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Félicien Kabuga, one of the leading architects of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda has been arrested, the International Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) said on Saturday, May
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Africa: 2africa Cable Promises a Huge International Capacity Uplift in 2023/2024 and Will Be Available Through Open Access Landing Stations and Carrier-Neutral Data Centres
The announcement of the 2Africa cable which involves Facebook completes the second generation cable build
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Kenya: Fears for Kenya's Urban Food Supply As Floods Drown Rice
Rice is a staple food in Kenya's urban areas, but with floods destroying young crops in recent weeks and imports restricted by the COVID-19 pandemic, stocks may run short
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Cameroon Human Rights Commission - Reforms for Better Protection, Promotion
The Minister Delegate at the Ministry of Justice on June 27 defended before the Committee on Constitutional Laws major changes undertaken to better empower the
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Rwanda: Major Step Toward Justice for Genocide
Paris — The arrest of Félicien Kabuga, one of the alleged masterminds behind the Rwandan genocide, in France on May 16, 2020 brings victims and survivors one step closer to justice 26 years
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Business confidence in South Africa drops to record low
South African business confidence plunged to the lowest level in 45 years due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, with companies even more pessimistic now than when disinvestment from the country over its apartheid policies started gaining momentum more than three decades
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Uganda: Teenager Fighting for Children and Girls' Rights
But Anitah Prossy Namuwoya is already following her passion of fighting for children and
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Africa: Digital Briefing on USAID's Ongoing Development Priorities and COVID-19 Assistance Response in Africa
Today we are pleased to be joined by Dr. Kenneth Staley, U.S. Agency for International Development, Global Malaria Coordinator and leader of the USAID COVID-19 Task Force, and Mr. Christopher Runyan, USAID Senior Coordinator for the Bureau for
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Rwanda records rise in new Covid-19 cases
Rwanda on Thursday recorded 18 new coronavirus cases, the highest of the week, contributed mainly by citizens arriving from neighbouring
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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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UN agency calls for unity as globe marks World Day for Cultural Diversity
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is urging people around the world to find ways to unite as it marks World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and
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Battle, Anthony Michael (1950– )
Michael Battle is an educator, religious leader, and diplomat. Born on July 28, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri, he was one of twelve children from Jessie Battle Sr., a Pentecostal pastor, and Mary Battle.  Michael received his bachelor’s degree from Trinity College (1973), his Master of Divinity
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How Felicien Kabuga exploited State impunity
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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(1946) W.E. B. DuBois, “Behold the Land”
On October 20, 1946, seventy-eight year old W.E.B DuBois delivered the address at the closing session of the Southern Youth Legislature in Columbia South Carolina.  Although this was one of his last major orations, he used the occasion to inspire his audience to continue the struggle for racial
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Africa: 'Earth School' Gives Students in Lockdown a Closeup Look At Nature
With the coronavirus pandemic disrupting education worldwide, Earth School sought to bring together compelling and interactive resources for learning about nature and the environment on a single global
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A. Philip Randolph Institute (1965- )
The A. Philip Randolph Institute was founded by and named for labor leader Asa Philip Randolph, who was the longtime president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters union. Randolph and his friend and fellow activist Bayard Rustin founded APRI in 1965 after their successful 1963 March on
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Perry, June Carter (1943- )
Ambassador June Carter Perry was born November 13, 1943 in Texarkana, Arkansas.  After completing grade school, Perry was accepted at the Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois where in 1965 she earned her degree in history.  Two years later she earned a master’s degree in European History at the
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Cameroon: Social Media Used to Fight Misinformation
Cameroon’s  digital  first responders have taken to social media to  counteract the
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Africa: COVID-19 - AU Hails 'African Jewel' As Continental Medical Supplies Platform Is Launched
African leaders have lauded the launch of the continent's first medical supplies platform as the "jewel in the crown of Pan-African
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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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Newswire : World food security increasingly at risk due to climate change impact
Speaking at the launch of a Special Report on Climate Change and Land by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Geneva, experts highlighted how the rise in global temperatures, linked to increasing pressures on fertile soil, risked jeopardizing food security for the
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Africa: Migration Is a Safety Net During Climate Change Disasters
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Kenya: When Genocide Fugitive Kabuga Ran Businesses in Kenya
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Stevie Wonder
Occupation(s) Stevland Hardaway Morris (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins; May 13, 1950),[1] known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. A child prodigy, he is considered to be one of the most critically and commercial
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Nigeria Records 717 Rape Cases in Five Months - Official
The police chief called on Nigerians to join in efforts to tackle rape and other sexual violence by ensuring prompt report of cases and working with the police to apprehend the
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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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1973
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Jones, William B. (1928- )
On July 26, 1977, President Jimmy Carter nominated William B. Jones as the United States Ambassador to Haiti. The U.S. Senate confirmed Jones and soon after he took up his post in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Born on May 2, 1928, to Bill and LaVelle Jones in Los Angeles, California, Ambassador Jones grew
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