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Hopeful Future for Africa amidst Today's Reality - African Voice Newspaper
By Olakunle Agboola - One of the major problems tormenting the continent is the unstable and opaque political environment. Most African countries are yet to establish fully-functioning and transparent governmental structures, having gone through two liberation stages. First, breaking free from
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Happy Birthday to Madam June Carter Perry, Former U.S. Ambassador to Africa
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South Africa Battling Second COVID-19 Wave Because of a More Contagious Mutation of the Virus
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African Union vaccines to be allocated according to population - AU Chair Ramaphosa
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WHO Says New Polio Outbreak In Sudan Linked to Oral Vaccine
The World Health Organization has reported that the strain of poliovirus now spreading in Sudan is linked to a vaccine-derived poliovirus that has circulated in […]
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'What's Wrong With Our Leaders?': Zimbabwe to Compensate White Farmers $3. 5 Billion for Mugabe-Era Land Expropriation
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Some Say India's Ancient Anti-Black Hatred is Worse Than Age-Old White Racism
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Mali unrest: Ramaphosa calls for release of president and prime minister
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