Travel Tip: COVID Testing and Proof of Vaccination Are NOT Required for Entry to USVI

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Gay Men of African Descent (GMAD) (1986- )

Gay Men of African Descent (GMAD), founded in 1986 in New York City, is one of the oldest organizations working toward the welfare of black gay men in the United States. They began offering services for persons with AIDS toward the beginning of the US pandemic which started in

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Brazil surpasses 10,000 coronavirus deaths

The country of 210 million inhabitants, the most affected in Latin America, could become the new global epicentre of the

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William H. Hastie inaugurated as the first Black governor of the Virgin Islands.

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Rwanda: Govt to Scale Up Interventions to Accelerate Technology, Innovation

The Government has set out a series of actions and plans that it will implement to accelerate technology and innovation in the country amidst the novel coronavirus pandemic, or

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Angola: COVID-19 - No Positive Case in 24 Hours

Luanda — Angola?s 45 positive cases of covid-19 remain unchanged in the last 24 hours, the secretary of State for Public Health

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Cameroon: North West - Senator V.p, Nkeze Crusades Against COVID-19

The Vice President of the Senate, Emilia Nkeze offers Covid-19 prevention kits for population to stay safe and embrace the reconstruction of the North West

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Despite Guv's OK, Stylist Fears Reopening

She’s plenty eager to resume offering her loyal customers hair extensions and her trademark short cuts, the ones that for 25 years have caused New Haveners to remark, “Oh — Samantha cut your

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Rwanda: Inside Rwanda's Rwf186bn Economic Recovery Fund

The fund will support businesses through loan restructuring for the tourism sector specifically hotels, providing working capital for businesses most affected by COVID-19 to keep them operational and avoid lay-offs as well as loan guarantee for SMEs and

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Nigeria: NCDC Warns Against Self-Medication

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has kicked against self-medication of any kind by COVID-19 patients in the

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No new COVID-19 cases in Tunisia - Authorities

*No new Covid-19 cases have been registered in Tunisia for the past five days, the country’s authorities said Friday, after a further easing of the curfew, and the reopening of supermarkets throughout the

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Roc Nation Signs CNN Host, Activist Van Jones

Renowned activist, CNN commentator and two-time New York Times bestselling author, Van Jones, has joined Roc Nation as an exclusive management

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Ghana coronavirus: 5,127 cases; Obuasi becomes latest hotspot

April 12: Cases hit 5,127; gold-rich Obuasi new hotspot

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Nigeria: Clearing Backlog of Surgeries Will Take 11 Months After COVID-19 - Report

The CovidSurg Collaborative has projected that, based on a 12-week period of peak disruption to hospital services due to COVID-19, it will take 11 months to clear the backlog of surgeries that have been

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Kenya: Union Mobilises Journalists for Support to Colleagues Affected By the COVID-19 Crisis

In recent weeks, nearly all media houses in Kenya have either applied pay cuts or suspended certain work benefits temporarily, leaving dozens of journalists jobless or with a substantial financial

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Kenya slum demolition sparks protests amid virus restrictions

Hundreds of protesters in Kenya blocked one of Nairobi’s major highways with burning tires to protest government demolitions of the homes of more than 7,000 people and the closure of an adjacent food

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SCOMUP 2020 Determination Awards | Afro

In what has likely been the toughest semester in academic history, The Department of Strategic Communication celebrated all students who finished successfully this semester in spite of the pandemic. Students Candyce Burke and Justus Hawkins are the show hosts.

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Angola: New State of Emergency in Force

Luanda — A new 15-day state of emergency period going until May 25 has taken effect as from 00:00 am on Monday, as part of the measures put in place to contain the expansion of the covid-19 pandemic in the

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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Anambra Identifies Cattle Dealer From Kano As Second Case

Awka — Anambra State has recorded the second case of coronavirus pandemic and the victim was a returnee from

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Tanzania: Why Tanzania Won't Close Borders

Amid the ongoing global battle against the novel virus, some countries have opted to close borders and enforce lockdown measures to impede the

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Nigeria: How We're Assisting Nigeria to Avert Food Crisis - World Food Programme

With Nigeria one of 36 countries at the risk of an acute food crisis in Africa, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it has scaled up its outreach to 1.2 million people monthly in the northeast region of the country in the wake of the coronavirus

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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Nigerians Stranded in Thailand to Pay Nearly N300,000 'Quarantine Fees' Each

The federal government has directed the Nigerian Mission in Thailand not to evacuate any stranded individual who fails to pay for his accommodation and feeding charges ahead of

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Alexander, Archie Alphonso (1888-1958)

African American engineer, architect, and mathematician Archie Alphonso Alexander was born on May 14, 1888 in Ottumwa, Iowa, the oldest of Price Alexander’s and Mary Hamilton Alexander’s nine children. In order to help his educational opportunities, when he was 11 years old Alexander’s family

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Nigeria: Tomato 'Ebola' Resurfaces in Kano, Ravages Farms

The Kano State chairman of Tomato Out Growers Association of Nigeria (TOGAN), Sani Danladi, has revealed that Tuta absoluta, one of the most devastating pests affecting tomato crops, has resurfaced in the state, destroying

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BBVA Compass, WNBA and NBA treat Phoenix students to a lesson in financial education

BBVA Compass teamed up with WNBA and NBA stars Thursday to share with students at Machan Elementary School in Phoenix the importance of financial literacy and how a solid foundation can open doors to a brighter

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Local skincare company now making COVID-19 hand sanitizer

As sanitizing products continue to remain scarce nationwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, a local skincare company is doing its part to minimize the virus’ spread by shifting its production from bath and body products to hand

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Nigeria

Nigeria, one-third larger than Texas and the most populous country in Africa, is situated on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa. Its neighbors are Benin, Niger, Cameroon, and Chad. The lower course of the Niger River flows south through the western part of the country into the Gulf of Guinea. Swamps

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Rwanda: How Government Plans to Revive Mining Sector

Mining is one of the sectors that have been affected, with falling prices for different types of mineral commodities across different

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Haiti

Haiti, in the West Indies, occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. About the size of Maryland, Haiti is two-thirds mountainous, with the rest of the country marked by great valleys, extensive plateaus, and small

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Africa: France's Pasteur Institute on Front Lines of Africa's COVID Response

In Africa, where the institute is present in nearly a dozen countries, the Pasteur Institute's Dakar facility plans to roll out potentially game-changing rapid testing kits, and has earned African Union designation as a coronavirus reference

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