Rwanda: Over 2,000 Defilement Cases Filed in Six Months

To Rip Structural Racism Out By Its Roots, Reforms To Our Criminal Justice System Are Required - Blavity

Alex also makes the case for reforms to our entire criminal justice system including mass incarceration, comprehensive bail reform and the death penalty.

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St Catherine North Eastern electors threaten to withhold votes

FED up electors in St Catherine North Eastern are threatening to withhold their votes in the upcoming general election, a move they are hoping will spur political representatives into action to fulfil promises made to develop the constituency.

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Showmax Pro rolls out in 40 more countries - TechCentral

A week after launching Showmax Pro in Kenya and Nigeria, MultiChoice Group has announced the service, which includes live sports, is now available in 40 more countries – but South Africa isn’t one of them.

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Rwanda: Hundreds of Cooperatives Found to Be Unproductive

[New Times] An assessment that was carried out on 1,505 cooperatives from 2018 until March 2020 revealed that 283 of them were non-operational, the Minister of Trade and Industry has said.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Dawoodi Bohras of Dallas help in mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 - North Dallas Gazette

By Fatema Biviji Special Contributor to NDG The Dawoodi Bohra community of Dallas is engaging in a number of volunteer initiatives to provide relief to those members of society that have been most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and to support local medical professionals and emergency services

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South Sudan president Kiir reshuffles cabinet | Africanews

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has conducted a mini cabinet reshuffle, the first since the formation of a national unity government in

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RITTENBERRY: It’s the moment of reckoning for Kenyan businesses

In fact, government has rapidly overtaken business to become the most trusted type of institution – a title it holds for the first time since Edelman started gauging trust two decades

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Is your managed services partner geared to support your users at home?

Prior to Covid-19 compelling businesses to implement work from home (WFH) strategies earlier this year, an IWG survey found that in the past 10 years, 83% of businesses had already started or were planning to introduce a flexible remote work

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Source: TechCentral

Is your managed services partner geared to support your users at home? - TechCentral

The right IT infrastructure in place both on-site and remotely helps your staff remain successful and productive while working from home.

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Kenya: War of Words Between Sonko and Badi Escalates

[Nairobi News] The war of words between Governor Mike Sonko and Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) Director-General Mohammed Badi has just heightened.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Mottley calls for ‘Caribbean Marshall Plan’ - Stabroek News

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley is advocating for reparations for the region as well a “Caribbean Marshall Plan” to address the economic decline the region faces as it confronts the deadly combination of the negative impact of the COVID 19 pandemic and the inherent social and economic

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'Hamilton' is actually perfect for our moment | West Central Tribune

… performances, reflecting the desire of black Americans to centralize black stories in … and mainstream melodrama that portrayed African Americans as violent animals or ignorant … life" while simultaneously revealing black Americans "to the white world …

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Africa: R25 Million Investment to Boost Pan-African Vaccine Manufacturing

[SAnews.gov.za] Processes to finalise a R25 million investment to boost pan-African vaccine manufacturing is currently underway, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.

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Cameroon: Star Building - U.S. Ambassador Says Goodbye

[Cameroon Tribune] Ambassador Peter Henry Barlerin was received on July 14, 2020 afternoon by the Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute.

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Bank of America connects Atlanta-area youth to workforce success | Atlanta Daily World

Bank of America Connects Atlanta-Area Youth to Workforce Success Through Paid Virtual Summer Leadership Experience Student Leaders underscores bank’s ongoing commitment to connect young people to jobs, skills-building and opportunities to strengthen our community Bank of America today announced

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“Da 5 Bloods” and America Abroad | New Pittsburgh Courier

by Oscar Blayton I get an ache in my heart every time someone who learns that I am a Vietnam veteran, says “Thank you for your service.” Even before I returned to the United States from my combat tour in Vietnam, I had decided that we were fighting an unjust war. More than 50

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Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County Announces Day Of Action, National Strike for Black Lives - The Seattle Medium

Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County today announced a day of direct action in solidarity with local and national labor unions that plan to strike for Black lives on Monday, July

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Rwanda: Former Prime Minister Habumuremyi Pleads Not Guilty

[New Times] Rwanda's former Premier Pierre-Damien Habumuremyi Thursday morning appeared in Gasabo Primary Court for his first hearing on charges related to issuing bounced cheques and breach of trust.

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Coronavirus Opens a Pandora’s Box of Scams — The Sacramento Observer

INDIANAPOLIS (TriceEdneyWire.com) - If Willie Sutton were alive, he wouldn’t be robbing banks, more likely he’d be a scam artist, siphoning off a portion of the almost $70 million that Indiana consumers alone have reportedly lost to fraud even before the COVID-19 pandemic opened up a pandora’s box

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

Our Children Are Now Dying By Suicide - The Seattle Medium

a study was published in the medical journal Pediatrics, which found that Black kids 5 to 12 years old were two times more likely to die by suicide compared to White youth in the same age group. The post Our Children Are Now Dying By Suicide appeared first on The Seattle Medium.

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Cure COVID Consortium Receives Support from Beyoncé’s BeyGOOD Foundation and Twitter CEO’s Start Small Relief Fund to Address COVID-19 in Underserved Houston-Area Communities - Houston Forward Times

A new Houston-based organization – the Cure COVID Consortium - aims to offer

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EDITOR’S COLUMN: We Need a New Movement — Black Dads Matter

Even from behind prison walls serving time for the murder of a Philadelphia police officer — a crime for which he has always maintained his innocence — Abu-Jamal short meditations gave rise to Black Lives Matter, digging into

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Source: The Washington Informer

The Statue Of A Slave Trader Toppled During A Demonstration Has Been Replaced By A Sculpture Of A BLM Protester - Blavity

Where the statue of a British slave trader once sat is a sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester.

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Community Calendar: Week of July 12

July 12 Andrew’s World with host Andrew Whigham III on blogtalkradio.com 8 am-10 am. Tune in for thought-provoking, enlightening, informative, and entertaining news and commentary. Join the conversation at 646-200-0459 on Andrew’s World. A Message For You. I Messenger Media is continuing to provide

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Rwanda: Govt Receives 100 Medical Ventilators From U.S.

[New Times] Rwanda's fight against Covid-19 has been boosted by a donation of 100 medical ventilators from the United States of America.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Schools brace for more at-home learning -

LOS ANGELES — The recent announcement that LAUSD schools will be closed this fall due to COVID-19 concerns finds teachers scrambling to improve online instruction while concerned parents and students prepare — reluctantly, in some cases — for another semester of at-home learning. The announcement

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Minneapolis Police Officers Say They Are Suffering From PTSD After George Floyd Protests

By Victor Omondi More than 150 Minneapolis police officers have post-traumatic stress disorder or other injuries as a result of protests that broke out following George Floyd’s death. To show how serious it is, the officers are in the process of filing disability claims that would allow them to

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Source: Your Black World

GWUL President Backs D.C.’s Extension of Shelter-in-Place Policy

The head of the Greater Washington Urban League said the organization strongly supports D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's decision to extend the District's shelter-in-place policy to June 8 amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic

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Source: The Washington Informer

Tanzania: Hope As Elephant Killings Drop

[Daily News] KILLING of elephants in Ruaha National Park have dropped from 30 in 2014/2015 to two in 2019/2020, the park's Law Enforcement and Security Strategy Officer, Mr David Mlay has said.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Our Children Are Now Dying By Suicide - The New Journal and Guide

By Glenn Ellis

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