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Maybe the grilling was due diligence, maybe the cops were giving Rayshard Brooks an opportunity to get it together, but in the end, one officer’s decision to shoot the 27-year-old husband and father twice in the back as he fled on foot is another law enforcement
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Uganda's $12b Budget Offers Tax Waivers, Credit Access to SMEs
In a bid to get the Ugandan economy moving again after nearly three months of lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, the government on June 11 presented a budget offering a host of tax waivers and funding for the business
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THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: Hong Kong police squash dissent in display of China’s muscle | Afro
You can’t use Telegram in mainland China, but the messaging app allows Hong Kong users to mask their phone numbers so police can’t find
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Kenya: Nairobi Park Row - KWS Chair 'Resigns'
The storm began in mid-April when it emerged that Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), the custodians of the country's national parks and game reserves, planned to fence off the park and build luxury lodges through a new management plan dubbed the Nairobi National Park 2020-2030 management
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Burundi: Nkurunziza's Closed-Door Strategy Worked to Keep Power
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Botswana Pushes for Truck Drivers Mandatory Testing
Ghanzi — The Vice President, Mr Slumber Tsogwane, says Botswana wishes that SADC member states could make it mandatory to test truck drivers at points of
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Africa: Update COVID-19 13 June 2020
13 June 2020 -- Thirty-one (31) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2043 samples tested
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`When does it stop?' Slain man's family makes tearful plea
ATLANTA (AP) — Pleading through tears Monday, the family of a black man killed by Atlanta police outside a drive-thru demanded changes in the criminal justice system and called on protesters to refrain from violence amid heightened tensions across the U.S. three weeks after George Floyd‘s death in
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Kenya: Restaurants Seek More Opening Hours
Bar and restaurant owners want the State to increase operating hours in a move aimed at raking in more revenues for a sector that is making huge losses on reduced customers following the outbreak of the coronavirus in Kenya in
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Bill Cosby Supports Protestors, Opposes Use of Tactical Gear by Police Officers
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Kareem Abdul Jabbar ‘It’s Important for Athletes to Speak Out’ in Wake of George Floyd Protests – Arizona Informant Newspaper
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Second Black Man Found Hanging From A Tree Outside Of Los Angeles
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South Africa: From Maternal Health to COVID-19 - How a WhatsApp Service Became Essential for Millions
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Vanessa Bryant Explains Why She Blocked Kobe’s Fan Accounts
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Africa: Coronavirus "Information Heroes" - Journalism That Saves Lives
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Sudan Airports Closed Until June 28
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Pandemic slows down prosecution of graft suspects
Before the Chief Justice David Maraga and the National Council on the Administration of Justice, announced on April 1, the scaling down of court operations, a number of magistrates hearing corruption related cases had gathered speed with some about to conclude testimonies from witness and rule
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Black Lives Matter Founder Finds Hope in Global Protests Over George Floyd’s Alleged Murder – Arizona Informant Newspaper
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Africa: Update COVID-19 12 June 2020
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