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Nova Scotia Crown prosecutors were handed new tools today to root out systemic anti-Black racism long embedded within the province’s justice system. After years of study, the province’s Public Prosecution Service unveiled a comprehensive policy that will guide Crown attorneys through criminal proceedings involving African Nova Scotians and people of …

“It was freezing. Minus 8,” Pastor Eddie Jjumba told Global News, remembering last Saturday, Feb. 17. It was the same day, he says, that an asylum seeker named ‘Delphina’, arrived at the Dundas Shelter near Dixie Road and Dundas Street East, from Kenya, seeking warm refuge. But Jjumba says she …

TORONTO — While Toronto FC hopes South African international Cassius Mailula can make a difference this season, it’s clear both parties have an eye to the future. For TFC, the 22-year-old forward represents an investment in the future and a possible payday down the line. Mailula, meanwhile, believes the move …

Two years ago, the African tech ecosystem saw newfound attention from global players that translated to the continent’s best year of receiving venture capital. From varying sources, it is estimated up to $2 billion went into African tech startups in 2019. With high-profile visits from the most famous Jacks (Ma …

A group of African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries have supported India for supplying Covid-19 vaccines to different developing and least developed nations. During a discussion at the WTO (World Trade Organisation), a group of Latin American member states including Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama and Paraguay have also expressed their …

New Delhi: While conducting a daily press briefing on Covid-19 situation in the country, Health Ministry on Tuesday informed that four people in India have been found to be infected with the South African variant of Coronavirus, while one has been detected to have the Brazilian virant. All five people, …