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Foreign donor nations pledged $1.8 billion at a conference hosted by Germany to help Sudan ease an economic crisis hampering its transition towards democracy after the fall of Omar
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United Construction Workers Association
The United Construction Workers Association (UCWA) was founded in 1970 by Tyree Scott, an electrician who had become a Seattle civil rights activist.  At the request of the American Friends Service Committee, Tyree Scott left the Central Contractors Association which he had created in 1968, to
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Mrvan wins Democratic race in bid to succeed Visclosky | The Crusader Newspaper Group
North Township Trustee Frank J. Mvran emerged victorious in Indiana’s Primary, beating a crowded field of 14 Democratic candidates seeking to replace longtime Congressman Pete Visclosky in the First Congressional District in the U.S. House of
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Zimbabwe
In March 2002, Zimbabwe was suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations. That month Mugabe was reelected president for another six years in a blatantly rigged election whose results were enforced by the presidents militia. In 2003, inflation hit 300%, the country faced severe food shortages, and the
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Zimbabwe: Hwange Colliery Eyes Regional Markets As Foreign Currency Shortages Persist
The worsening foreign currency shortages in the country have pushed Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) to target six regional market destinations as part of the coal miner's strategy to remain productive, and export
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Chad
National name: République du Tchad
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A. Philip Randolph
Asa Philip Randolph was born on April 15, 1889 in Crescent City, Florida, to a Methodist Minister, James Randolph. In 1891, the Randolph family, strong supporters of equal rights for African Americans, moved to
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Union rejects UWI's pay, benefits cut plan
A proposal by the management of The University of the West Indies (UWI) for the reduction in emoluments and benefits to staff across its campuses has been dismissed by the West Indies Group of University Teachers (WIGUT) “in no uncertain
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COVID-19 delays April inflation stats
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A. Philip Randolph Institute
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Guinea
Guinea, in West Africa on the Atlantic, is also bordered by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Côte dIvoire, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Slightly smaller than Oregon, the country consists of a coastal plain, a mountainous region, a savanna interior, and a forest area in the Guinea Highlands. The highest
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Harvest House is MDC-T citadel: Khupe
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Address inflation: Consumer watchdog
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Guinea
In Dec. 2003 President Conté was reelected to a third term. In April 2004, after two months on the job, Prime Minister Lonseny Fall resigned and went into exile, claiming that the president would not allow him to govern effectively. President Conté is in poor health, and many fear a power struggle
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Ousmane Sembène
Sembène spent his early years as a fisherman on the Casamance coast. He studied at the School of Ceramics at Marsassoum and then moved to Dakar, where he worked as a bricklayer, plumber, and apprentice mechanic until he was drafted into the French army in 1939. In 1942, during World War II, he
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North Africa: Italy's Coronavirus Amnesty - Migrant Rights or Economic Self-Interest?
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(1922) Wyatt Mordecai Johnson, “The Faith of the American Negro”
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Greed is killing us: Ncube
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COVID tapers oil-driven economic growth
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EcoCash limits ridiculously low in comparison to similar markets
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has been on a war path against EcoCash, one of Africa’s successful mobile money
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