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CitizenGO claims pro-abortion, pro-gay siege

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The international human rights non-governmental organization, CitizenGO, has said that it’s under a vicious attack by cybercriminals who are unhappy with its aggressive campaigns against abortions and same-sex relationships.

Ebola! South Sudan wants $12m

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South Sudan’s Ministry of Health has launched an appeal for 12 million US dollars to help in its Ebola preparedness plan, following news of confirmed Ebola cases in neighbouring Uganda.

Morais now GE Angola main man

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Morais General Electric (www.GE.com) has announced the appointment of Jaime Morais as its Angola country leader, a positionin which he will play a pivotal role in steering the next phase of strategy and growth of GE Angola.

‘Nobody can become a better person without being a prisoner’

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Experience is said to be the best teacher in life, and this is indeed true which’s why a Christian cleric made the weighty declaration recently that nobody can become a better person without having been a prisoner.

‘My friend’s wife wants to kill him’

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The stabbed hand A Lagos resident, Biodun Omotosho, has told Oseyiza Oogbodo Blog that the life of his best friend, Gabriel Fakomogbon, is under threat from the most astonishing of sources: his wife.

One World Media Awards holds tomorrow

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On Monday 17th June, BAFTA will be opening their doors to the media's best and brightest for the annual One World Media Awards!

$1.99m granted to East Africa cancer care

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The Foundation of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA (the Foundation) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) have announced that the Foundation awarded a $1.99m five-year grant to ACS to improve support and access to care for people living with cancer in low-and-middle-income countries, particularly in East Africa.

WorldRemit new service to save Africa businesses

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Leading digital money transfer company, WorldRemit (www.WorldRemit.com), has launched WorldRemit for Business (https://bit.ly/2wNtMPh), a new service that enables small and medium-sized business owners to quickly pay their employees and contractors in 140 countries worldwide, including fast-growing emerging markets such as Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and South Africa.

Swiss 3.2 million francs for Africa young entrepreneurs

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The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs of the Government of the Swiss Confederation (SECO) and the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) have signed two agreements to fund African initiatives on the sidelines of the AfDB 2019 Annual Meetings.

Diverse engineers assist essential South Sudan roads

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Engineers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have repaired more than 2500 kilometers of roads to support economic growth and rapprochement so the conflict-affected country can build a peaceful and more prosperous future.

CPJ urges UN Eritrea human rights scrutiny

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The Committee to Protect Journalists and 29 other civil society organizations have sent a letter to members of the United Nations Human Rights Council urging them to continue to scrutinize the human rights situation in Eritrea.

Unstoppable? Ebola spreads further, claims Uganda lives

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The deadly Ebola Virus Disease mostly known as just Ebola has spread its tentacles to Uganda after it’s been able to maintain its latest assault on the Democratic Republic of Congo since August 2018.

Kenya takes on $47m solar solution

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Kenya has launched a $47m facility under the Kenya-Off-Grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP) aimed at spurring the private sector to provide viable solar and clean cooking solutions to over 1 million people in the 14 marginalized counties of West Pokot, Turkana, Marsabit, Samburu, Isiolo, Mandera, Wajir, Garrisa, Tana River, Lamu, Kilifi, Kwale, Taita Taveta and Narok.