Nigeria: Buhari Signs Order to Implement Financial Autonomy for States' Legislature, Judiciary
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja signed an Executive Order for the implementation of financial autonomy for the legislature and the judiciary at the state
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Kagame's son appointed to board of Rwanda's investment agency
A son of President Paul Kagame has been appointed to the board of the Rwanda Development
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Barry Bonds
Barry Bonds belongs to a family with a history of playing baseball, it can be convincingly said that baseball runs in his family. He was born on July 24, 1964, in Riverside, California. He was born to Pat and Bobby. Bobby was a high-school baseball star, he chose baseball over football. He played
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Charges Dropped Against Breonna Taylor's Boyfriend, Police Chief Announces Retirement Same Day FBI Takes Up Investigation of Case
A Louisville prosecutor recommended charges be dropped against Kenneth Walker, who was charged with attempted murder after he shot a police officer during the botched raid that resulted in the death of his girlfriend, Breonna
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Mauritius: Accreditation of New High Commissioner of Mauritius to India
Mrs Santi Bai Hanoomanjee presented her Letters of Credence to the President of the Republic of India, Mr. Ramnath Kovind, as the High Commissioner of the Republic of Mauritius to the Republic of India, yesterday, during a virtual accreditation
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Dak Prescott Pledges $1 Million To “Improve Our Police Training And Address Systematic Racism”
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Tanzanian president's son recovers from COVID-19
It’s a delightful news that Tanzanian President John Magufuli is hoping to announce this
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Aaron, Henry Louis “Hank” (1934- )
Henry Louis Aaron was born February 5, 1934, in Mobile, Alabama, the third of eight children to Herbert Aaron, a shipyard worker at Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company, and his wife, Estella. Aaron decided he wanted to be a major league baseball player after hearing a speech by the Brooklyn
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Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority Begins Audit of Airlines
To guarantee passengers' safety and protection from COVID-19, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has commenced the audit of airlines, THISDAY has
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VIDEO: Truckers in 21-mile traffic jam for COVID-19 testing without food or water at Kenya/Uganda border | Afro
A 21-mile-long (35 km) column of trucks lined a major highway between Kenya and Uganda on Saturday, a sea of diesel engines and goods headed west but stopped at the border for time-consuming coronavirus
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Kenya: World Bank Lends Kenya $43m for Locusts Fight
The World Bank on Thursday approved a $43 (Ksh4.5 billion) loan to Kenya to help in combating locust swarms that are destroying crops in Eastern
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Dennis Rodman
Dennis Keith Rodman is a New Jersey born African American ex-NBA player who played for numerous teams during his career.  He acquired the nickname “The Worm” and is famously known for his defensive and rebounding abilities as well as dyeing his hair with artificial colors. He has earned
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Somalia: 71 More People Test Positive for Covid19
Somali Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed 71 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total tally of infections to
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Kenya: Stationary Lorry Claims Life of Ex-Kenya 7s Winger Allan Makaka
The Kenyan Rugby fraternity is mourning following the demise of former Kenya 7s winger Allan Makaka in a tragic road accident along Mombasa Road in the wee hours of Saturday
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Nigeria: Exclusive - Buhari Restrains Ministers From Disciplining, Removing Heads of Agencies
The circular, dated May 19 and endorsed by the SGF, Boss Mustapha, conveyed the "concern" of the government about the tendency by some ministers to arbitrarily remove chief executive officers of agencies and its impact on stability and service
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‘I Cultivate’ - former media worker now pursuing fruit and vegetable home delivery
When, late in March, the authorities ordered the closure or curtailment of a range of business houses including vending in and around Bourda Market, Cordel Jones, a young one-time journalist, farmer and Bourda Market vegetable vendor, spotted an opportunity to sustain his own business which he
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Guyana unfazed by COVID-19–driven global food crisis concerns
Even as several reputable international organizations including the United Nations (UN) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) assert that the ongoing coronavirus ‘plague’ could precipitate a global food crisis, Guyana, up until now, continues to flaunt its reputation as the ‘bread basket’ of the
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Africa: COVID-19 Cases Across the Continent Exceed 100,000
South Africa has the most reported cases – 20,125, with deaths numbering
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Region Nine’s indigenous communities and miners clashing over stepped up COVID-19 restrictions
The imposition of more stringent measures by indigenous leaders in their respective communities since the first case of the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was confirmed in Region Nine has resulted in conflict between village leaders and the Rupununi Miners
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Kenya: 1,500 People Charged With Violating COVID-19 Rules
In a statement, the Judiciary said it set up two temporary courts at the Kasarani Stadium to handle cases related to violation of Covid-19
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Kenya: Public Has Until 5pm Give Views on School Reopening Date
Kenyans have until five o'clock today to give their views to the National Covid-19 Education Response Committee that will advise Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha on whether schools should reopen on June 4 or the date be
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Africa: Four Ways to Combat Malaria in the Time of COVID-19
Second, use community health workers to improve malaria preventive services because high percentages of Africans live in rural areas where accessing hospitals is
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South Africa: Lockdown Level 3 - Blade Nzimande to Give Update On Plans for Tertiary Institutions
Nzimande is expected to speak on plans for higher education, as well as concerns raised by the public on funding, and the return of medical students to
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Migrant street vendors band together in Spain
Before the coronavirus outbreak, people visiting the crowded streets in the city center of Barcelona used to see street vendors trying to make a living by selling everything from beer to beach
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Republican Councilman demands end to West Indian Day Parade | New York Carib News
Republican Councilman Joe Borelli in a tweet accompanying a letter addressed to NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea, is calling for the end to Brooklyn’s popular West Indian Day Parade and all of its annual coinciding activities.
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Juneteenth by the Numbers | The Atlanta Voice
Here’s a look at Juneteenth, also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day and Jubilee Day, by the
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Botswana eases lockdown measures
“I run a catering business in Old Naledi, my business was doing well before
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Lagos slum dwellers struggle to find work post-lockdown
Inhabitants of Iwaya, a poor district in Nigeria’s commercial city of Lagos struggle to find work despite the ease on lockdown instituted by the government to curtail spread of the
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COVID-19 forces cultural shift in West Africa weddings
Omoh, a realtor, and Mamza, a microbiologist, had set the date for April 25, with a big-budget ceremony that was to include at least 500 guests, who were to be transported to the wedding by
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Nigeria's Economy Will Definitely Go Into Recession - Finance Minister
An assessment by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics indicates that Nigeria's economy will go into a recession at an average of -4.4 per cent, the finance minister, Zainab Ahmed, has
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