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Somalia
Al-Shabab formally declared allegiance to al-Qaeda in February 2010, sparking further concern that the group posed a global threat. It claimed responsibility for the July bombing at a restaurant in Kampala, Uganda, that killed about 75 people who were watching the final game of the World Cup. The
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Ethiopia
Since Eritreas independence, Eritrea and Ethiopia had disagreed about the exact demarcation of their borders, and in May 1998, Eritrea initiated border clashes that developed into a full-scale war that left more than 80,000 dead and further destroyed both countries ailing economies. After a costly
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Africa: Unprecedented Crisis Presents Unique Opportunities for Unprecedented Action - Machel, Okonjo-Iweala, Songwe, Ramos
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Coronavirus in Africa: 88,264 cases; 2,832 deaths; 33,898 recoveries
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Fauset, Crystal Bird (1894–1965)
Crystal Bird Fauset, the first African-American female state legislators in the United States, was born on June 27, 1894 in Princess Anne, Maryland. She grew up in Boston, Massachusetts but spent most of her adult and political life in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Between 1914 and 1918 Fauset worked
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Eid Mubarak – a clarion call for peace and national reconciliation in Sierra Leone
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Coronavirus in Africa: 216,775 cases; 5,852 deaths; 98,686 recoveries
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Africa: 'Earth School' Gives Students in Lockdown a Closeup Look At Nature
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Rwanda: Govt Unveils U.S.$11 Billion Climate Action Plan
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Zimbabwe: Albinism Community Calls for Government Subsidised Sunscreen Lotions
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Kemri tests efficacy of herbal drug in virus war
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Bujumbura, Burundi (1899- )
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Nigeria Records 717 Rape Cases in Five Months - Official
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Stevie Wonder
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Chad
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Sudan goes to UN for a new peace mission
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Coronavirus in Africa: 95,482 cases; 3,000 deaths; 38,120 recoveries
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Nigeria: Dapo Abiodun Ogun Now Looking Good With Focused, Qualitative Governance
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(1946) W.E. B. DuBois, “Behold the Land”
On October 20, 1946, seventy-eight year old W.E.B DuBois delivered the address at the closing session of the Southern Youth Legislature in Columbia South Carolina.  Although this was one of his last major orations, he used the occasion to inspire his audience to continue the struggle for racial
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1946
Africa: U.S. Executive Order Against Property Of Certain Persons Associated With ICC
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(1964) Malcolm X’s Speech at the Founding Rally of the Organization of Afro-American Unity
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