75
Oliver Frederick Clarke, the media mogul who stood at the helm of The Gleaner as chairman and managing director for more than four decades, has
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Coronavirus causes learning losses
“Even before the COVID pandemic, we were already faced with a very serious challenge in education, which is a global learning
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KU declares pay cut for lecturers
Kenyatta University has announced a suspension of salaries for staff on contract due to what it terms a decline in revenue attributed to the Covid-19 outbreak which has paralysed services in higher learning
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Tourism, horticulture drop widens current deficit 6.2pc
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Kenya: Relief for Motorists as Fuel Prices Drop Further
Motorists have a reason to smile to the pump after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) announced a further drop in the prices of
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Low-income areas will struggle to contain Covid-19
A s the Covid-19 crisis continues, a new report suggests that it will be hard to control the spread of the virus in low-income
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EDITORIAL: EAC states must avoid falling into Covid-19 debt trap
As the devastating social and economic impacts of the pandemic manifested themselves in the United States, the UK, France, Italy and Spain, the IMF and World Bank duly announced emergency credit lines for roughly two dozen African
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BPOs want work-at-home extension
“A request has been made to the Government to continue with this facility until the end of 2020 so that sites can continue to practise social distancing, but more importantly, keep workers safe and employed,” said Gloria Henry, president of the GSAJ, formerly the Business Process Industry
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INTERVIEW: ‘I nip women to perfection’
A mother of a four-year-old daughter, she has a Master's degree in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and founded Allora Medical Practice, a private
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Help for domestic violence victims
Since many places across the world have been forced to institute lockdowns, where citizens are forced to stay in our homes and go out only when absolutely necessary, we have seen an increase in the domestic violence
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Local debt grows with Sh106bn Bretton Woods loan
Given Kenya’s classification as a lower middle-income country, the loan comprises a Sh79.5 billion credit from the International Development Association (IDA) and Sh26.5 billion from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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Alassane Ouattara
Alassane Ouattara , in full Alassane Dramane Ouattara, byname Ado (born January 1, 1942, Dimbokro, Côte d’Ivoire, French West Africa), Ivoirian economist and politician who was elected president of Côte d’Ivoire in 2010. Despite Ouattara’s victory, the incumbent, Laurent Gbagbo, refused to step
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Brazil coronavirus deaths surge
Brazil saw its highest number of coronavirus deaths yet Tuesday as, more than four months after Covid-19 first emerged in China, the force of the pandemic was beginning to hit hard in Latin
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Sudan to pay for ’98 embassy attacks – US court
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Sudan must pay hundreds of millions of dollars in punitive damages to some victims of the 1998 attacks on US embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam in
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U.S. Black Population
United States Population: 150,697,361. Black population: 15,042,286 (10 per cent).
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1947
Uganda: Adolescents in Eastern Uganda Risk Becoming Obese, New Study Suggests
A study conducted by researchers at the School of Public Health Makerere University, has revealed that adolescents in eastern part of the country consume a lot of fats and oils and thus are at a risk of becoming overweight and obese along the life
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Jamaican media mogul Oliver Clarke dies at 75
(Jamaica Gleaner) Oliver Frederick Clarke, the media mogul who stood at the helm of The Gleaner as chairman and managing director for more than four decades, has
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Uganda: Court Petitioned to Compel NSSF to Pay 20 Percent to Members
A human rights activist yesterday petitioned the Constitutional Court in Kampala, seeking its orders to, among others, compel the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) to pay out each of its members atleast 20 per cent of their savings to mitigate the pressures brought about by Covid-19
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Pay cuts force workers to restructure Sh102bn loans
Pay cuts force workers to restructure Sh102bn loans
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Bureau of Census reports
Bureau of Census report said Black unemployment averaged 9.9 per cent in 1971, compared with a 5.4 per cent rate for whites. The report also said that 31.8 per cent of all Black families were headed by a woman, and increase from the 28 per cent reported in 1970.
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Jul
13
1972
S. Africa defends Covid-19 lockdown
South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Tuesday fought off criticism against the Covid-19 lockdown, saying the measure has effectively stalled the exponential spread of the
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Benin
By the end of the 1980s, Benins economy was near collapse. As its oil boom ended, Nigeria expelled 100,000 Beninese migrant workers and closed the border with Benin. Kérékous socialist collectivization of Benins agriculture and the ballooning bureaucracy further damaged the economy. By
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13
2011
UNDP warns of drop in human development post COVID-19
UNITED NATIONS — Global human development – which can be measured as a combination of the world's education, health and living standards — could decline this year for the first time since the concept was introduced in 1990, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has
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