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The Battle of Waterberg on August 11, 1904 in German South-West Africa (Namibia), triggered the annihilation decree by German military of the Herero people, the indigenous nomadic inhabitants of the area.  An estimated 60,000 to 100,000 people perished during and after The Battle of Waterberg which
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Ministry denies withholding info on children infected with COVID - Stabroek News
The Ministry of Health yesterday rejected a claim that it had withheld information from the public on the number of children infected with COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. The article Ministry denies withholding info on children infected with COVID appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Gambia, The
Gambia, The găm´bēə, gäm´– [key], officially Republic of The Gambia, republic (2005 est. pop. 1,593,000), 4,361 sq mi (11,295 sq km), W Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and surrounded on the remaining three sides by Senegal. The capital is Banjul
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Africa: Zimbabwe - Government Bars Private Media Journalists From Covering Official Event
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(1901) William Hannibal Thomas on the American Negro
Nineteenth Century black conservative William Hannibal Thomas was a Civil War veteran, Reconstruction era South Carolina politician, and U.S. counsel to Portuguese Southwest Africa (Angola).  He is most famous however as the author of the 1901 book, The American Negro: What He Was, What He Is, and
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African Union Commission Condemns Murder of George Floyd in the U.S.A
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Marcus Garvey presents his "Back To Africa" program in New York City, 1920
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Nigeria: Decline in Remittance inflows
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Benin
Benin bĕnēn´ [key], officially Republic of Benin, republic (2005 est. pop. 7,460,000), 43,483 sq mi (112,622 sq km), W Africa, bordering on Togo in the west, on Burkina Faso and Niger in the north, on Nigeria in the east, and on the Bight of Benin (an arm of the Gulf of Guinea) in the
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LETTERS: How to best address the water challenge
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Dust smothers Trinidad & Tobago
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Bangui, Central African Republic (1889- )
Bangui is the capital and largest city of the landlocked nation of the Central African Republic. The city had a population of 750,000 people in 2012 which is about 16% of the nation’s 4.6 million people. Bangui spans an area covering 67 square km, or 41.6 miles, and is named after the rapids in the
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Six more deaths confirmed to be COVID-related, death toll at 323 - Stabroek News
Hours after reporting three more COVID-related deaths, the Ministry of Health this afternoon confirmed six more that had previously not been confirmed. The article Six more deaths confirmed to be COVID-related, death toll at 323 appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Three more COVID deaths, two from Region Nine - Stabroek News
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