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There are now more than over 90,000 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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Reggae Sunsplash (1978-1996)
Reggae Sunsplash, founded in 1978 to promote a slow summer tourist season in Jamaica, was the first Caribbean music festival to introduce reggae to a global audience. The idea of the festival originated with a group of young entrepreneurs who called themselves Synergy. They were led by Tony
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KABAARA: How to save lives as we sustain livelihoods
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Ghana: Personal Threats to Jean Mensa Must Stop - Abantu, WMC Caution
Abantu for development and the Women's Manifesto Coalition (WMC) have expressed worry about the increasing rate of attacks on women who take up leadership positions in the country, cautioning those involved in such brazen act to desist from
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Loss of a Legend: Noted TSU Professor Dr. Thomas F. Freeman dies at 100
Dr. Thomas F. Freeman, a legend, educational icon, and sage to innumerable students at Texas Southern University, passed away on Saturday, June 6, following a brief illness at age
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Africa: Anglogold Ashanti Marks Africa Day ... Pledges to Sustain Fight Against COVID-19
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Africa: Commemorative Message By His Excellency Dr. Hage G. Geingob President of the Republic of Namibia, On the Occasion of the 57th Africa Day - the Africa We Want
Fifty-seven years ago, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) was formed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with the primary aims of encouraging political and economic integration among member states, as well as eradicating colonialism and neo-colonialism from the African
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Nigeria coronavirus: 9,302 cases, third most impacted in Africa
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Accra, Ghana (ca. 1500- )
Accra is the political and economic capital of modern Ghana on the Gold Coast. Between 1500 and 1578, a fortress operated by the Portuguese stood at the site of modern Accra. This fort provided the Europeans with an outlet for trade, particularly in slaves, with the Ga people, themselves recent
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Ghana: Application for CAP is Free - Nbssi
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Africa: Idris Elba Sounds Alarm As Pandemic Threatens Food Crisis for Farmers
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Ghana coronavirus: 7,303 cases, voter registration to proceed - EC
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Ghana coronavirus: 5,735 cases, prez fact-checked on testing ‘record’
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Ghana coronavirus: 14,154 cases; jumbo recoveries, high schools reopen
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West Africa: Bitter Sweet Experience-West Africa Media in the Throes of COVID-19
In the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak in West Africa, the drastic drop in advertising revenues on which legacy media organisations traditionally depend on to stay afloat has further worsened the already existing challenges in media financial
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KABAARA: It is time to learn about living with coronavirus
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Despite COVID-19, Central African Republic court says polls must hold
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