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Girls’ right campaigners cautiously welcome Tanzania move to allow pregnant girls back to school
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Zimbabwe bans overseas travel amid Coronavirus fears
HARARE — Amid mounting fears for coronavirus which has killed thousands of people in China and other countries, the Zimbabwean government has with immediate effect banned overseas travel.
According to...
Zimbabwe’s President Expels Health Minister Over Graft
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U.S Expresses Concern Over Tanzania’s Newspaper Ban
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Africa Could Be Staring At Antimicrobial Resistance As Next Deadlier Pandemic If Swift Action...
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A Million Livelihoods In Kenya, Tanzania At Risk As Mara River Fish Driven To...
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Rorya, Tanzania — At Koryo village, in Tanzania’s northern Rorya district brightly dressed women flock to the river with piles of their laundry bags.
Some of them walk for...
Campaigners hail Sudan’s move to criminalize female genital mutilation
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Zimbabwe government downplaying Coronavirus
HARARE — The Zimbabwean government has been widely criticized for downplaying coronavirus in the country amid recent reports that a Chinese national succumbed to the disease.
The now late Chinese...
Kenyan Street Families Take Up Street Cleanup In Nairobi
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Outspoken Tanzanian Lawyer, Banned For Malpractice
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Africa Could See Spike In Illicit Financial Flows Amid COVID-19 Onslaught
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COVID-19 Takes A Toll On Women And Girls In Kenya’s Marginalized North
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As Kenya Advises Minimal Movement, Kids and Families in Slums are Disadvantaged.
Nairobi, March 23 — On a fine Monday morning, the streets of Mathare slums in the outskirts of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi are busy with residents engaging in the hustle...
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