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Sudan welcomes US comments on ending terror listing

Sudan promises to do its level best to meet requirements for delisting as a state sponsor of terrorism.

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Covid-19: S.Sudan weighs costs of schools closure

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It has emerged that children are facing early pregnancies, child labour as well as other mental torture.

WHO warns of drawn out pandemic

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The virus has killed more than 680,000 people.

South Africa, US bury last icons of anti-racism

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Andrew Mlangeni and his band believed in armed struggle while Lewis was for non-violence

US Africa Command to move head office

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Africa itself is not being considered as a site for hosting the command.

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Tshisekedi goes after 'mafia networks'

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    WHO warns of drawn out pandemic

    covid

    The virus has killed more than 680,000 people.

    Hamdok

    Sudan welcomes US comments on ending terror listing

    Sudan promises to do its level best to meet requirements for delisting as a state sponsor of......

    South Africa, US bury last icons of anti-racism
    Covid-19: S.Sudan weighs costs of schools closure
    Tshisekedi goes after 'mafia networks'
    US Africa Command to move head office
    AU provides Big Data solution to tame Covid-19
    Drunk soldier shoots dead 13 civilians in DRC

    Business

    Restricted Hajj hits Somalia's livestock economy

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    Coronavirus restrictions mean the Hajj is a small, largely Saudi affair, and Somalia's economy is suffering.

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    Ethio Telecom reports revenue boom

    Ethiopia’s only telecoms company announces $1.3 billion revenue in pandemic season....

    EA banks turn to global financiers for lending funds
    Cargo, driver tracking system runs into a wall
    Kenya woos private sector for Nairobi’s long-awaited BRT
    Orient expands I&M regional footprint
    Three berths complete at Lamu port
    Ethiopia unveils locally-assembled electric car

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    AKINYEMI: Create a personal brand and build on it

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    If you got fired today, will you have developed a personal brand besides the identity of your position in the office?

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    OBBO: In the crisis, I can’t suppress a yawn at polls drama

    In the crisis we have been thrown into by the Covid-19 pandemic, elections look like spitting......

    NERIMA: You’re master of your fate, captain of your soul
    EYAKUZE: Dar’s ‘small’ election, where chickens will come home to roost
    EDITORIAL: Is a politics and public health middle ground possible?
    BUWEMBO: Conmen of Kampala speak a lot of English
    ULIMWENGU: Coming TZ vote is fraught with major concerns
    NDERITU: Liberators showed the way in fighting negative ethnicity

    Magazine

    Rwandan designers stitch 'zero-waste' unisex outfit

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    The attire costs $189 and makes an entry when the fashion market is battered.

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    Xenson: Making elbow room for the arts

    Samson Ssenkaaba aka Xenson, the fine artist, musician, filmmaker and poet speaks of passion......

    Treating your taste buds to Turkish cuisine in Dar
    BOOK: Secret society of scorned women come to the rescue
    GALLERIES: Lake of wonder and its secret toll of tragedy…
    ART: Mother's yearning key theme in Karekezi's pieces
    Deadline extended for Uganda short film competition
    Life during a pandemic while in a foreign land

    Science & Health

    Covid-19 prevention trial of hydroxychloroquine to resume

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    The COPCOV study was paused pending review after the treatment trial results.

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    Good news for Kenya on HIV/Aids

    UN agency says Kenya and 24 other countries are “well on the way to ending their Aids epidemics.”...

    WHO says pandemic 'not even close' to over
    Africa's unsung army of women wage war on virus
    DRC declares end of Ebola outbreak in east
    Covid-19 driving Kenyans into jaws of mental health issues
    Steroid breakthrough raises virus hopes
    WHO hails 'breakthrough' for Covid-19 treatment

    KUSI IDEAS

    Brain drain? Just give them incentives to stay

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    Governments should aim to provide facilities able to match the aspirations of professionals.

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    To catch up with 4IR, we need our own systems

    Many world-class achievers from Africa are making waves out there....

    HUSSAIN: Climate change is a threat that must be defeated
    Farming by choice: This is what will drive food security and prosperity
    AGA KHAN: We’re witnessing a new spirit of confidence in the continent
    Kagame rallies Africa to face challenges of the next 60 years
    A borderless future beckons; it will be driven by collaboration
    AMAYO: New model will power growth, transformation

    Sports

    Eliud Kipchoge now runs to save wildlife

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    Lewa conservancy organises virtual marathon in place of annual marathon.

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    Cranes captain seeks clarity from Museveni over pledge

    President Yoweri Museveni made to the players last year after their participation in the 2019......

    2021 Africa Cup of Nations postponed by a year due to virus
    US threatens to pull WADA funding
    Cameroon ends football league
    Coronavirus: Safari Rally postponed
    Ronaldo in quarantine as Juve players resume training
    Tokyo Olympics postponed over coronavirus pandemic

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