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Africa: Bill to Protect African Heritage Sites in Sight
Dodoma — THE Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports is preparing a Bill to be tabled in Parliament, for protecting and preserving the African liberation heritage areas against damage in the wake of several construction projects countrywide, parliament was
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Africa: The Budapest Memorandum On Giving Up Nuclear Weapon
On December 5th 1994, the United States, the Russian Federation, and the United Kingdom, along with China and France in a separate document, signed the now infamous "Budapest Memorandum", the document was supposed to be an assurance to Ukraine that if it acknowledged the non-nuclear proliferation
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Africa: UN Security Council Elections Reveal Divisions in Africa
You can't have Africa Free Trade and not have a politically stable continent, which is why it was important for South Africa to ensure it got support for Kenya at the Security
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Fauset, Crystal Bird (1894–1965)
Crystal Bird Fauset, the first African-American female state legislators in the United States, was born on June 27, 1894 in Princess Anne, Maryland. She grew up in Boston, Massachusetts but spent most of her adult and political life in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Between 1914 and 1918 Fauset worked
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Rwanda's Most Wanted Genocide Fugitive Arrested in France
Rwanda genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga was on Saturday arrested in Paris region, the French justice ministry and the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
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Kenya: Take Action Against All Looters of Public Funds
Every so often, the government makes commitments to deal with the vice and at times embarks on a string of arrests of those suspected of stealing from the
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Uganda: UNAIDS Voucher Policy Ends After Transforming Vulnerable Women
In January 2016, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), through the Uganda Voucher Plus Activity, launched a free health programme whereby vulnerable poor women in rural areas could access free maternal and newborn health care services in private
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Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie , byname of John Birks Gillespie (born Oct. 21, 1917, Cheraw, S.C., U.S.—died Jan. 6, 1993, Englewood, N.J.), American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who was one of the seminal figures of the bebop
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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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COVID-19 jeopardises progress in protecting women and girls from violence and harmful practices
The passing of laws to end child marriage resulted in blocking thousands of child marriages and enabling second chance education for
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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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Bello, Alhaji (Sir) Ahmadu (1910-1966)
Alhaji (Sir) Ahmadu Bello was the Sardauna of Sokoto and leader of Nigeria’s northern region during the last years of British rule and early independence.  He was brutally murdered at his home during a 1966 coup détat, one in a series of events characterizing Nigeria’s political
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UK vaccine summit calls for freely available virus vaccine | The Atlanta Voice
A vaccine summit hosted by Britain on Thursday raised billions of dollars to immunize children in developing countries as experts wrestled with the difficult question of how any potential vaccine against the new coronavirus might be distributed globally — and
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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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Africa: Cybercrime and COVID-19 – A Concern for Financial Stability During the Pandemic
Cybercrime has long posed a significant risk for financial stability in African countries given limited capacity and attention to managing cyber
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Ethiopia
Since Eritreas independence, Eritrea and Ethiopia had disagreed about the exact demarcation of their borders, and in May 1998, Eritrea initiated border clashes that developed into a full-scale war that left more than 80,000 dead and further destroyed both countries ailing economies. After a costly
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Rwanda: French Court Rules Félicien Kabuga Be Tried in Tanzania
A French court on Wednesday, June 3, ruled that suspected genocide mastermind Félicien Kabuga be transferred, from France to the custody of the Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (RMICT), for
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Rwanda: After 26 Years On the Run - What to Expect When Kabuga Faces Justice
Mr Kabuga, 84, was initially indicted by the Arusha-based United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in
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(1964) Malcolm X’s Speech at the Founding Rally of the Organization of Afro-American Unity
Malcolm X’s life changed dramatically in the first six months of 1964.  On March 8, he left the Nation of Islam.  In May he toured West Africa and made a pilgrimage to Mecca, returning as El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz.  While in Ghana in May, he decided to form the Organization of Afro-American Unity
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UNHCR launches $186mn crisis appeal for Sahel region
The United Nations Refugee Agency has launched a $186 dollar crisis appeal for the Sahel
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Africa: COVID-19 Jeopardises Gains Made Towards Protecting Women and Girls from Violence
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Visitation Held For Dr. Conrad Worrill, African-American Leader In Civil Rights And Education
CHICAGO (CBS) — Visitation was held Sunday for Dr. Conrad Worrill, an African-American leader in civil rights and
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Africa: Unprecedented Crisis Presents Unique Opportunities for Unprecedented Action - Machel, Okonjo-Iweala, Songwe, Ramos
There is no way Africa can face this food crisis without empowering rural women, in particular rural women’s associations, in the response to
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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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Sierra Leone needs $309 million to address COVID-19 impact on the economy – says government
“To alleviate this impact, fund the Quick Action Economic Response Programme, the Health Programme and the Social Impact Programme the Government is seeking: Additional emergency support from the IMF, including one or more of the following
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Kenya: Wetangula Accused of Intimidating NEC Officials in Battle to Retain Ford-Kenya
Nairobi — The woes in FORD Kenya party continued to escalate on Friday after the faction that staged Moses Wetangula's ouster as the Party Leader re-filed the contested leadership changes at the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties in Nairobi on
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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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Ethiopia: Commentary - the 2015 Declaration of Principles Is Not a Treaty and Ethiopia Does Not Have Obligations Therefrom
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