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(2017) President Barack Obama's Farewell Address
On January 10, 2017, Barack Obama delivered his last farewell address in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois. His speech is appears
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Source: Black Past
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Kenya coronavirus: 3,727 cases; burial rules relaxed, first family uninfected
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(2013) President Barack Obama, Inaugural Address
On January 21, President Barack Hussein Obama was inaugurated as President of the United States, beginning his second term in office.  His inauguration address appears
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Source: Black Past
Caribbean at UN: vote for Security Council | New York Carib News
With only a few days left before all United Nations member states elect two countries to non-permanent seats on the powerful Security Council, a leading Caribbean diplomat at the world body, Liz Thompson used those words to
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Source: The New York Carib News
Minneapolis Has A Bold Plan To Tackle Racial Inequity. Now It Has To Follow Through
Such covenants were attached to tens of thousands of homes across Minneapolis, carving inequity directly into the city's map and creating a foundation for one of the biggest racial wealth gaps of any major American
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Source: Stories About Black History
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African Countries Get New Tool to Predict Climate-Related Disasters
Most African countries have lacked good forecasting methods as weather becomes increasingly extreme
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Rwanda: Inside the Country's 10 Multi-Billion Dollar Green Projects
Rwanda recently submitted its new national climate plan dubbed "Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)" to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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Source: allAfrica.com
SEBUNYA: Where is conservation in the East Africa budget
The allocations to conservation (tourism, wildlife and environment) averaged at 1.4 per cent (Kenya), 1.7 per cent (Uganda), 3.8 per cent (Rwanda) and one per cent (Tanzania) of Total Development
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Source: The East African
Africa: Malaria Consortium Outlines Nine Key Approaches to Help Mitigate Climate-Related Threats to Health
Malaria Consortium is pleased to announce the publication of an opinion paper exploring the impact climate change could have on global
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Source: allAfrica.com
Farmers use technology to boost sales
It allows farmers to access high-resolution weather forecasts, agronomic tips, information on climate-smart agricultural practices, and compare specific crop prices at three of the major markets in Jamaica — Coronation, May Pen and
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
‘Zim in gridlock under ED’
THE ruling Zanu PF has failed to deal with Zimbabwe’s multifaceted crisis as the socio-economic situation continues to deteriorate since 2018 elections, a survey has
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Population: Exploding or shrinking?
In Zimbabwe, the twin sister of Sally Mugabe, late wife of the first leader of Zimbabwe, propagated family planning enthusiastically, even though some freedom fighters believed that population control was merely a ruse by the imperialists to weaken the up-and-coming countries of the southern
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
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We Don't Have To Halt Climate Action To Fight Racism
There’s just one problem: This new commitment to Black people often seems to come with an assumption that the fight for climate justice has to
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Kenya coronavirus: 2,216 cases; record 54 recoveries
June 3: 2,216 cases, record recoveries
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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Earth Today | Clarendon farmers apply local technology to boost climate-smart agriculture
It allows farmers to access high-resolution weather forecasts, agronomic tips, and information on climate-smart agricultural practices, and compares specific crop prices at three of the major markets in Jamaica – Coronation, May Pen, and
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Zimbabwe: Farmers Urged to De-Stock
Last year, farmers lost over 50 000 cattle to drought and expectations are high that more cattle could be lost this year if farmers do not take heed of advice to climate-proof the sector through different measures such as de-stocking, growing fodder crops, hay baling and conserving
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Source: allAfrica.com
Sandals Foundation reaffirms commitment to protecting Caribbean environment
The foundation, in a news release on the weekend, pointed out that for the last 11 years its “carefully integrated approach, which involves the active participation of Sandals and Beaches Resort team members, communities, guests, travel agents, donors and partners, has led to substantial
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Wills, Mary Jo (1951- )
Ambassador Mary Jo Wills has worked in international affairs for over three decades. Her service to the United States has taken her to Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Most recently, she held the position of U.S. Ambassador to the island nations of Seychelles and Mauritius in the
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Source: Black Past
East Africa: Brace for Heavy Rains, EAC States Cautioned
Quoting the Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum Statement, the EAC says parts of South Sudan, Western Kenya, Uganda, Northern Tanzania and Rwanda are expected to receive above normal rainfall between June and September this year, while the rest of the EAC Region is expected to experience
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Militant movement launched to fight cartels
A NEW militant group, Poverty Liberation Movement, was launched in Harare yesterday to effect citizen arrests, strategic boycotts and other punitive actions against cartels and known corrupt individuals in order to fight
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Ashes instead of soap: Inside Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 fight – Voice and Viewpoint
COVID-19 has worsened the underlying structural and perennial problem of water shortages in Matabeleland North, South and Bulawayo provinces, said Dumisani Nkomo, chief executive officer for Habakkuk Trust, a nonprofit
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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper
Central Africa: Amidst COVID-19 Challenges, UN 'Remains Operational' Across Central Africa
The coronavirus pandemic has compounded increasing economic, social and humanitarian challenges facing States and regional institutions across Central Africa, the regional UN envoy told the Security Council on
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Source: allAfrica.com
AMANDA EDWARDS ENDORSES ROYCE WEST
Endorsement Caps Off Three-Week Period That Includes Endorsements from Major Unions, Congressional Black Caucus PAC
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Olduvai Gorge - Home of Ancient Humans in Tanzania, Africa
Olduvai Gorge is a 20 kilometer (12.4 mile) long east-west trending narrow valley in the eastern Rift Valley of northern Tanzania. The gorge cuts deep into approximately 140 meters (460 feet) of ancient Pleistocene through Holocene dated sedimentary and volcanic rocks. It was at Olduvai that
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Source: ThoughtCo
Mapungubwe - African Iron Age Polity in South Africa
Mapungubwe is an African Middle to Later Iron Age site (AD 900-1300), located in the Mapungubwe National Park, in the Shashe-Limpopo river basin, Limpopo province of South Africa, adjacent to both Zimbabwe and Botswana. A stratified population is in evidence at the site, with elites residing at the
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Source: ThoughtCo
Africa: Why COVID-19 Offers a Chance to Transform UN Peacekeeping
This greater need for peacekeeping efforts offers an opportunity for the UN to explore a real spectrum of peace operations beyond the large multidimensional
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Source: allAfrica.com
Ashes instead of soap: Inside Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 fight | Afro
COVID-19 has worsened the underlying structural and perennial problem of water shortages in Matabeleland North, South and Bulawayo provinces, said Dumisani Nkomo, chief executive officer for Habakkuk Trust, a nonprofit
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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
Caribbean islands will need to be treated differently after COVID-19 | New York Carib News
Social and environmental vulnerabilities facing the Eastern Caribbean
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Source: The New York Carib News
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