Africa: Who Am I?

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Africa: Who Am I?

[New Dawn] I was born in one country, but I found my life in another. Nigeria, however, molded my foundation, America shaped it, the world fine-tuned and polished it. Hence, I am very grateful for the opportunities, which puts me in a unique position to analyze Africa's issues intensely critically.

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Viruses and Violence

As the world grapples with a global pandemic that has disrupted daily life in every way imaginable, Black people are again forced to also grapple with what it means to be Black in

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Africa: Coronavirus May Trigger Debt Emergency Across Africa, New Study Finds

Although the continent's economy had been projected to grow by more than 130%, Africa is now falling further behind according to the study, with projected average economic growth at just 4.3% from 2020 to

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Africa COVID-19 stats: 404,796 cases; 10,147 deaths; 192,600 recoveries | Africanews

There are now more than over 390,000 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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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

The controversial book didn't sell well, with Morrison stating in a 1994 afterword that the reception to the work was parallel to how her main character was treated by the

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Source: Famous Biographies & TV Shows

SA as a nation 'has not dealt with its past' - Wits lecturer | News24

South Africa comes from a past that has wounded many - and society still needs to heal.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Africa: n the Fight Against  COVID-19, an Unsung  Continent

[FrontPageAfrica] Guest Editorial by Dr Solomon Zewdu, Deputy Director for Global, Development in Ethiopia & Africa, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Africa Shall Have Its Day

Also in attendance at that meeting was Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya, whose country, like Algeria, had fought a quite bloody anti-colonial war against attempts by Britain to turn it into a White Settlement like Northern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), South-West Africa (Namibia) and Apartheid South

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Mongo Beti , also called Eza Boto, pseudonyms of Alexandre Biyidi-Awala (born June 30, 1932, Mbalmayo, Cameroon—died October 8, 2001, Douala), Cameroonian novelist and political

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Bayard Rustin (17 March 1912- 24 August 1987) was a social and civil rights activist. However unlike many civil rights activists and advocates of the time, Rustin believed in a pacific combination of the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, African-American socialism and the peaceful culture and

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Source: Black History Resources

(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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Source: Black Past

Senegal's Dramane Minta and his Animation [Morning Call] | Africanews

The use of Animation is taking a bigger shape in Africa and now is being used for more than just entertainment. In Senegal, Dramane Minta is using it to educate youth.

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

Africa COVID-19 stats: 476,967 cases; 11,366 deaths; 227,282 recoveries | Africanews

There are now more than over 400,000 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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Africa: How Africa Can Take This Moment to End a 500-Years-Old Economic Model

Governments can take the opportunity of COVID-19 to change Africa's place in global economic structures, but it will take pan-African

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Source: allAfrica.com

Afro-Asian Writers' Conferences (1958-1979)

The Afro–Asian Writers’ Conferences were a series of gatherings of literary figures from Asia and Africa that took place over two decades to denounce imperialism and to establish cultural contacts among their countries. The first conference (and by far the best known) was held in October 1958 in

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Source: Black Past

'Problems Bigger Than Bon Appétit': How Food World Struggles With Structural Racism

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Alex Abad-Santos, a senior writer for Vox, about a lack of diversity among chefs, writers and reviewers in the food

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African nationalism

African nationalism is an umbrella term which refers to a group of political ideologies, mainly within Sub-Saharan Africa, which are based on the idea of national self-determination and the creation of nation states.[1] The ideology emerged under European colonial rule during the 19th and 20th

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Radisson, Accor keep Kenya hotel expansion plans

Global hospitality groups Radisson and Accor will continue with their expansion plans in Kenya and the region despite the slump in the sector due to Covid-19.

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Africa: Human Rights Council Holds an Urgent Debate On Current Racially Inspired Human Rights Violations, Systemic Racism, Police Brutality and Violence Against Peaceful Protests

Speakers Urge the Council to Establish an International Commission of Inquiry to Investigate Systemic Racism in Law Enforcement in the United States

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Source: allAfrica.com

For the study of African culture and history, see African

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Nigeria: Davido, Burna Boy to Feature in Idris Elba's Africa Day Benefit Concert

Nigeria's A-list musicians, Davido and Burna Boy, are lining up alongside other African music stars to perform at an online concert to be hosted by Hollywood actor, Idris

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Source: allAfrica.com

DR Congo @ 60: President vows to fight corruption, impunity

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi vowed to root out the corruption and impunity that has hindered the country since its independence from Belgium as the nation marked its 60th anniversary amid a global reckoning over racial

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

Africa: Namibian President - At 57, AU Has Achieved Democratic, Self-Governing, Civil War-Free Africa

The President of Namibia, Dr. Hage Geingob, has commended the African Union (AU) for achieving what some thought would be impossible - a free, democratic, self-governing and most importantly an Africa without incessant civil

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: Let's See If Life Will Go Back to Normal After Anti-Racism Protests

To date, many Africans prefer ethnic over national

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Wide shift in opinion on police, race rare in US polling - Black News Channel

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Its rare for public opinion on social issues to change sharply and swiftly. And yet in the wake of George Floyds death, Americans opinions about police brutality and racial injustice have moved dramatically. About half of American adults

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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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Africa: Beyond Florence Nightingale - How African Nurses Have Decolonised the Profession

[The Conversation Africa] This year - 2020 - marks the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. It's therefore understandable that it's being marked as the year of the nurse and midwife.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Equatorial Guinea sacks WHO rep over coronavirus statistics | Africanews

Equatorial Guinea joins Burundi in the league of countries that have asked World Health Organization, WHO, country representatives to

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

Kenya: Kiswahili Is an International Language and Native Speakers Must Live With This Reality

Sixty per cent of the total Kiswahili vocabulary count is Bantu, 30 per cent is Arabic and 10 per cent is from other languages - such as English, Portuguese, Chinese and even

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa COVID-19 stats: 578,307 cases; 12,989 deaths; 284,972 recoveries | Africanews

There are now more than over 550,000 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: Lawyers, Politicians Petition Govt On Colonial Street Names

[Monitor] The Britons might have flown out of Uganda to end their colonial administration about 58 years ago, but their impact on the land stayed through some systems the new Uganda adopted.

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