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Rwanda: Volleyball – Rwanda Drawn in Group A at World ChampionshipsIn AfricaJune 16, 2021The national under-20 women volleyball team has been drawn in Group A, alongside Brazil, Netherlands and Dominican Republic, at the upcoming 2021 (FIVB) World Championships that runs from July 9-18. […]- Tanzania: Zanzibar Marks Unique Environment DayIn AfricaJune 16, 2021ON World Environment Day, a clear message resonated across the globe: we must heal the planet, we must start now and we must work together because everyone has a role to play in reviving the […]
- Egypt Calls For Addressing Water Scarcity Problems to Achieve Sustainable DevelopmentIn AfricaJune 16, 2021PermanentRepresentative of Egypt to the United Nations in New York Mohamed Idriss saidthat during a high-level dialogue at the United Nations on desertification,land degradation and drought, Egypt […]
- Zimbabwe: Zimparks Sues Army Company U.S.$142,000 Over Unpaid Use ChaletsIn AfricaJune 16, 2021Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has taken to court a company operated by the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Rusununguko Nkululeko demanding US$142 530 for chalets leased to […]
- Liberia: Churches Want Snowe’s Bills IgnoredIn AfricaJune 16, 2021-meet with Senate Pro-Tempore Chie Bishops from Churches in Liberia on Tuesday, 15 June met with the President Pro Tempore of the Liberian Senate Albert Chie, urging the Liberian Senate not to […]
Biden’s Supreme Court commission probably won’t sway public opinionIn United StatesJune 16, 2021Amid strong political pressure to pack the Supreme Court, President Biden formed a commission to study ways to reform the court. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images In late 2020, President Donald Trump […]- Rwanda: Why Rwf29 Billion Market for Fresh Produce Was Put on HoldIn AfricaJune 16, 2021The construction of the Kigali Wholesale Market for fresh produce has yet again been put on hold as the government continues to search for sources of financing. The project to be constructed under […]
- Tanzania: Analysts Forecast Oversubscription Over 5-Year BondIn AfricaJune 16, 2021DEBT analysts are projecting the five-year Treasury bond to be oversubscribed but with no significant change in yield rate. The bond, which is the last in this fiscal year, goes under the hammer […]
- Egypt: Sisi Approves Law On Minimum Periodic AllowanceIn AfricaJune 16, 2021President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has signed Law No. 69 of 2021 setting a minimum periodic allowance for those subject to the civil service law and those who are not addressed by the same law. The new […]
- Namibia: ‘American Dreams’ Shattered – No More Entry for Esau, Shanghala and Families to the U.S.In AfricaJune 16, 2021The United States Embassy in Namibia today announced the public designation of former government officials Bernhardt Esau and Sakeus Shanghala, due to their involvement in significant corruption. […]
- Liberians to Receive 2.7 Million Treated Bed NetsIn AfricaJune 16, 2021To help in malaria prevention and other infectious diseases in the country, the Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Health in partnership with Plan Liberia International and other partners […]
Racial bias makes white Americans more likely to support wars in nonwhite foreign countries — new studyIn United StatesJune 16, 2021White Americans who hold racist attitudes are likely to prefer military action over diplomacy in foreign countries like Iran and, in particular, China. Frank Rossoto Stocktrek via Getty The effects […]- Rwanda: Covid-19 – WB Approves U.S.$150 Million for Rwandan BusinessesIn AfricaJune 16, 2021The World Bank Group on Tuesday 15 approved $150 million to support Rwanda increase access to finance with an aim to support recovery of businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The funds […]
- Ethiopia, Human Rights, and The InternetIn AfricaJune 16, 2021Washington, DC — No African issue has absorbed as much time in the early months of the Biden administration as has the ongoing—and avoidable—tragedy in Ethiopia’s Tigray province. President Biden was […]
- Egypt Reports 609 New Coronavirus Cases, 37 DeathsIn AfricaJune 16, 2021The Health Ministry said on Tuesday 15/6/2021 that 609 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country to 274,404. In a […]
- Zimbabwe: MDC Alliance Youths ‘Fire’ Bulawayo Chair Over Mwonzora LinksIn AfricaJune 16, 2021The MDC Alliance Bulawayo province Youth Assembly says it has fired its chairperson, James Sithole accusing the Makokoba legislator of aligning himself with the Douglas Mwonzora led MDC -T. The […]
- Liberia: UL Pledges Training for 250 JournalistsIn AfricaJune 16, 2021The President of the University of Liberia (UL) Rev. Dr. Julius Julukon Sarwolo Nelson says the Department of Media and Communication Studies at UL will train 250 freelance and rural journalists in […]
Unlicensed firearm, bribery, suspect arrested, RietvalleiIn South AfricaJune 16, 2021Crime prevention members were on patrol on 14 June 2021 at about 18:30 along R41, Main Reef road, near Rietvallei extension 2 and 3 when they spotted a suspicious looking vehicle. The police stopped […]
How Israel’s missing constitution deepens divisions between Jews and with ArabsIn United StatesJune 16, 2021Without a formal constitution, Israelis disagree on such basic issues as whether Israel is a Jewish state. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images Renewed fighting has has erupted again between Israel and the […]
Coal phase-out plan gets pushback in power-hungry IndonesiaIn EnvironmentJune 16, 2021Officials and industry in Indonesia have questioned a plan by the national utility to phase out all coal-fired power plants, while clean energy advocates have welcomed the proposal. The main […]