How collapse of Pan Paper Mills sucked life out of Webuye town

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Aretha Franklin , in full Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.), American singer who defined the golden age of soul music of the 1960s. Franklin’s mother, Barbara, was a gospel singer and pianist. Her father, C.L. Franklin, presided over the New Bethel Baptist

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Zambia

Republic of Zambia

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Fort Worth, Texas, Where the West and the South Meet: A Brief History of the City's African American Community, 1849-2012

In the article below, Fort Worth historian Richard Selcer introduces us to the African American community which has been a presence in this city since its founding in

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Ethiopia: Why an Ethiopia-Egypt War Over River Nile Dam Might Be 'Good'

The quarrel is over the rate at which Ethiopia fills the reservoir behind the dam and its effect on water supplies downstream in Sudan and Egypt--for who the Nile is the primary water

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Uganda: Cabinet Rejects Dead Year, Opts to Buy 10m Radio Sets

Other ministers, however, rejected Mr Kutesa's suggestion and asked Mr Matia Kasaija of Finance to look for funds in the 2020/21 budget for buying radios and TV sets for the 15 million

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Africa: COVID-19 in Africa - As Cases Rise Along With Economic Hardship, Countries Grapple With Safely Easing Lockdowns

Some four months after the first COVID-19 case in Africa was reported in Egypt, countries on the continent are beginning to ease public health and social measures, such as lockdowns and curfews, imposed to curb the spread of the

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Nigeria: Traders Count Losses As Fire Razes Olaleye Market

Lagos — Traders at the popular Olaleye market in Shomolu Local Government Area of Lagos State are still counting their losses following the fierce fire at the early hours of Saturday, May

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Angola: COVID-19 - Electricity, Water Bills Should Be Paid Until July

Luanda — The consumer should regulate the late bill payment of electricity and water services of the State of Emergency period until 26 July, said Monday the Minister of State and Head of the Civil House of President, Adão de

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Africa: Retail and Online Sales Survey for Mobile Handsets and Tablets in 6 African Countries Shows How Sales Will Be Hit and Looks At the Bounce Back After Lockdown Ends

London — This week I have been given access to a retail and online sales survey of six Sub-Saharan African countries' mobile handset and tablet

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Libya: UN Chief Calls for Libya Mass Grave Investigation

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has expressed deep shock at the discovery of mass graves in Libya over recent days, in territory that was recently in the hands of the so-called opposition Libyan National Army (LNA) led by General Khalifa

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Nigeria: NBET Boss Amobi Violates Code of Conduct Law, Runs Private Business

The Managing Director of Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company, Marilyn Amobi, has continued to run and direct her private company in the United Kingdom, in what is clearly a contravention of Nigeria's code of conduct for public officers, PREMIUM TIMES can

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500,000 homes in dark despite power connection subsidy

Kenya Power #ticker:KPLC, the utility firm charged with hooking households to the electricity mains, has so far connected 494,374 under a five-year subsidised electricity project launched in September

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Deliberations on return of bauxite levy under way

THE Economy and Production Committee of the House of Representatives yesterday started deliberations on a resolution put forward by Manchester Southern Member of Parliament (MP) Michael Stewart calling for the restoration of the levy on bauxite mining

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Ann-Marie Vaz lists road improvement, access to amenities as success in first year as MP

Reflecting on her victory over People's National Party (PNP) candidate Damion Crawford in a hotly contested by-election for the constituency of East Portland, Member of Parliament Ann-Marie Vaz has listed road rehabilitation and improved access to some basic amenities as her main success so

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Minneapolis Cop Who Knelt On The Neck of George Floyd, Charged With Murder | Afro

By TIM SULLIVAN and AMY FORLITI, Associated Press

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Uganda: House Approves Shs33.3 Billion Supplementary

Parliament — Barely two months after Parliament passed a Shs932b supplementary budget, another Shs33.3b was yesterday provided for the government by three ministries before the end of Financial Year

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South Africa: Who Has Been Hit Hardest By South Africa's Lockdown? We Found Some Answers

In trying to limit the spread of COVID-19, policymakers globally have the difficult task of balancing the positive health effects of lockdowns against their economic costs, particularly the burdens lockdowns impose on low-income and food-insecure

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Mozambique: Terrorists Attack Macomia Town

Maputo — Islamist terrorists attacked the town of Macomia, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, on Thursday, according to a report in Friday's issue of the independent newssheet "Carta de

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Mbabane, Swaziland (1887- )

Mbabane is the capital of Swaziland and is located on the Mbabane River and its tributary the Polinjane River in the Mdimba Mountains. It is the second largest city in the country. The city’s name comes from an African Chief, Mbabane Kunene, who lived in the region when British settlers arrived in

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James West

James Edward West was born on February 10, 1931 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. He was an inquisitive young boy, fascinated with electronics and always ready to take things apart to discover how they worked. His curiosity almost got the better of him when he was eight years old and decided

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Angola: Piim Provides 168 Job Opportunities in Bengo

Caxito — The implementation of the Integrated Programme for Intervention in Municipalities (PIIM), in the northern Bengo Province, allowed the creation of 168 new jobs, within the scope of the execution of 27 social projects in the

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67 Gauteng schools closed due to Covid-19 cases, infrastructure issues

According to the province's premier David Makhura and the Gauteng Coronavirus Command Council, as of Thursday 54 schools had been affected by 56 cases reported in districts across the

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Cristobal remnants bring thunderstorms, flooding to Midwest

MICHIGAN, United States (AP) — The remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal were moving out of the Midwest and into Canada yesterday, with gusty winds and heavy rain leaving behind flooding in Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri, and

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UN deplores attacks on Libyan hospitals

In April 2019, Eastern Libyan strongman, Khalifa Haftar, launched an offensive to seize Tripoli, where the UN-recognized Government of National Unity (GNA) is

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Otis Boykin

Otis F. Boykin was born on August 29, 1920 in Dallas, Texas. After graduating high school, he attended Fisk College in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated in 1941 and took a job as a laboratory assistant with the Majestic Radio and TV Corporation in Chicago, Illinois. He undertook various tasks but

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Namibia's Strategy to Borrow Over N$21b

"Though the borrowing strategy is to largely fund the funding needs from the domestic market, the 2020/21 financial year's budget deficit is significantly large to be sourced from the domestic market as per the

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Eritrea officially virus-free with 100% recoveries, zero deaths

Total confirmed cases = 39

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Human rights group: Hungry Zimbabwe refugees forced out by Botswana

GABORONE—A human rights group said hundreds of refugees from Zimbabwe are being forced back home from neighboring Botswana and the refugees haven’t had access to food during COVID-19 restrictions in

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Jeter, Howard Franklin (1947- )

Howard Jeter, U.S. Ambassador to Botswana and later to Nigeria, was born in Maple Ridge, Union County, South Carolina on March 6, 1947 to James Walter Jeter, Jr. and Emma Mattocks Jeter. Howard Jeter first attended school in a one-room schoolhouse in Maple Ridge. The school had no

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