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January 28, 1787 - Free Africa Society organized in Philadelphia.
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African Innovators Join the Fight Against COVID-19
This new innovation, launched in late March, provides crucial contact tracing data to the Kenyan Ministry of Health as the country moves to curb the spread of
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Marcus Garvey presents his "Back To Africa" program in New York City, 1920
Marcus Garvey presents his Back To Africa program in New York City, 1920
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African Military Slaves in the Muslim Middle East
In the following article Professor Emeritus Jere L. Bacharach, a specialist in Medieval Middle Eastern history, describes the little known saga of one of the largest groups of persons of African descent in the region, military slaves.  These enslaved men, utilized for centuries in the Muslim
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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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7 Books Every Black Celebrity, Leader Should Read Before Speaking on Black Issues Again
Cheikh Anta Diop challenges the theories of human development created during European colonialism and chattel
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Africa: WHO Concerned Over COVID-19 Impact On Women, Girls in Africa
As COVID-19 continues to spread in Africa, there are concerns over its impact on women and girls, with vulnerabilities feared to worsen as the pandemic overwhelms health
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa: South Africa Ranks 123 Out of 163 On the 2020 Global Peace Index
The 2020 Global Peace Index (GPI) released by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) has ranked South Africa 123 out of
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Africa: Periods in a Pandemic - Women and Girls in Low-Income Settlements Need More Support
What is becoming apparent, through studies and conversations with other academics in the menstrual health and hygiene field, is that the measures taken to slow the spread of COVID-19 may have made things worse for women and girls in low-income
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Swaziland
Swaziland, which is about 85% the size of New Jersey, is surrounded by South Africa and Mozambique. The country is largely
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Africa: WHO Urges Caution As Countries in Africa Ease Lockdowns
Many countries implemented lockdowns and key public health measures early and these appear to have helped slow down the spread of the
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Covid-19 could infect more than 200m in Africa
Authors of the research, published Friday in the journal BMJ Global Health, predicted a lower infection rate than in other parts of the world like Europe and the US, with fewer severe cases and
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Ivorian schools reopen after virus shutdown
Thousands of children in face masks flocked back to school in Ivory Coast on Monday after the country became one of the first in West Africa to restart lessons after a two-month coronavirus
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Africa: HIV and High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy - We're Tracing the Connections
Pre-eclampsia is the development of hypertension after the 20th week of pregnancy in a woman who previously had normal blood
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Kenya: Give Us Your Farm Throw-Aways; We'll Give Back Black Gold
Mwea Ngurubani County, Kenya — Whether volunteering at local high schools in her community, educating boys about the importance of speaking out and building self-confidence or taking a summer course at Oklahoma State University in the United States as a 2019 Mandela Washington Fellow – Kenyan
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Africa's Health Dilemma - Protecting People From COVID-19 While Four Times As Many Could Die of Malaria
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe — Experts across Africa are warning that as hospitals and health facilities focus on COVID-19, less attention is being given to the management of other deadly diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, which affect millions more
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Africa: COVID-19 Recovery Is a Chance to Improve the African Food System
Even before the COVID-19 crisis, the African food system was
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Africa Development Bank blacklists Chinese company building Kenyan power project
“An investigation conducted by the Bank’s Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption established that Sinotec Company Limited misrepresented its experience, the value and dates of its reference contracts and its relationship with other bidders while participating in three Bank-financed tenders under
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Africa: Powering Health Across Africa Through COVID-19 and a Changing Climate
Many health facilities across sub-Saharan Africa use diesel backup generators or do without power  during
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Africa: Knowing Our Past to Inform a Better Future
This window of opportunity, if managed the right way, will enable Africa to transform its economies, set itself on a path toward sustainable and inclusive growth, and realize the potential that has eluded it for so
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Africa is home to nine of the world’s 10 most neglected crises: ‘Is there some racism here?’
Nine of the world’s 10 most neglected displacement crises are in sub-Saharan Africa, according to an international aid group, the Norwegian Refugee Council
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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC - Congolese Reporter Charged With Violating COVID-19 Restrictions
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the authorities in Kasaï-Oriental province, in the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, to drop all charges against Faustin Mbiya, a radio journalist who was held arbitrarily for three days for violating Covid-19 lockdown
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Good riddance to sour history: Congolese on toppling of Leopold II statue
Leopold II, for us, is a part of our history, a memory, a reference for our
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For African students, e-learning fails to make the grade
South African student Kholofelo Mohale was over the moon as she moved back into her room at the University of the Witwatersrand after struggling with months of
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Africa: Unequal Access to Remote Schooling Amid COVID-19 Threatens to Deepen Global Learning Crisis
Providing a range of learning tools and accelerating access to the internet for every school and every child is critical," said UNICEF Chief of Education Robert
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Ghana coronavirus: 5,127 cases; Obuasi becomes latest hotspot
April 12: Cases hit 5,127; gold-rich Obuasi new hotspot
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In Africa schools are closed but learning goes on
Globally, school closures due to COVID-19 have affected 1.29 billion students in 186 countries, which is 73.8 per cent of the world’s student population, according to the UN Education Science and Cultural Organization
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Africa and Israel - Re-Opening the Debate
Yotam Gidron has done us all a huge service by putting Israel and Africa back on the
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Rwanda: Remittances to Rwanda Plummet By 16% in March
Remittance inflows to Rwanda decreased by 16 per cent in March from Rwf22.5 million, according to the latest data from the National Bank of Rwanda
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Angola
Angola, more than three times the size of California, extends for more than 1,000 mi (1,609 km) along the South Atlantic in southwest Africa. The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Congo are to the north and east, Zambia is to the east, and Namibia is to the south. A plateau
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