MTN confirms it implemented internet blackout in eSwatini

Ambassador’s statement on George Floyd killing opens way for reset for American diplomatic engagement here

A public response by US resident Ambassador to Guyana, her Excellency Sarah-Ann Lynch on the US Embassy’s Facebook page decrying the murder of Mr George Floyd by a Minnesota police officer was drawn to my

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Obama Encourages Protesters to Take Activism Further

Former President Barack Obama released a statement on Monday, June 1 encouraging protesters of the George Floyd murder to further their activism once they leave the

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Kenya: LSK Files Suit Against Uhuru's Executive Order

The Law Society of Kenya has filed a case challenging the legality of an Executive order issued by President Uhuru Kenyatta that allegedly sought to place the Judiciary, commissions as well as independent offices under ministries and government

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Source: allAfrica.com

Georgia voting rights leaders warned about failures of June 9 primary

ATLANTA — In a telephone press briefing, leaders from All Voting is Local, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, the Coalition for the People’s Agenda, Common Cause Georgia, the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials, Georgia NAACP, and the New Georgia Project, urged Georgia Secretary of

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Source: Atlanta Tribune

Malawi Supreme Court breaks rank with peers in Southern Africa

In order to assist the courts to address these questions fairly, there is a need for jurisprudential clarity on the appropriate standard of proof which petitioners must satisfy in order to convince the court to entertain their claims, and the appropriate legal test for nullifying election

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Namibia: Presidency Apologizes After Journalists Barred From Covering Launch of COVID-19 Facility

The Presidency in Namibia issued an apology to local journalists after media workers were blocked from covering the inauguration by President Hage Geingob of a COVID-19 isolation facility at Windhoek Central Hospital in

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Editors Call for Review of Media Laws to Improve Press Freedom

Media guilds in Eastern Africa have called on their respective governments to review and update media laws in advocating for press freedom and sustainability measures amid the ongoing global

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Source: allAfrica.com

Gambia's Draft Law Restricts Presidential Terms

The Constitutional Review Commission in March presented Barrow with a draft constitution for the former British

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Source: allAfrica.com

What to read to know we're not alone in 2020

Daniel Q. Gillion, Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Presidential Distinguished Professor, University of Pennsylvania

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Source: theGrio

Malawi: Commonwealth Judges Add Voice of Concern Over Mutharika's Attack On Malawi Judiciary

Commonwealth lawyers, judges and magistrates have added their voice to the chorus of concern that President Peter Mutharika continues to criticise the Judiciary following the nullification of the May 21 2019 presidential election

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Source: allAfrica.com

Is this a Christian nation?

That had to have been the case as the South developed a civic religion to justify its racism, and Walter Wink has suggested, rightly so, that there are words of Jesus that some to many Christians are just not going to abide

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

Ndayishimiye promises to unite Burundians, shun ethnicity

Reconciliation and dialogue were top of Evariste Ndayishimiye’s mind as he took oath of office on June 18, 2020 to be

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Source: The East African

Militant movement launched to fight cartels

A NEW militant group, Poverty Liberation Movement, was launched in Harare yesterday to effect citizen arrests, strategic boycotts and other punitive actions against cartels and known corrupt individuals in order to fight

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

PNC wielding power against democracy

The PNC-led APNU+AFC has power over its supporters and is wielding power against democracy

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Coup: ‘No smoke without fire

THE unprecedented move by the country’s Security ministers to call a Press conference

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Sierra Leone: Opposition Member Dr Sylvia Blyden Detained Again

Dr Sylvia Blyden, a leading member of the main opposition All People's Congress (APC) is back in jail in Freetown after her bail was

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Source: allAfrica.com

26 years of democracy have not yet ensured black lives matter as much as white ones - NMF

In South Africa, 26 years of democracy have not yet ensured that black lives matter as much as white ones, the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) said on

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Madonsela in open letter to Ramaphosa: Expect more pushback against perceived excesses

Some of the loudest voices against the unreasonable regulations are President Cyril Ramaphosa's supporters who are so concerned about the social impact, they are prepared to speak publicly rather than whisper the truth, former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has said in an open

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Black Lives Matter Founder Finds Hope in Global Protests Over George Floyd’s Murder

(CBM) – For Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza, the widespread global protests and activism that followed the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, by Minnesota police have been heartening — and they make her feel hopeful for the

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

PNC Commits More Than $1 Billion To Help End Systemic Racism

The PNC Financial Services Group 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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Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media

Africa: 'I Cannot Breathe' - 60 Black Former U.S. Ambassadors Condemn Ongoing Injustice

The Association of Black American Ambassadors (ABAA) joins the nation and people of conscience around the world, in mourning the brutal deaths of George Floyd, Ahmed Arbery, Breonna Taylor and other unarmed Black

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Source: allAfrica.com

Tunisia: PM Receives CSM Members

Tunis/Tunisia — The independence of the judiciary and the necessary complementarity between the Supreme Judicial Council (CSM) and the Ministry of Justice were the focus of a meeting held Monday at the government palace in Kasbah, between Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh and CSM President Youssef

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Source: allAfrica.com

The Annual Bay Area Book Festival is Back On

The annual Bay Area Book Festival, originally scheduled for May 2-3, has been resurrected in virtual form with Bay Area Book Festival #UNBOUND after organizers were forced to cancel the in-person event to prevent further spread of

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

Black Lives Matter Advocates Running for Congress: Stay Engaged

As people take to the streets to demand justice for the killings of unarmed black women and men, Black Lives Matter advocates, some of whom have been on the front lines, are encouraging people to let their voices be heard at the

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EDITORIAL: Burundi’s future rests on smooth power transition

In going ahead with the poll, Burundi joined a handful of countries that have managed to conduct general elections during the current coronavirus

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Source: The East African

Zimbabwe: Army Takeover of MDC HQ in New Twist

The army's involvement in the takeover of the MDC Alliance headquarters by a rival faction has been described by lawyers as unconstitutional and a dangerous

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Source: allAfrica.com

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Honors Our Nation’s Veterans, Service Members and Their Families with a Congressional Memorial Day Ceremony

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee honored the nation’s veterans, service members and their families on Memorial Day during a ceremony at the Houston Heights World War II

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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward

27% of black voters agree: African Americans that back Trump ‘ain’t black’: Poll

Turns out that likely Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden’s controversial assertion — which he has since walked back — that black voters who cast their ballot for President Trump “ain’t black” is spot on for more than a quarter of black

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Source: Washington Times - Politics, Breaking News, US and World News

South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa Congratulates New Burundi President On His Election and Inauguration

His Excellency President Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa and Chairperson of the African Union, congratulates the President of Burundi, Major General Evariste Ndayishimiye on his election and inauguration as President of Burundi

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Source: allAfrica.com

Netanyahu lashes out at graft charges

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at a Jerusalem court Sunday for the start of his long-delayed corruption trial, rejecting the "ludicrous" charges against him and declaring he was facing the hearing "with my head held

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