Kenya: AU Commission Calls for Talks to End Kenya-Somalia Tension

Rwanda: Nyirimana Targets First League Title With UTB

Fidèle Nyirimana, the head coach of UTB Volleyball Club, has said that his ultimate target priority this season is to guide the varsity side to their first league

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zimbabwe: Corruption Dents Zim's Mining Sector Recovery

The mining sector is reeling under the impact of delays in processing of mining certificates, verification of applications, ground inspection, and delays in the settlement of

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Source: allAfrica.com

LETTERS: Why post-Corona era is dim for insurance sector

The impasse created deliberately by the regulator and its hardline stance not to recognise associations and have them anchored in law will continue to create a losing battle for insurance growth even as they spend taxpayers’ money on futile

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Source: Business Daily

Burundi's New President Ndayishimiye Faces Tough Task of Reconciliation

Evariste Ndayishimiye was sworn in Thursday as Burundi's new president following the sudden death of his predecessor Pierre

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenyatta Pledges to Respect Term Limit in 2022

New York — President Uhuru Kenyatta pledged Thursday that he will respect the Constitution's limit of two terms in the nation's top

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Source: allAfrica.com

Cameroon: Bali-Widikum - Task Force Operation Recovers Ammunitions

Armed fighters neutralized, enemy camps destroyed in a five day operation by elements of the 5th Joint Military Region

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Source: allAfrica.com

This 'Juneteenth Shop Black' Event Features Nearly 100 Black-Owned Brands

Event planner Cynthia Daniels’ Memphis, Tennessee-based business, like so many around the country, came to a screeching halt when the coronavirus pandemic

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Wesson, Martinez Call for Reforms to Replace Police Officers with Non-Law Enforcement Agencies For Non-Violent Calls

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Black’s Death on Eastern Shore, Similar to Floyd’s | Afro

However, in the state of Maryland, none of the details of what lead to the death of 19-year old Anton Black in September of 2018 during an arrest prompted any official

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Zimbabwe street vendors hit by coronavirus clampdown

Since April, local authorities in Zimbabwe’s major cities have demolished thousands of illegally built structures that vendors like Kahari use to sell their wares, in what authorities have said is an effort to legitimise informal trade in the

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Source: The East African

Africa: Scourge of Racism Violates UN Charter

Allow me to quote from the letter he sent last week to all UN staff: "The position of the United Nations on racism is crystal clear: this scourge violates the United Nations Charter and debases our core

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Source: allAfrica.com

COVID-19 Among Protestors: Coronavirus Resurgence? – The Mississippi Link

These big gatherings of protesters in the middle of COVID-19 have many people as well as health officials worried that there will be a huge spike in new cases, especially in those areas with many pre-existing

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Source: The Mississippi Link

West Africa: COVID-19 - ECOWAS Recommends Gradual Re-Opening of Regional Borders

The ECOWAS Ministerial Coordination Committee on Transport, Logistics and Trade has recommended a harmonised and gradual reopening of land, air and sea borders for restoring cross border economic

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Source: allAfrica.com

Essential Justice: Lawyers In The Coronavirus Pandemic

Nationwide, courts remain closed and in-person gatherings are still restricted due to the coronavirus. As the pandemic continues, the federal government still overlooks the “essential work” of parts of the legal services industry, delaying trials and hearings and compromising access to justice.

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

PNC Commits More Than $1 Billion To Help End Systemic Racism and Support Economic Empowerment of African Americans and Low- And Moderate-Income Communities – Press Releases on CSRwire.com

PITTSBURGH, Jun. 18 /CSRwire/ - The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) today announced a commitment of more than $1 billion to help end systemic racism and support economic empowerment of African Americans and low- and moderate-income

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Kenya: Please Don't Touch Our Cash, Pensioners Say

In a separate memorandum to Parliament, a pensioner's lobby group says the removal of the pension tax exemption for retirees above 65 will make them receive significantly lower

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Source: allAfrica.com

BLK DOCS, New Monthly Series Dedicated to Black Documentarians, Begins Online This Month with “Wilmington on Fire”.

Started by Speller Street Films and The Luminal Theater, BLK Docs is an initiative to help build an authentic documentary film culture within the African-American community through film screenings, webinars, and more interactive film

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Source: ThyBlackMan

Africa: The COVID - 19 Pandemic Shows Us Just How Much Women May Be Left Behind

As the precautional measure of social distancing find more people working from home, let us reflect on these five possible ways that may help ensure that women and girls are not being left behind as the world sets itself to deal with a humanitarian crisis that we just may never have thought

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rashford scores with new kind of player power

AFP PHOTO | NMG

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Source: Business Daily

Angola: Religious Leaders Ready to Assist Luanda Government

Luanda — Leaders of various religious denominations in the province of Luanda Thursday showed willing to work with the governor, Joana Lina to improve the living conditions of the people and raise awareness of families for the prevention of the covid-19

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Source: allAfrica.com

Here’s What You Can Watch, Hear And Celebrate On Juneteenth

From HBO streaming the first season of its timely Watchmen series—which centers its story on the aftermath of the Black Wall Street massacre—to Spotify dedicating their Times Square New Music Friday billboards to Black artists all day long, there’s a celebration for

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Uganda: Handling COVID-19 and Mental Health in the Workplace

Whereas the majority of the formal sector employers in Uganda provide some form of medical benefit through which their employees may get mental health support, few employers have gone the extra mile to enlist an in-house professional or outsourced company to provide counselling support to their

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Source: allAfrica.com

South Africa: Lockdown 'No Longer Sustainable' Despite Surge in Cases

Despite a rapid rise in cases, Ramaphosa pushed to continue to ease lockdown restrictions this

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Source: allAfrica.com

“Virtual Vibe” Launches March to Charm City CIAA | Afro

Four of America’s hottest deejays will help the nation’s oldest HBCU athletic conference begin the countdown to it’s march to Charm City with a day party in

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

KISERO: Parliament must reject tax on pension

Parliament must reject tax on pension

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Source: Business Daily

HOLLYWOOD BASED LIFESTYLE MEDIA PLATFORM ICON MANN™ LAUNCHES “I AM A FATHER” PSA RECOGNIZING AFRICAN-AMERICAN FATHERS

I AM A FATHER PSA campaign led by Hollywood's top Black Actors... in their own words

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

Mali's embattled president faces more opposition protests

A major Malian opposition leader Imam Mahmoud Dicko has intensified calls for a mass anti-government protest on Friday; despite the Presidents latest commitment to initiate talks on establishing a unity

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Mozambique: Fight On Health and Economic Fronts, Says PM

Maputo — Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario on Thursday called on the authorities in the northern province of Nampula to be on full alert due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but not to neglect the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Somalia, Somaliland Talks Went On As Planned - Federal Affairs Minister

Somalia's Minister for Interior and Federal Affairs, Abdi Mohamed Sabriye who was among the delegation in Djibouti says the meeting with Somaliland went as

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Take Action Against All Looters of Public Funds

Every so often, the government makes commitments to deal with the vice and at times embarks on a string of arrests of those suspected of stealing from the

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Source: allAfrica.com

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