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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has approached President Mnangagwa to mediate in its long-standing border dispute with Zambia in his capacity as chairman of the Sadc Organ on Politics, Defence and Security
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Guinea Bissau: President Calls for Amendment of the Constitution
Guinea Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has called for the amendment of the country's constitution, and set up a committee to come up with
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Rwanda: Kagame Sacks Two Governors Over Accountability
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has suspended two provincial governors as part of an ongoing purge targeting public servants deemed to be lacking
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Fields, Green (1840-1914)
Green Fields, former Seattle City employee, early African American resident of the Queen Anne Neighborhood in Seattle, and soldier with the U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War, was born a slave in DeSoto, Mississippi, the son of Fannie Jackson and Richard Fields. In 1864 he escaped slavery and
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At least 812 health workers have, so far, tested positive for COVID-19 in Nigeria, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has
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Nigeria: State Legislature, Judiciary Attain Financial Autonomy
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, signed into law an Executive Order to grant financial autonomy to the legislature and the judiciary at the state
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Mozambique: Price Cuts Will Cost EDM 15 Million Dollars
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In a bid to protect children from violence in the home, Seychelles' National Assembly has passed a law banning corporal
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Miss America, Miss Teen USA and Miss USA Are All Black Women for the First Time
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Rwanda: Opinion - Rwandan Genocide Arrest Offers Solace to Survivors
Felicien Kabuga, a Rwandan fugitive who allegedly planned, financed, and executed one of the worst genocides in recent history, has been
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Africa: Addressing Africa's Nutrition Challenges By Strengthening Indigenous Crops
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Rwanda Changes Tack on HIV Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak
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General Jackson Reneges On His Promise
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Malawi: Kamuzu Remembered With Mixed Feelings - Independence Hero Turned Tyrant of Malawi
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Rwanda: Govt Deploys Robots in COVID-19 Fight
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Somalia: Many Medics Chose Caring for COVID Patients Over Marking Eid
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