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South Sudan: Reducing Preventable Maternal and Child Deaths in Lakes State of South Sudan
On a cold Tuesday night, at about 12:00 am, in Malek village, Ms Rebecca Akeer, 26 years old gave birth to a bouncing baby boy in her house in the absence of a skilled birth attendant in February
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Al-Shabaab Targets Kenyan Youths for Recruitment
After the Covid-19 pandemic closed Kenya's schools in March, Aden Jamal and his brother Abdullah Ahmed were excited to be home with their parents. They ...
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Chakwera practicing nepotism – Nankhumwa | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Leader of Opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa has condemned President Lazarus Chakwera for appointing his own relatives, friends and cronies to serve in foreign missions without regard to merit and qualifications. Nankhumwa made the remarks in Parliament at the at the end of the 2021/2022
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Opinion: Here's how to propel 2 million Black Americans to the middle class
Black Americans have faced long-standing structural … other investments. But as workers, Black Americans remain concentrated in low-wage … opportunity to propel two million Black Americans into the middle class for …
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Malawi: Chakwera Party Loyalists Out of All Airport Aprons
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered that party loyalists, including dancing women who swam airports' aprons whenever he is leaving the country or coming from abroad, be kicked out.
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Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange Wins CEO Of The Year Award
Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange, president of Seattle Central College, was recently recognized as the 2020 Chief Executive Officer of the Year by the Washington State Association of College Trustees (ACT) for her transformational leadership, commitment to equity, and development of partnerships that
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NJUKI: Refugees’ skills count, too, in economies of host
Programmes in training and skills development were availed to refugees without a clear integration into the local labour market realities or the same opportunity availed to host
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Junior Housing and Water Minister promises improved services to Lust-en-Rust residents - Stabroek News
Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water Susan Rodrigues and a team from the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) yesterday met with residents of Lust-en-Rust, West Bank Demerara, over complaints about the inadequate supply of water in the area and the lack of access by
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Chakwera promises improved conditions of service for health workers - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
President Lazarus Chakwera says his administration will over the next four years address challenges health workers are facing  in order to ensure significant progress in their conditions of service. He made the remarks this morning at Sunbird Nkopola in Mangochi where he opened the Society of
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Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
COVID-19 – human rights experts underline importance of preserving freedom of opinion and expression in Africa
Tens of millions of people in Africa could become destitute as a result of COVID-19 and its catastrophic impact on fragile economies and health systems across the continent, human rights chiefs from the United Nations and the African Commission warned on
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Kenya: Census Reveals 46,000 Are Living in the Streets
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Chakwera appoints four new MEC commissioners | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed four new commissioners of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), including three whose names were submitted by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The DPP commissioners are Francis Lazaro Kasaila, Emmanuel Fabiano and Caroline Mfune. The other
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Atlanta City Council approves funding for shelter options for the homeless
ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council approved legislation Monday to ratify an executive order directing the City’s chief financial officer to allocate up to $1.5 million for nonprofit and philanthropic communities providing individual shelter options with supportive services for persons experiencing
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Post-COVID-19 mental health issues may be deadly
Rates of alcoholism, depression and suicide often spike after natural disasters and can catch communities off guard, particularly African-American communities where mental health issues have long been a source of shame and
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Chakwera’s rallies breach Covid-19 gathering limit | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Malawians have faulted President Lazarus Chakwera for holding rallies where thaousands gathered, breaching the 250-people gathering limit set by the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus. On his way to the Northern Region yesterday, the president addressed thousands of supporters at
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Tunisia: Results of COVID-19 Rapid Screening Tests Carried Out On 60 Teachers Negative (Local Health Director)
Tunis/Tunisia — The results of the COVID-19 rapid screening tests carried out on 60 teachers at the regional centre for training and skills development in Manouba were negative, local health director Imene Souissi told TAP
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Lesotho: Unleashing the Potential of the Wool and Mohair Cottage Industry
[Lesotho Times] WOOL and mohair cottage industries were established in the late 1800s. The major objective of their establishment was to conserve the original art and also to sustain the traditional skills of weaving and hand crafted articles for local, tourist and export markets. The cottages were
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OP-ED: Can't Stay Home, Can't Keep Curfew: People Experiencing Homelessness Caught in Pandemic, Curfews, Violence
People experiencing homelessness in the United States—already at heightened risk and with fewer resources due to the pandemic—now face even greater challenges as a result of the both the violence sweeping many city streets and the curfews many are imposing in an effort to
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‘Energy crucial in Vision Mw2063’ - The Times Group Malawi
President Lazarus Chakwera has said energy remains a crucial element in actualising the country’s long-term development plan, the Malawi 2063. Chakwera said this Tuesday at Tedzani Hydropower Station in Blantyre when he commissioned a 19-megawatts (mw) power plant being managed by the Electricity
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Ghana: AGRA Advocates Fund to Support Women in Agribusiness.
Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), has called on African governments to create a fund to support women small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in agribusiness to thrive in this period of
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Times of unprecedented crisis present unique opportunities for unprecedented action – Op-ed
Emerging evidence from the ILO on the impact of COVID-19 suggests that women’s economic and productive lives will be affected
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Huawei and Mustek: Connected collaboration
According to Donna Mostert, Huawei business unit manager at Mustek, strong and strategic partnerships allow for an organisation to build stable foundations and explore new ways of engaging with customers and
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Graduates should turn their education into bankable enterprises – Chakwera | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
President Lazarus Chakwera has challenged Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) graduates to focus on turning their education into enterprises, saying scientific and technological skills are a must for Malawi’s development agenda to become a reality. He was speaking this morning during
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Winiko throws shade at Tonse | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Winiko, a character performed by Bon Kalindo, has gone full ballistic at President Lazarus Chakwera, his number 2 Saulos Chilima and the Tonse administration over poor performance Kalindo is a politician and he campaigned for the Tonse Alliance ahead of the 2020 presidential elections. He is also
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Malawi Makes Progress in HIV and Aids Fight - Chakwera
[Nyasa Times] Malawi on Tuesday commemorated World Aids Day with President Lazarus Chakwera stressing his government's commitment in the fight against HIV and Aids by staying the course to achieve zero infection rate by 2030 amidst Coronavirus (Covid-19).
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President Chakwera accumulates more power, power-trimming pledge false, claims opposition leader
Opposition leader Kondwani Nankhumwa has said President Lazarus Chakwera had raised the hopes and expectations of Malawians when he pledged to reduce presidential powers but one year down the line, there has been no effort taken towards that promise. “In fact, the President has accumulated more
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UTM gives MCP until June 19 to meet demand for ‘better representation’
UTM Party led by state vice president, Dr Saulos Chilima is alleged to have given the Malawi Congress Party hierarchy to meet its fair share of representation or risk breaking away, it has been reported. The widening gulf between the two parties seem to have reached irreparable levels, only
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Prof Chisi takes swipe at Chakwera’s counter-Covid-19 strategy
Professor John Chisi—President of Umodzi Party (UP) which is a member of the ruling Tonse Alliance government—has taken a swipe at President Lazarus Chakwera led administration for “being off-track” with the way it is countering the Coronavirus pandemic in the country. He said it was
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