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27.02.2021 / 00:11

Thirteen further countries added to 'high-risk' list

Another thirteen countries have been added to the Government's list of 'high-risk' category.

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Donors making a difference: healthier communities across Africa

COVID-19 vaccination at a nomad encampment in Chad. ©WHO

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COVID-19 vaccination is rising in many vulnerable African communities thanks to EU-funded, WHO-led project

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Donors making a difference: The European Union teams up with WHO to boost COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Africa

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5 Africa-born designers open digital Milan Fashion Week

MILAN – Five designers of African origin making their runway debuts opened Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday under the banner “We are Made in Italy,” having nurtured dreams deemed fanciful in their native countries and which faced considerable obstacles coming to fruition in their adopted Italy.

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People arriving from 20 states face 14-day mandatory self-quarantine

An additional 18 states have been added to the Government's coronavirus 'high-risk' list of countries.

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Passengers arrive in UK from Dubai in frantic rush to beat Covid deadline

Hordes of frantic passengers have been touching down in the UK from Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the last remaining hours before travel is banned.

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Polls open in Central African Republic amid fears of unrest

BANGUI – Voting has begun in Central African Republic's presidential and legislative elections after a campaign period marked by violence between rebels and government forces. Despite calls from the opposition to delay the vote amid the insecurity, the Constitutional Court rejected a postponement.

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Milan fashion gives small opening to Black Lives Matter

MILAN – When asked why there aren’t more people of color in the Italian fashion industry, officials have cited a lack of candidates in homogeneous Italy. Five African-born designers in Italy want to put that view to rest with their inclusion on the official Milan Fashion Week calendar Sunday.

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UN report 'extremely concerned' about Burundi's new leader

JOHANNESBURG – A new report by the United Nations commission of inquiry on Burundi sees little optimism in the government of new President Evariste Ndayishimiye, saying it is “extremely concerned” that he has appointed senior officials who face international sanctions for alleged human rights abuses in the country’s 2015 political turmoil.The report released Thursday said targeted killings, intimidation and sexual assaults of both men and women were committed against opposition supporters ahead of the disputed May election in the East African nation.

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Beyonce will receive the Humanitarian award at 2020 BET Awards

Beyonce is set to receive the Humanitarian Award at the 2020 BET Awards.The Black Parade hitmaker will be honoured with the special accolade at this year’s BET Awards – which will take place on Sunday (June 28) – to mark her ongoing contributions to philanthropy.Beyonce will be primarily honoured for her BeyGOOD initiative, through which she has raised money for multiple causes, including supporting young women in colleges.And for launching a multi-year partnership with UNICEF to create BeyGood4Burundi, which aims to bring safe water and sanitation to the small, landlocked East African country of Burundi.In 2018, the singer also created the Homecoming Scholars Award Program, following her historic performance at Coachella, which benefited

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Beyoncé To Be Honored With The Humanitarian Award At The 2020 BET Awards

Variety, she will be honored for her BeyGOOD initiative, as well as her contributions to education through her “Formation Scholarships,” which help and encourage young women in college. In the past, she has also teamed up with UNICEF to create “BeyGood4Burundi,” which helps to bring safe water and sanitation to Burundi, which is located in East Africa.However, you all know that she has done way much more.

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Beyonce to Receive Humanitarian Award at BET Awards 2020!

Beyonce is set to receive a huge honor at the 2020 BET Awards: she’ll be given the Humanitarian Award at the annual show.

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Calgary Cares: Calgary charity sees huge spike in need, spending $10K per month to help

Wings of Hope for Africa is helping has more than doubled due to the pandemic.Volunteers with the charity have been busy packing up and dropping off food hampers and grocery gift cards to families who need them most.“[They are] people who really have basic needs. Just food to put on the table,” said Wings of Hope for Africa founder Aline Gahiza.She started the charity back in 2011 to help families in Calgary as well as Burundi, Rwanda and East Africa.

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Burundi court says to swear in president-elect immediately

NAIROBI – Burundi’s constitutional court on Friday said the president-elect should be sworn in as soon as possible, ending uncertainty created by the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza this week.Evariste Ndayishimiye won the May presidential election and faced an August swearing-in, but Nkurunziza’s death on Monday from what the government called a heart attack left open the possibility that his ally and national assembly speaker Pascal Nyabenda might be named interim president per the constitution.The council of ministers on Thursday decided to ask the constitutional court for guidance.The court said there is no need to name an interim president as the election to choose a president has already been held, Burundi's government said in a

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