Somalia: New Report Accuses Envoy of Running Down Amisom
The head of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) is fighting off allegations of corruption, mismanagement, harassment and political
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa CDC closely monitoring new outbreak of Ebola
The African Union (AU) on Wednesday said its specialised health institution, the Africa CDC, is closely monitoring the situation while preparing to support responses to the new outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Source: The East African
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Joy, tears in Darfur as International Criminal Court arrests wanted war crimes suspect
Kushayb, a senior Janjaweed commander in the early years of the conflict, was the target of a 2007 ICC arrest warrant on multiple counts including rape, murder and
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Africa Day and Its Discontent
Founded in 1963, the aim of the Organization of Africa Unity, the precursor of Africa Union (AU) was to safeguard the interests and independence of all African states, encourage the continent's development, and settle disputes among member
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Grenada finalising five-year project with Jamaican's help
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Foreign officials reach out to protest leader in troubled Mali
Officials from the UN, West Africa and the African Union (AU) have met an influential Muslim cleric behind demonstrations against Mali's beleaguered president, the coalition behind the protests said on
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Covid-19: Tabichi calls for long term education plan for Africa
The 2019 Global Teacher Award winner Peter Tabichi has joined African top tutors to address education among the poor during the Covid-19
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Civil rights movements
Civil rights movements are a worldwide series of political movements for equality before the law, that peaked in the 1960s.[citation needed] In many situations they have been characterized by nonviolent protests, or have taken the form of campaigns of civil resistance aimed at achieving change
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Nigeria: Dapo Abiodun Ogun Now Looking Good With Focused, Qualitative Governance
The committee's specific terms of reference include: To assess the current operations of the hospital in line with expectations as a teaching/tertiary institution; determine the state of facilities of the various units and departments and make recommendations to the state on the steps necessary to
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Source: allAfrica.com
What next in Odinga’s rise in government?
Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga’s influence in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration is expected to grow further, with reports suggesting that he is being considered for a key role on a team to steer the country’s post-pandemic economic recovery
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Source: The East African
Africa: Unctad - African Countries Should Use Official Development Assistance to Diversify Their Economies
A key recommendation of a recent report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), which deals with trade, investment, and development issues, is for official development assistance to Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to be channeled to the productive
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Source: allAfrica.com
Somalia: Govt Starts Aerial Spraying to Stop Desert Locust Invasion
Young desert locusts that have not yet grown wings jump in the air as they are approached, as a visiting delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) observes them, in the desert near Garowe, in the semi-autonomous Puntland region of
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Nigeria: Buhari Nominates Okonjo-Iweala As Nigeria's Candidate for World Trade Organisation's DG Election
Nigeria has nominated a former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as its candidate for the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) election coming up next
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Africa: Risks of Delaying Africa's Free Trade Deal
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), launched in 2018, was supposed to be an exciting example of multilateral cooperation against a growing tide of nationalism and protectionist
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Source: allAfrica.com
Colin Powell
Colin Powell is a retired four-star general of the United States Army. He is currently serving as an American Statesman. Powell was the first African-American to serve as the Secretary of State, which he did from 2001 to 2005 under George W. Bush.  Powell is to date, the only African American to
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Africa: COVID-19 - Caring for Care Workers
This 'invisible' work contributes over US$10.8 trillion a year to the global economy, and before COVID-19, women and girls provided 12.5 billion hours of free care work every
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Kenya: When Genocide Fugitive Kabuga Ran Businesses in Kenya
At some point, former Attorney-General Amos Wako and Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko were taken to task by a Kenyan court to explain why it was unable to trace whoever was running Mr Kabuga's business
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Rwanda: What Civil Society, Genocide Survivors Think of Kabuga's Arrest
After 26 years on the run, on May 16, French authorities revealed that genocide architect Felicien Kabuga had been arrested in
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Source: allAfrica.com
Brigety II, Reuben Earl (1973– )
Reuben Earl Brigety II is a naval officer, educator, international humanitarian specialist, and diplomat. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on September 7, 1973, to Dr. Barbara and Dr. Rueben Brigety Sr. In 1965 his father became the first African American to graduate from the University of
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Ethiopia: Nile Dam Talks - A Short Window to Embrace Compromise
On 9 June, Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan resumed talks on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), raising hopes that they can strike a deal before Addis Ababa makes good on its intention to begin impounding water in the dam’s reservoir, with or without an
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa: COVID-19 - Tabichi Calls for Long Term Education Plan for Africa
The 2019 Global Teacher Award winner Peter Tabichi has joined African top tutors to address education among the poor during the Covid-19
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Nigeria: Local Content Bill Vital to Preserving Nigeria's Socioeconomic Independence - Hon Idagbo
Hon Idagbo giving the background of the Nigerian Local Content Development and Enforcement Bill (the Bill) which is sponsored by Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, himself (Idagbo) and seven other members of the House of Representatives explained why the nation at this trying time needs this Bill passed into
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa's 1000+ coronavirus cases: SA tops; Gabon, Sudan etc. [List]
The World Health Organization’s Africa regional head warns that a spike is likely to result in the wake of steadily improving and increased
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Nkom, Alice (1945- )
Alice Nkom broke barriers for women by becoming the first female barrister in her country of Cameroon. She is also well known among Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) activists worldwide because of her legal advocacy for gay
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Source: Black Past
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Africa's Covid-19 caseload nearing 160,000
With the novel coronavirus still in pandemic mode, the African continent has seen a continued growth in the total tally, while Italy, an earlier epicentre of the pandemic in Europe, has begun to partially lift travel bans as its new infections are
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Source: The East African
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Africa: Commemorative Message By His Excellency Dr. Hage G. Geingob President of the Republic of Namibia, On the Occasion of the 57th Africa Day - the Africa We Want
Fifty-seven years ago, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) was formed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with the primary aims of encouraging political and economic integration among member states, as well as eradicating colonialism and neo-colonialism from the African
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Africa: Kenya Vs. Djibouti - Who Will Represent Africa On the UN Security Council?
From Kenya's perspective, it seemed like they already had it in the bag: In a secret ballot in February, the member states of the African Union (AU) nominated Kenya to take one of three African seats on the United Nations (UN) Security Council, which will become vacant in January
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Africa: Beyond the Narratives of Africa's Doom and Gloom
Africa has recorded successes on many levels which are often ignored by global media -- and we need to embrace and celebrate our unique contribution to the
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Kenya: Ministers Call for Stronger Women Leadership in COVID-19 Fight
Africa's female Foreign Affairs ministers ask AU to mainstream gender in its Covid-19 strategies
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Source: allAfrica.com

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