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Detroit Pastor Rev Steve Bland says Black people have gone from “picking cotton to picking presidents”. We saw this with the election of President Barack Obama. Now the electoral might of Black power is once again on show as, with their backing,...
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Africa: Inger Andersen Calls for Peace for the Environment
Press Release - The International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict reminds us that conflict and the environment are deeply interlinked. Around the world, at least 40 per cent of all internal conflicts have been linked to the exploitation of natural
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Signatories to the South Sudan peace agreement are now split in the middle as President Salva Kiir has managed to pull some opposition parties to his side over the allocation of
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Ethiopia govt exploiting pandemic to stay on 'indefinitely' - Jawar
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Niger's Elections Are Unlikely to Break the Political Deadlock
Analysis - On 13 and 27 December, some 7.4 million Nigeriens vote in the country's local, legislative and presidential elections. The polls could mark the first peaceful transfer of power between two elected presidents - a potentially significant outcome for a country that has seen four coups since
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A Brief Intro and History of Benin, Africa
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WHEN harvesting is completed in many parts of rural Zimbabwe, there are many rituals that take place. Villagers hold night vigils, sing and dance, but more importantly for those who love blood sports, it marks the beginning of the hunting season. Zimbabwe has mostly savanna woodlands, a lot of
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Africa: UN Food Agencies Warn of Rising Levels of Acute Hunger with Potential Risk of Famine in Four Hotspots
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Togo
In Aug. 2006, the government and six political parties signed an agreement calling for the creation of a transitional government that would include opposition parties. Yawovi Agboyibo took office as the first prime minister in September. The Ruling Rally of the Togolese People party won 49 of 81
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Indian Government Faces Backlash Over Lack of Response to Rising Mental Health Issues | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
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Ethiopia's Tigray region 'rejects' mandate extension, vows to hold polls
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Venezuela opposition leaders in talks to join parliament vote, Turkey official says - Stabroek News
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Nigeria: Buhari Receives Pictorial Reports of Lagos #EndSARS Protests
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BY BLESSED MHLANGA/ MOSES MATENGA/ HARRIET CHIKANDIWA THE Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T has resolved to recall all remaining MDC Alliance MPs and councillors, setting the stage for a bruising fight in forthcoming by-elections. Khupe’s camp yesterday recalled 11 more MDC Alliance councillors in
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Address the question of missing victims of political violence
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Robert Johnson calls for an official Black Lives Matter political party
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Mali's president agrees to hold dialogue aimed at forming unity government
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