Ghana set for close election in 'beacon of democracy'

COVID-19 in Zim: Where are we going?

Subsequently, government reserved 425 hospital beds and five ventilators for COVID-19 at one of the tertiary care hospitals in the capital, Harare, and is upgrading and refurbishing infectious diseases hospitals around the

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Newswire: Black Lives Matter protesters tear down statue of the U.K.’s leading slave trader

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The Role of Islam in African Slavery

Slavery has been rife throughout all of ancient history. Most, if not all, ancient civilizations practiced this institution and it is described (and defended) in early writings of the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Egyptians. It was also practiced by early societies in central America and Africa. (See

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Ivorian schools reopen after virus shutdown

Thousands of children in face masks flocked back to school in Ivory Coast on Monday after the country became one of the first in West Africa to restart lessons after a two-month coronavirus

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Can Photography Be Decolonial?

Art historian Shawn Michelle Smith—in her new book Photographic Returns: Racial Justice and the Time of Photography—examines the famous photograph of Emmett

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Geography of Nigeria

Population: 152,217,341 (July 2010

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May

5

2010

Ghana coronavirus: 7,303 cases, voter registration to proceed - EC

Total confirmed cases = 7,303 (new cases

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Rare 'ring of fire' solar eclipse to dim Africa Sunday

Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and southern China will witness on Sunday the most dramatic "ring of fire" solar eclipse to shadow the Earth in

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Source: The East African

Edmonton author celebrates historic African-American poet in new book

By the time of her death at the age of 31, Phillis Wheatley was among the most celebrated poets of her time. She had also been a slave, bought in West Africa and brought to Boston in 1761 as a child then resold to the Wheatley family, where she was tutored …

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Jan Mostaert’s Portrait of a Moor (1520-1530)

In the following account University of Cincinnati historian John K. Brackett describes the famous 16th Century painting of a black courtier at the court of Margaret of Austria, the Duchess of Savoy and Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands. The name and rank of this courtier remains

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Which Countries Are Within the African Rainforest?

The African rainforest stretches across much of the central African continent, encompassing the following countries in its woods: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote dIvoire (Ivory Coast), Equatorial

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Ghana coronavirus: 6,617 cases, Ashanti region pass 1,000 mark

Total confirmed cases = 6,269 (new cases

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Ghana: Election - Between a Crocodile and an Alligator

Opinion - The two front-runners in Ghana's 2020 election have weak records on tackling corruption. This leaves voters with little choice.

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Africa: Why It's So Critical to Continuously Monitor and Manage Plant Diseases

Yet food and forest production systems, as well as native environments around the world, are just as threatened by emerging

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West Africa: Bitter Sweet Experience-West Africa Media in the Throes of COVID-19

In the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak in West Africa, the drastic drop in advertising revenues on which legacy media organisations traditionally depend on to stay afloat has further worsened the already existing challenges in media financial

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Yoruba Americans

Yoruba Americans are Americans of Yoruba descent. The Yoruba people (Yoruba: Àwọ̀n ọ́mọ́ Yorùbá) are an ethnic group originating in southwestern Nigeria and southern Benin in West

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Igbo Ukwu (Nigeria) - West African Burial and Shrine

Igbo Ukwu is an African Iron Age archaeological site located near the modern town of Onitsha, in the forest zone of southeastern Nigeria. Although it is unclear what kind of a site it is—settlement, residence, or burial—we know that the the Igbo Ukwu was used during the late 10th century

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Afro-Caribbean

Afro-Caribbeans are Caribbean people who trace at least some of their ancestry to West Africa in the period since Christopher Columbuss arrival in the region in 1492. Other names for this ethnicity include African-Caribbean (especially preferred among the United Kingdom branch of the

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Brown, Gayleatha Beatrice (1947-2013)

On July 2, 2009 President Barack Obama appointed Gayleatha Beatrice Brown to be the United States ambassador to Burkina Faso, a nation in West Africa. This was her second ambassadorial appointment. Previously, Brown had been appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as U.S. Ambassador to

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2

2009

BOOK REVIEW: The witty adolescence of an African girl

A plucky young girl in West Africa tells the story of her growing up in the novel Of Women and Frogs by Bisi

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Source: The East African

Congo-Kinshasa: Top Congolese Opposition Member Dies of COVID-19

Also Sunday, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo said the country's health minister has the

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Source: allAfrica.com

African immigration to the United States

African immigration to the United States refers to immigrants to the United States who are or were nationals of modern African countries. The term African in the scope of this article refers to geographical or national origins rather than racial affiliation. Between the Immigration and Nationality

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(1964) Malcolm X’s Speech at the Founding Rally of the Organization of Afro-American Unity

Malcolm X’s life changed dramatically in the first six months of 1964. On March 8, he left the Nation of Islam. In May he toured West Africa and made a pilgrimage to Mecca, returning as El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. While in Ghana in May, he decided to form the Organization of Afro-American Unity

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The ‘New New Left’ is just as stubborn as the ‘Old New left’

Clinton’s primary challenger, Democratic socialist, Bernie Sanders, endorsed her, but Sanders had a difficult time getting his diehard supporters to do the

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West Africa: How West Africa Can Expand Power Supply and Meet Climate Goals

Our research shows that combining sustainably managed hydropower plants with new solar and wind power projects is a promising option for the West African

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Mauritius: Senegal Nixes 'Unbalanced' Tax Treaty With Mauritius

Senegal, one of West Africa’s largest economies, has torn up its tax treaty with Mauritius as debate rages over the island tax haven’s impact on developing

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Katherine Dunham: legendary dancer who founded the 1st American black dance company

In 1934, with the assistance of Speranzeva, Dunham established the Chicago Negro School of Ballet and a company, a Negro Dance Group, which advanced into the Katherine Dunham Dance

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Images of African Slavery and the Slave Trade

This gallery of Images of African Slavery and the Slave Trade includes pictures of indigenous and European slave trade, capture, transportation to the coast, slave pens, inspection by European merchants and ships captains, slaving ships, and scenes from the Middle

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Apr

30

1860

East Africa: Fear of COVID-19 Slows Trucking in East Africa

As trucks stacked up for days, Rwanda and neighboring Tanzania worked out a deal that scrapped plans for relay drivers but mandated transferring cargo at the border, “except for trucks carrying perishable goods and petroleum products destined to Rwanda,” the Kigali government said in a news release

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Queen Nzingha Joins the Ancestors

Queen Nzingha, amazon queen of matamba west africa, joins the ancestors on this day. Nzingha was a warrior queen who waged war again Europeans. Her formation of strategic alliances and fighting prowess urged other great african leaders totake a stand against the colonialism/imperialistic regimes of

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