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Unrest spread throughout the Middle East in January 2011. First, Tunisias president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali stepped down amid widespread protests against corruption, unemployment, and the repressive police state. Demonstrations followed in Yemen and Algeria. In Egypt, opposition groups and
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Shaquille O'Neal kick-starts Boys & Girls Clubs of America initiative to reconnect with 16 million Club Alumni
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Malawi: Chilima Under Fire for Describing Malawi Dictator Kamuzu As 'Champion of Democracy'
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Boko Haram was responsible for the brutal deaths of more than 400 people in and around Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria in February and early March 2014. Among its victims were children watching a soccer match and dozens of male students at a public college in Yobe State, many of whom were burned or
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The Asian-African (Bandung) Conference: Fact and Fiction
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Prominent coronavirus deaths: Somali ambassador to Egypt dies in Kuwait
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A TikTok Influencer Story: How Hejar Abdi Grew A Social Media Empire
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