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Kenya: How Foreign Athletes Are Making the Best of 'Lockdown' in Iten

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Like India's Amresh Durrell, who was among the few athletes who benefited from food rations distributed by world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge on Tuesday.

Oneil Williams from the Bahamas has been in Iten for the last eight years where he has been training for various races, including at the World Championships and Olympics Games.

"Kenya has the best long distance runners and I wanted to interact with them and learn their training techniques and I must say my performance has drastically improved since then," said Oneil.

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"Kenya has the best long distance runners and I wanted to interact and learn on their training techniques which I must say my performance has drastically improved since then," says Oneil.

"I didn't have time to go back home but I have the advantage of training as I look forward to the next season which I expect to participate in various races as we get ready for next year.

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Tunisia: Kebili-COVID-19 - New Case of Domestic Infection in El Golaa
Tunis/Tunisia — A new case of domestic infection with COVID-19 has been registered in the locality of El Golâa, Northern Douz, Kebili governorate), said communication officer and head of health programmes at the local health directorate in Kebili, Ali
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The American Black Film Festival Is Going Virtual For Its 2020 Participants
The American Black Film Festival Is Going Virtual For Its 2020
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Beyoncé Talks Respect, Failure And America's 'Racial Pandemic' In Stirring Commencement Speech
On Sunday (June 7), former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were among a group of celebrities who virtually honored the graduating high school class of
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Somalia: COVID-19 Cases Reach 2,500
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President Donald Trump Reschedules Tulsa Campaign Rally 'Out of Respect' for Juneteenth
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Poll: Black Americans Most Likely to Know a COVID-19 Victim
DETROIT (AP) — African Americans are disproportionately likely to say a family member or close friend has died of COVID-19 or respiratory illness since March, according to a series of surveys conducted since April that lays bare how black Americans have borne the brunt of the
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Kenya and Djibouti Cross Fingers Over UN Security Council Post
United Nations members are scheduled to vote on June 17 for new non-permanent members of the Security Council in a race that could test future relations of Kenya and
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African Americans more likely to know someone who died of coronavirus, surveys show
Eleven percent of African Americans said they were close to someone who has died from the virus or a respiratory illness, more than double the percentage of the overall population, at 5 percent, and nearly three times the percentage of white
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Heat, rain, long lines: Georgia election plagued by problems
ATLANTA (AP) — Voters endured heat, pouring rain and waits as long as five hours on Tuesday to cast ballots in Georgia, demonstrating a fierce desire to participate in the democratic process while raising questions about the emerging battleground state’s ability to manage elections in November when
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`When Does It Stop?’ Slain Man’s Family Makes Tearful Plea
ATLANTA (AP) — Pleading through grief and tears Monday, the family of a black man killed by Atlanta police outside a fast-food drive-thru called on protesters to refrain from violence and demanded changes in the criminal justice system to prevent such
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South Sudan: Rwanda Tests Peacekeepers in South Sudan
Rwanda's second coronavirus victim, Enid Mbabazi, was a peacekeeper with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan
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Kenya: People Sneaking From Lockdown Areas of Nairobi, Mombasa and Mandera Put On Notice
Nairobi — Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has asked Kenyans not to hesitate to report people who use unscrupulous ways to sneak back to their villages from counties that are under
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Africa: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Verbal and online abuse violating human rights of older persons must be stamped out - UN expert
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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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Kenya: Eliud Kipchoge Lands Deal With Tottenham
Marathon world record-holder Eliud Kipchoge has landed a deal with England Football Club Tottenham
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Why Nintendo’s sales are skyrocketing during the global pandemic | Afro
Collaborative, multiplayer games, casually referred to as “couch-cooperative,” such as “Animal Crossing: New Horizons,” “Mario Party” and “Mario Kart” that can be played virtually with others, are making a huge comeback in the gaming world and driving Nintendo’s profits through the
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America Urgently Needs Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation to Bring Unity, Equity and Racial Healing to Our Nation
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Tunisia Nears Zero Coronavirus Cases As it Eyes Tourism
Now on the verge of being the first country in North Africa to reopen its borders, its people are torn between economic and health
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Africa: COVID-19 Spread Speeding up in Africa, WHO Says
The World Health Organization said the rate of infection of the novel coronavirus is accelerating across
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Rwanda: Window Opens for Burundi and Rwanda Relations After Frosty Spell
President Paul Kagame's condolence message to Burundians following the death of the outgoing President Pierre Nkurunziza marked his first public message to the country since relations between Rwanda and Burundi turned sour in
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Africa: Black Actors and Singers to Headline Livestream for Global Gay Pride
New York — Global Pride, a June 27 online event, will amplify black voices and acknowledge the demand for racial justice
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Africa: Coronavirus Exposes 'Brutal Inequality' of Townships
The coronavirus is hitting South Africa's mainly black townships harder than areas that were once the exclusive preserve of white people, according to new data that highlights the lasting impact of apartheid-era housing
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Ghana health minister tests positive for Covid-19
President Nana Akufo-Addo said the country’s health minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu is in a stable condition after contracting the new
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Income loss, abuse risk worry parents on schools closure
Income loss, abuse risk worry parents on schools closure
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Protestors Take Action After David Oyelowo Said ‘Selma’ Was Blackballed
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Challenges of accessing justice in Covid-19 times
While elsewhere in the continent whole justice systems were being shut down, the decision to keep the country’s wheels of justice turning was lauded
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Cameroon: COVID-19 Treatment - Cameroonian Wins International Prize for Discovery
Dr Euloge Yiagnigni Mfopou on June 12, 2020 in Yaounde received the award from the International Committee of
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KARANI: Flexible labour may have found place in companies
Long term permanent and pensionable contracts have their space but flexible contracts present a unique advantage to both organisations and
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Ghana/South Africa: Keanin Ayer's Complicated Route to European Football
Keanin Ayer's early life tilted listlessly between a haven for vulnerable children and his violent, alcohol- and drugs-ridden
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