Charles Kapsner
× Register for more free articles Stay logged in to skip the surveys Log in Sign up {{featured_button_text}}Charles F. Kapsner was born March 9, 1921, in Mantador. He spent his freshman year of high school at St. John's University prep school, then rejoined his family in Mandan, where he graduated from high school in 1939. After his sophomore year of high school, during the Great Depression, he, along with other teenagers, jumped a freight train to Seattle, stopping in “hobo camps” along the way. Most returned to Mandan from Seattle the way they got there. Charles and a friend continued riding the trains south through Oregon, California, Nevada, and Utah, eventually ending at his grandmother's house in Larchwood.
Source:The North Africa Journal
June 04, 2020 05:03 UTC
Women in Egypt's restive Sinai bring Bedouin embroidery to virus fight
Egypt's toll from the COVID-19 pandemic has reached over 28,600 cases, including more than 1,000 deaths, while North Sinai itself remains the bloody scene of a long-running Islamist insurgency. Now with the pandemic, she has been designing face masks showcasing her Bedouin heritage. In February 2018, authorities launched a nationwide operation against militants, focusing on North Sinai. Local and international media are banned from entering heavily militarised North Sinai. Dire economic conditions in Egypt have been even tougher for women of the Sinai since the pandemic began.
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June 04, 2020 03:11 UTC
France donates Tunisia €80m to tackle fallout from covid-19
France Monday offered Tunisia a €80 million check to help the North African country tackle the covid-19 pandemic which has infected 1,087 and killed 49 people. To curb the spread of the illness, the North African country imposed a lockdown in March that significantly contracted the economy. France’s support supplements that of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, which last month loaned Tunisia €18.3 million. In addition to the World Bank, the IMF has approved a $745m loan to Tunisia. The European Union on its part granted the North African country €250 million while Italy pledged €50 million.
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June 03, 2020 21:11 UTC
Democratic Republic of Congo: COVID-19 Situation Report
Through the COVID-19 quiz: A new quiz was released in the aim to evaluate the improvement of the people knowledge. The results were compared to those of the previous quiz and showed an improvement in awarenss about COVID-19 (i.e. less poeple believed that COVID-19 is always lethal, that antibiotics are effective in preventing or treating COVID-19m and that a vaccine against COVID-19 exists). 3) Mass media Communication UNICEF trained 200 media professionals on prevention measures and warning signs of COVID-19. More than 22 million people were reached with key messages on how to prevent COVID-19 through mass media channels.
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June 03, 2020 20:37 UTC
Kanoute reveals which African striker he’s excited about this LaLiga season
Kanoute reveals which African striker he’s excited about this LaLiga seasonThe former Mali frontman knows a thing or two about goalscoring in Spain, and one player has got his pulse racing’s all-time top scorer Frederic Kanoute has tipped his successor at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan– ’s Youssef En-Nesyri—to be the African striker to watch over the remainder of the Spanish season. LaLiga sides are set to resume action next week after a near three-month absence due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Sevilla, who meet rivals in their first fixture back, will be expecting great things from their North African striker over the remaining months of the campaign. “I would say [Youssef] En-Nesyri from Sevilla,” Kanoute told Goal on Wednesday, when asked which African players he was most looking forward to seeing back in action. Kanoute was speaking to Goal during a LaLiga conference on Wednesday ahead of the resumption of Spanish football.
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June 03, 2020 19:18 UTC
Angola seeks debt relief from G20 as negotiations with oil importers reaches “advanced stage”
On Tuesday, June 2, 2020, the Angola Finance Ministry stated that the country has asked for G20 debt relief and is in advanced stages of talks with some countries importing its oil on adjusting financing facilities. Also adding that negotiations with oil importers on reprofiling are at “advanced stages” while talks are expected to conclude soon. The recent oil price war and the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic have further taken a toll on the economy. However, the country began to experience oil price shocks from 2014 which brought about an economic recession. Debt relief would greatly help the economy recover fast from its current depression.
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June 03, 2020 18:33 UTC
Morocco reports 56 new COVID-19 cases, 7,922 in total
Moroccan Health Ministry on Wednesday reported 56 new infections with COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the North African country to 7,922. The official underlined the stability of the coronavirus mortality rate in Morocco which stands at 2.6 percent, saying that the recovery rate rose to 86.7 percent. China has helped Morocco in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 14, China Development Bank sent a batch of donation to the North African country, including respirators and medical protective masks. China’s Guizhou Province has also donated 15,000 surgical gloves, 20,000 medical masks and 2,000 protective suits to help protect Moroccan medical workers fighting the pandemic
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June 03, 2020 17:37 UTC
Access Bank becomes major shareholder in its Rwanda subsidiary
Nigeria’s largest retail bank, Access Bank Plc, is spreading its wings in the East African market, by doubling its investment in its Rwandan subsidiary after acquiring Kenya’s Transnational Bank four months ago. Access bank owns 75 percent shareholding in its Rwandan subsidiary, which has eight branches across the country. According to the bank’s 2019 annual report, Access Bank (Rwanda) posted a 56 percent drop in net profit to $646,702 from $1.46 million in 2018. This can be achieved by acquiring shares in its subsidiary unitsOn February 1, 2020 Access Bank Plc acquired all the shareholding of Kenya’s Transnational Bank at an undisclosed fee. Access Bank is looking for more acquisitions in African markets, as it seeks to set up its own banking infrastructure.
