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Africa: United States and the African Development Bank
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Eid Mubarak – a clarion call for peace and national reconciliation in Sierra Leone
At its Press Briefing last week my Party, the National Grand Coalition (NGC), drew the attention of the Government and the country as a whole to the pervasive lack and gross miscarriage of justice in our society as a major  contributing factor to the ongoing political tensions which amply re-echo
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Parker, Maurice S. (1949- )
Ambassador Maurice S. Parker is a career Senior Foreign Service Officer with the rank of Minister-Counselor at the U.S. Department of State.  On April 30, 2007 Parker was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Swaziland.  After U.S. Senate confirmation, Parker
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West Africa: The Sahel - 'In Every Sense of the Word a Crisis'
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If Black Americans were to seek asylum, they would easily qualify
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Jefferson, William J. (1947-- )
William J. Jefferson is a former Democratic politician who represented Louisiana’s Second Congressional District from 1991 to 2009. He was the first African American congressman elected from the state since Reconstruction. His career ended in a bribery scandal that resulted in his conviction in
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Burroughs, Jr., John Andrew (1936–2014)
John Andrew Burroughs, Jr. was an equal opportunity advocate and diplomat who was born in Washington, D.C. on July 31, 1936. He spent his youth in Washington, D.C. before moving to the Midwest to attend the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa.  While there he played on the varsity football
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Freedom’s Journal (1827-1829)
Freedom’s Journal was the first African American owned and operated newspaper in the United States. A weekly four column publication printed every Friday, Freedom’s Journal was founded by free born African Americans John Russwurm and Samuel Cornish on March 16, 1827 in New York City, New York. The
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‘Zombie’ tankers - Stabroek News
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Michelle Obama Honors Her Mom’s Birthday With Heartfelt Post
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Dawson, William Levi (1886-1970)
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ECOWAS denies endorsing Madagascar's Covid-Organics [Morning Call]
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Australian Telcos Resist New Laws For Cyber 'uplift' | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
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Tanzania: Botswana's President Masisi Coming to Tanzania On Two-Day Official Visit
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UN Deputy Secretary General Amina J. Mohammed visits Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 November 2020: United Nations Deputy Secretary-General (DSG), Ms. Amina J. Mohammed will arrive in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Saturday, 14 November 2020, for a two-day official visit as part of her solidarity mission to West Africa and the Sahel region. The DSG is visiting
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China’s Caribbean presence among issues discussed at Ja, US bilateral talks
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Sierra Leone
Coordinates: 8°30′N 11°30′W / 8.500°N 11.500°W 15% others Sierra Leone (/s iː ˈ ɛər ə l iː ˈ oʊ n iː, -l iː ˈ oʊ n/  (  listen)),[6] officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north-east, Liberia to the south-east, and the Atlant
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Mali
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Nigerian army chief dies in air force plane crash - sources | News24
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Winkfield, Jimmy (1882-1974)
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