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Biography of Frederick Douglass

The biography of Frederick Douglass is emblematic of the lives of slaves and former slaves. His struggle for freedom, devotion to the abolitionist cause, and lifetime battle for equality in America established him as perhaps the most important African-American leader of the 19th

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Nigeria: Updated - U.S. Sanctions Six Nigerians for Alleged $6 Million Internet Fraud

The United States government has placed sanctions on six Nigerians for alleged internet-related fraud that caused American citizens and businesses over $6 million

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Senate votes to extend small business relief program

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IAPA urges debate of Brazilian fake-news bill

The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) recommends that a new bill in Brazil to combat fake news should be debated in depth and include the opinions of press associations specialised in the subject in order to ensure that the right to freedom of expression in the digital space is

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Mayor: Manchester MC not daunted by corruption scar

MAYOR OF Mandeville Donovan Mitchell said the Manchester Municipal Corporation is not daunted by the negative labels that have been ascribed to the corporation since three of its former employees were found guilty, following a $400-million fraud

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Allan Boesak

Allan Boesak , in full Allan Aubrey Boesak (born Feb. 23, 1946, Kakamas, S.Af.), South African clergyman, who was one of South Africa’s leading spokesmen against the country’s policy of racial separation, or

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DPP hails ruling in historic fraud case

THE DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn has hailed the verdict in the Manchester Municipal Corporation (MMC) multimillion-dollar fraud case as a victory for public interest and

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UN secretary-general urges Guyana, Venezuela: ‘Don’t aggravate border controversy’ - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres wants Venezuela and Guyana to refrain from "aggravating" their ongoing border dispute and allow the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to do its job. The issue of which country rightfully owns the Essequibo region is before the ICJ, but on November 14, t

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(1875) Congressman John R. Lynch, “Speech on the Civil Rights Bill”

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Kenya: Top Officials 'Stole HIV Projects Cash'

From manipulating contracts and tenders, demanding bribes, circumventing procurement regulations, to demanding kickbacks upfront to process their funds, senior government officials, parliamentarians and crooked NGOs misappropriated money in four key World Bank funded projects during President

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AfDB Launches Independent Investigation into its President

The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced Thursday evening, the launch of an independent investigation into allegations of prevarication against its president, Nigerian Akinwumi Adesina, the only candidate for re-election to a new

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Cuba

On October 16, 2012, the government announced that in early 2013 Cubans would no longer be required to have an exit visa when leaving the country. This new policy was promised by President Raúl Castro in 2011 as a way to answer the rising calls for change by

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Kenya's Philanthropic Tradition Tackles the COVID-19 Challenge

Access to adequate social protection in Kenya remains difficult, but a local community movement built on the country's philanthropic tradition of harambee is

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Holness headache - Petrojam scandal resurfaces with force as Wheatley labelled ‘dishonest’ in report

The director of investigation was caustic in his characterisation of Wheatley’s response to specific questions during a probe into donations made by Petrojam to various organisations and causes between April 2016 and March

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Angola's Vice President to Sue for Libel

Luanda — The authors of information circulating on social media alleging the involvement of the Angola's Vice President Bornito de Sousa in the country's massacre of May 27, 1977, should be brought to

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Rumors Of Kwame Kilpatrick’s Early Release From Prison Turn Out To Be Fool’s Gold

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Phaedra Parks Returns to Reality TV In 'Marriage Bootcamp: Hip Hop Edition'

Paras favorite Georgia Peach, Phaedra Parks, is back on reality TV with a new man and new relationship

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Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842)

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LOTTO Results edit post Daily Lotto results for Sunday, 28 February 2021 2021-02-28 edit post Lotto and Lotto Plus results for Saturday, 27 February 2021

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Mpofu arrest : Abuse of State resources to settle political scores

THE arrest of MDC Alliance lawyer Advocate Thabani Mpofu on allegations of defeating or obstructing the course of justice, so soon in the wake of the abduction and torture of party officials Cecilia Chimbiri, Joanah Mamombe and Netsai Marova appears like another case of abuse of State apparatus to

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Asset Forfeiture Unit strikes after R5m Covid-19 relief money paid into wrong account

CSG Resourcing, a labour broking company, applied for Covid-19 relief of more than R5.6 million from the Unemployment Fund (UIF) of the Department of Labour for its

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It is self-evident that the court would consider Mingo’s tabulation to be an act of fraud

Firstly, the CJ (ag) specifically declared that his use of the spreadsheet was unlawful, null and

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Nigeria: Exclusive - AfDB 'Whistleblower' Allegations Against Me False - Adesina

The president of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, told the bank's ethics committee that allegations of impropriety and fraud against him were "frivolous and not based on objective and solid facts", his defence obtained exclusively by PREMIUM TIMES

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Four Mozambique policemen jailed for poll observer's murder

Maputo - A Mozambican court on Thursday handed jail terms of up to 24 years to four elite police officers in an unprecedented case for the murder of a poll observer ahead of last year's national

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Zimbabwe: NetOne Executives Out On Bail

NetOne lost over US$1 million in a USSD server gateway deal when top management, including the firm's chief executive Lazarus Muchenje allegedly ignored advice from engineers on the associated national security risks of having foreigners control telecommunications traffic, the Harare

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(1833) Maria W. Stewart, “An Address at the African Masonic Hall”

On February 27, 1833 Maria W. Stewart gave this speech before a racially integrated audience at the African Masonic Hall in

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Father Divine

Father Divine (c. 1876 – September 10, 1965), also known as Reverend M. J. Divine, was an African American spiritual leader[2] from about 1907 until his death. His full self-given name was Reverend Major Jealous Divine, and he was also known as the Messenger early in his life. He founded the

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Depoo was fierce fighter for free and fair elections

He was a fierce proponent of free and fair elections (FFE) in

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The Crown opens its case

The $400-million Manchester Municipal Corporation fraud trial, which came to an end on Friday, May 15, 2020 after 11 months, resulted in the conviction of main accused 35-year-old Sanja Elliott, the corporation's former deputy superintendent of road and works; his wife, Tashagaye Elliott

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Africa: 812 Health Workers Positive for COVID-19 As Nigeria Climbs to 3rd Highest in Africa

The 812 infected health workers on the frontline of response to the pandemic are "not just numbers," NCDC director-general Chikwe Ihekweazu said at Tuesday's briefing of the Presidential Task Force on

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