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How Felicien Kabuga exploited State impunity

At some point, former Attorney-General Amos Wako and Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko were taken to task by a Kenyan court to explain why it was unable to trace whoever was running Mr Kabuga’s business

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Eka, David W. (1945– )

David William Eka, engineer, elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), first president of the Aba Nigeria stake, was born in Etinan, Nigeria, on May 20, 1945. His father, William Udo, was a carpenter, and his mother, Lucy Eduok Inyang Eka, was a homemaker. William and Lucy had

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Madagascar

Madagascar măd˝əgăs´cär [key], officially Republic of Madagascar, republic (2005 est. pop. 18,040,000), 226,658 sq mi (587,045 sq km), in the Indian Ocean, separated from E Africa by the Mozambique Channel. Madagascar is the worlds fourth largest island. The country also claims several small

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(1797) Abraham Johnstone, “Address To The People Of Color”

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Kenya: Gor Defender Yet to Recover From Afcon Disappointment

Harambee Stars defender Joash Onyango says he is yet to move on from the disappointment of missing out on the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

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MAEMA: Why Pandemic Bill spells injustice to Kenyan employers

Yet, there are many more issues that have been identified in the wake of Covid-19 which require a holistic legislative approach to cushion both employers and employees against needless, disruptive and expensive litigation which is bound to arise after the pandemic due to the inadequacy of the

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Kenya: FKF Yet to Pay Me Even a Penny, Says Adel Amrouche

Former Harambee Stars coach Adel Amrouche says Football Kenya Federation (FKF) have yet again failed to pay him his dues within the deadline as directed by world governing

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Ethiopia coronavirus: Cases pass 1,000 mark; total tests top 100,000

May 30: Cases pass 1,000 mark; total tests top 100,000

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Queries raised over Kabuga's Kenya link

For many years believed to have been hiding in Kenya, Kabuga, born in 1935 in Muniga, Rwanda, is said to have been one of the perpetrators of the genocide against the Tutsi, in which more than a million people were

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Davis, Ruth A. (1943 - )

At the time of her retirement from the United States Foreign Service in 2009, Ambassador Ruth A. Davis was the longest serving Career Ambassador and at the rank of Director General of the Foreign Service, had achieved the highest ranking position in the Foreign Service. She was also the first

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When Blacks Succeed: Part Two

The second part of the award winning video, When Blacks Succeed: The 1906 Atlanta Race Riot

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Hicks, John F. (1949- )

John F. Hicks is a diplomat and global educator who served as a United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN). A native of Goldsboro, North Carolina, Hicks was born in 1949. Hicks holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Morehouse College, a diploma and master’s degree from Johns

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Mali

Mali mä´lē [key], officially Republic of Mali, independent republic (2005 est. pop. 12,292,000), 478,764 sq mi (1,240,000 sq km), the largest country in W Africa. Mali is bordered on the north by Algeria, on the east and southeast by Niger, on the south by Burkina Faso and Côte dIvoire, and on the

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Battle of Waterberg (1904)

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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Somalia

Somalia sōmä´leə [key], country (2005 est. pop. 8,591,000), 246,200 sq mi (637,657 sq km), extreme E Africa. It is directly south of the Arabian peninsula across the Gulf of Aden. Somalia comprises almost the entire African coast of the Gulf of Aden and a longer stretch on the Indian Ocean. It is

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The science behind Level 3 - Ramaphosa lauds 'diverse and sometimes challenging views'

As President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the downgrade to Level 3 of the national Covid-19 lockdown, he thanked scientists for challenging and pushing the government's response to the global

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Senegal

Senegal sĕnĭgôl´, sĕn´ĭgôl [key], officially Republic of Senegal, republic (2005 est. pop. 11,127,000), 76,124 sq mi (197,161 sq km), W Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Mauritania in the north, by Mali in the east, and by Guinea and Guinea-Bissau in the south. The

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Kenya: Migne Threatens to Drag FKF to FIFA in Latest Pay Dispute

Former Harambee Stars coach Sebastian Migne is the latest trainer to accuse Football Kenya Federation (FKF) of failing to settle his

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Rwanda: Will Rwanda Ever Replicate the Afcon 2004 Glory Days?

After the stunning 2003-04 campaign that led to Rwanda's historic debut at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia, everyone hoped it was the beginning of a new dawn for Rwanda football, but particularly for the national team

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Kenya: As Focus Turns to COVID-19, TB Patients Suffer

Lockdowns meant to protect people from Covid-19 have now turned against patients and TB treatment seems to be suffering the greatest

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Kenya: Fears for Kenya's Urban Food Supply As Floods Drown Rice

Rice is a staple food in Kenya's urban areas, but with floods destroying young crops in recent weeks and imports restricted by the COVID-19 pandemic, stocks may run short

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Audit pokes hole in Tullow's Sh15bn pay out claim

"This represents less than eight per cent of the gross expenditure – reasonable by industry standards," Tullow Oil Kenya Managing Director Martin Mbogo said in

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List of African-American United States Senators

The United States Senate has had ten African-American elected or appointed office holders.[1] The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, which is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. The US Census Bureau defines African

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Uganda: World Tributes Flow in for Legendary Kirunda

Kirunda's far-reaching impact, which shows him as Uganda's most successful captain having led the Cranes to their best ever finish at Afcon finals, where they lost to champions Ghana in 1978, also had the game's most powerful man chip

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FULL TEXT | Ramaphosa unveils Covid-19 hotspots, dos and don'ts under Level 3 lockdown

South Africa will be moving to Alert Level 3 of the lockdown on June 1, but the coronavirus will get much worse, before it gets better, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in an address to the nation on Sunday

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Kenya coronavirus: govt steps up voluntary testing appeals in hotspots

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(1867) John Sella Martin, A Speech Before the Paris Antislavery Conference

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Garveyism

Garveyism is an aspect of black nationalism that refers to the economic, and political policies of UNIA-ACL founder Marcus Garvey.[1] At the movements peak of popularity, followers of Garveyism, known as Garveyites, numbered in the millions, with almost a thousand local divisions in the United

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Liberia: Bankers Association Donates to NPHIL

In support of government's efforts to stem the spread of the Coronavirus out of the country, the Liberian Bankers Association (LBA) has donated a huge consignment of food and non-food items to the National Public Health Institute of Liberia

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Guinea bissau

National name: Républica da Guiné-Bissau

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