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June 03, 2020 17:15 UTC
Covid-19: Morocco launches mass testing & early diagnosis campaign
Moroccan ministry of health has launched a massive Covid-19 testing campaign in all regions of Morocco, as part of the preparation for the lifting of the containment. The massive screening campaign to last until late July or early August in all regions of Morocco projects to conduct 1,790,000 screening tests and 125,000 early diagnosis tests. “A screening strategy for Covid-19 cases has been developed with the aim of detecting asymptomatic cases,” the minister wrote. This strategy combines early diagnosis and screening on a fairly broad scale. He points out that early identification of pauci-symptomatic forms (very few symptoms) through early diagnosis and asymptomatic forms through screening can reduce the period of transmission and thus help to contain the spread.
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June 03, 2020 16:52 UTC
StanChart appoints Abbas Hussain as Regional Head of Corporate Finance for Africa and Middle East
Standard Chartered Bank has appointed Abbas Husain as Regional Head of Corporate Finance, Africa and the Middle East (AME). Along with his new responsibilities as Head of Corporate Finance, AME, Abbas’ will also expands his role as Head of Project & Export Finance for Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan (MENAP) to cover Europe, Africa, Middle East and Pakistan. Speaking on Abbas Husain’s new role, Sunil Kaushal, Regional CEO, Africa and the Middle East commented, “The appointment of Abbas demonstrates the commitment we have made in developing top leadership talent within the bank. Abbas was awarded the Dealmaker of the Year by EMEA Finance for Europe, Middle East & Africa in 2017. Under his leadership, the MENAP Project Finance business has been recognized industry wide as the Best Project Finance House in the region over the last few years.
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June 03, 2020 16:33 UTC
African voices protest George Floyd’s murder in the USA
On the African continent, as elsewhere in the world, reactions are mounting after the death in the United States of a black man who was smothered in police violence in Minneapolis last week. The African Union, the first to react, as early as last Friday, protested against the conditions of George Floyd’s death. Moroccan international football player Achraf Hakimi wore a jersey with the words “Justice for George Floyd” on it during a football match on Sunday. Nigeria’s Anthony Ujah, Senegal’s Sadio Mané and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah also protested, kneeling on the ground before their match. This gesture has become a symbol in the United States of the protest against police violence against African-Americans.
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June 03, 2020 16:30 UTC
Remarks by World Bank Vice President for the Middle East & North Africa at the the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee Ministerial Meeting
Despite the early and decisive action by the Palestinian leadership, Covid-19 is inflicting severe damage on the Palestinian economy, which is still recovering from the 2019 fiscal crisis. The private sector suffered under the shutdown, especially SMEs and businesses operating in the informal sector. A rapid rebound, beyond the containment period, will be heavily influenced by the PA's ability to provide liquidity for the private sector in the coming months. At the World Bank, we have mobilized resources to support the Palestinian Authority health response to the pandemic. We also believe that improvements in digital infrastructure can be a game-changer for the Palestinian economy.
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June 03, 2020 15:44 UTC
How Will COVID-19 Shape the Future of the Arab Region?
According to the World Bank, the economic shock is expected to aggravate unemployment and poverty in the Arab region. Initial estimates show that the region could lose approximately $42 billion in income this year because of the pandemic. A surge in unemploymentAccording to the International Labor Organization (ILO), the Arab region is expected to witness a loss of 6 million full-time jobs in the second quarter of 2020. In addition, the Arab region may witness a diminished middle-income class, pushing 8.3 million more of the region’s people into poverty and leading to an additional 1.9 million people becoming undernourished. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of regional solidarity and cooperation while exposing the fallacy of go-it-alone isolationism.
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June 03, 2020 15:41 UTC
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June 03, 2020 14:15 UTC
Covid-19: The Ultimate Disruptor
In 2014, he became the first-ever South African to represent South Africa at the Youth Olympics in 2014. The following year, he was crowned Best African Artist at the South African Music Awards (SAMA). I am committed to building my technology dreams so that the outcome will shape the future of African business. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – MAY 27: Pieter-Steph du Toit during the South African mens national rugby team photocall session at Southern Sun Montecasino Hotel on May 27, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Du Toit plays as a lock or flanker for the South Africa national team and the Stormers in Super Rugby.
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June 03, 2020 14:15 UTC