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Coronavirus in Africa: 135,375 cases; 3,923 deaths; 56,401 recoveries

There are now more than over 130,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Coronavirus in Africa: 267,818 cases; 7,219 deaths; 123,054 recoveries

There are now more than over 260,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Coronavirus in Africa: 233,836 cases; 6,261 deaths; 107,013 recoveries

There are now more than over 220,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Amadou Toumani Touré - Birthday

Amadou Toumani Touré , byname ATT (born November 4, 1948, Mopti, French Sudan [now in Mali]), Malian politician and military leader who twice led his country.

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Girma, Haben (1988- )

Haben Girma, both blind and deaf, is a disability rights advocate and attorney who became the first deaf and blind graduate of Harvard Law School in Massachusetts when she graduated with a Juris Doctor degree (JD) in

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Source: Black Past

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1988

Africa's 100+ coronavirus cases: Uganda, Benin, Chad among new entrants

The World Health Organization Africa regional head warns that a spike likely to result in the wake of improved and increased

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Mali

Over the summer of 2012, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Ansar Dine, another radical Islamist group, took advantage of the instability and an increasingly weak military and captured Timbuktu, Kidal, and Gao. The groups briefly allied themselves with the Tuareg rebels, but severed ties and

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Maps and Locations of African Countries

Geographic coordinates: 28° 00 N, 3° 00

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Can Mali's IBK solve his country's worsening security situation? [Morning Call]

We begin with what is the latest wave of violence in some troubled parts of

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

Africa: Joint Statement of the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit On Solidarity Against COVID-19

The Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity Against COVID-19 is a joint initiative between the People's Republic of China, the Republic of South Africa in its capacity as the Chair of the African Union (AU), and the Republic of Senegal in its capacity as the Co-Chair of the Forum on

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Gunmen kidnap 10 aid workers in Niger

Unidentified gunmen have abducted 10 humanitarian aid workers as they were distributing food in a village in southwestern Niger, their NGO said in

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Islam in Africa

Islam in Africa, the development of the Muslim religion on the African

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Africa: Lawyers Petition Court to Postpone Elections in Africa

Pan African Lawyers Union (Palu) has moved to the African Court on Human Rights and People's Rights in Arusha to have elections scheduled in 21 African countries postponed, citing the negative impact of the coronavirus

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Mali

In the 1960s, Mali concentrated on economic development, continuing to accept aid from both Soviet bloc and Western nations, as well as international agencies. In the late 1960s, it began retreating from close ties with China. But a purge of conservative opponents brought greater power to President

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West Africa: Amnesty Accuses West African Forces of Human Rights Abuses in Sahel Region

Security forces in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have been accused of unlawfully killing or causing the disappearance of around 200

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Coronavirus in Africa: 225,126 cases; 6,051 deaths; 102,912 recoveries

There are now more than over 220,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Nigeria: I Almost Quit Coaching After Keshi's Death - - Former Assistant Coach

During Keshi's successful stints as head coach for the national teams of Togo, Mali and of course with Nigeria, Houdonou was a constant figure in Keshi's backroom

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Mali: Village Life in Modern Africa - Review of Camila Toulmin's Land, Investment and Migration - Thirty-Five Years of Village Life in Mali

The book's story is told through 35 years of one Sahelian village in the north of Mali, Dlonguebougou - DBG as it is

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West Africa: Govt Risks Inflaming Local Conflict With Military Strategy Against Islamists - Report

"By focusing primarily on a military strategy, the government risks again inflaming local conflicts that Islamic State could

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Geography of the Countries of Africa

The continent of Africa is the worlds second-largest based on land area and population just after Asia. It has a population of around one billion people (as of 2009) and covers 20.4% of the Earths land area. Africa is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Red Sea and the Suez Canal to

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Africa: Presidency On the Extraordinary African Union Bureau of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government Video-Teleconference Meeting On the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Communique of the Extraordinary African Union (AU) Bureau of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government video-teleconference meeting on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

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African Countries' Independence Dates

Egypt, Arab Republic of Feb. 28, 1922 Britain

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Sonni Ali

Sonni Ali, a native of Songhay, whose birthdate is unknown, was the eighteenth ruler in a line of kings dating back to A.D. 1010. At the time Sonni became king of Gai and its nearby Songhay lands in A.D. 1464, Mali was becoming weak, and many of its peoples were lclaiming their independence. Sonni

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Dozens killed in separate Burkina Faso attacks

An armed group in Burkina Faso attacked a cattle market and a humanitarian convoy, killing at least 35 people, the government said on

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Central Africa: UN, Aid Agencies Cite Unprecedented Humanitarian Needs in Sahel

United Nations and private aid agencies warned Friday that an unprecedented number of people in Africa’s volatile Sahel region are in desperate need of life-saving assistance and

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Revix CEO Sean Sanders on investing in crypto

Sean Sanders

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This Day in History — June 4

1994: Five Iraqis and a Kuwaiti are sentenced to death in Kuwait for plotting to kill former US President George H W Bush with a car bomb during his visit to Kuwait in

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Coronavirus in Africa: 88,264 cases; 2,832 deaths; 33,898 recoveries

There are now more than over 80,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Uganda: Baale Takes League Through Ballet Dance

On Saturday August 15, 2015, the final of the Fuba-Junior NBA League was held at the Lugogo Indoor Arena with Abraham Meron scoring a game high 39 points and 16 rebounds as KISU Bucks defeated Mashariki Pelicans 66-51 to emerge inaugural

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Africa: Rethinking the Concept of African Unity - Why Proper Education Is the First Place to Begin?

Many academics that I spoke with had limited faith in the possibility of an "Africa Unity", in fact to many; African Unity is an illusion that may never be

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