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WATCH: Ramaphosa's coalition presidency | Africanews

Various African heads of state gathered in Pretoria for the swearing-in of Cyril Ramaphosa as South Africa's president for a second term.

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Only just back in Tanzania after a three-year medical stay in Belgium following an assassination attempt, presidential candidate hopeful and one of the main opposition leaders to the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party, Tundu Lisso, is fired up and calling for his supporters to rally for the sake of

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The word Latifah means “very kind” or “delicate” in Arabic. Queen Latifah is a New-Jersey born African-American whose real name is Dana Elaine Owens. Born on March 18, 1970, she witnessed her parents’ divorce at the tender age of ten and when she was twenty-two her elder

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President Irfaan Ali is insisting that he will not meet with the main opposition until it accepts his government as legitimate, which Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon on Friday dismissed as a hypocritical attempt to avoid

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Daniels, Preston A. (1945- )

Preston Daniels, the first African American elected Mayor of Des Moines, Iowa, was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1945. Shortly afterwards his parents moved to Des Moines and he grew up in the Chesterfield section of southeast Des Moines, a working-class area also known as the “southeast

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Counter-Protesters Lash Out At Celebs Who Posted Support For India's Farmers | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star

American pop star Rihanna and Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg were burned in effigy in New Delhi days after they had posted support on social media for India’s farmers who for months have been protesting new farm laws. Activists from the United Hindu Front who took to the streets last week

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Ford, Harold Jr. (1970- )

Harold Eugene Ford, Jr. was born in Memphis, Tennessee on May 11, 1970. He currently serves as chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) and is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee. During his tenure in congress Ford represented the state’s 9th

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Adams, Henry [Kentucky] (1802–1872)

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Born Carlton Douglas Ridenhour on August 1, 1960, the American rapper, author and producer is more widely known by his stage name, Chuck

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Reprieve as MPs release Sh2bn for Covid testing kits

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GFF celebrates International Women’s day with call for change - Stabroek News

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

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President Obama Appoints Dr. Michael Nettles to Key Administration Post

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Kenya: Boost for Local Farmers as Food Security Platform Ujuzikilimo Partners With Venture Capital Firm

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