Africa: Givo Africa Launches Latest Zero-Carbon Recycling Centre in Ikota, Lagos

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Africa: Givo Africa Launches Latest Zero-Carbon Recycling Centre in Ikota, Lagos

[Premium Times] The GIVO Centre, Ikota launch brought together community members, government officials, diplomatic representatives, and sustainability enthusiasts, demonstrating the company's continued expansion of circular economy solutions across Africa.

Source: allAfrica.com

Zindzi Mandela, Youngest Daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela, Dead at 59

Zindzi Mandela, daughter of anti-apartheid activists Nelson and Winnie Mandela, died early this morning, Monday, July 13, at age 59. The South African Department of []

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Dr. Ngozi from the classroom to the boardroom via the bedroom - African Voice Newspaper

How Dr Iweala became a successful scholar, executive, global leader, a mother as well as grandmother and a wife By Professor Chris Imafidon - This week’s final confirmation of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the world’s trade ‘Czar’ or Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) shows what

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Source: African Voice Newspaper - African news from a British perspective

In Nairobi, the Rich Form Gangs to Rob the Poor at Gunpoint – Dallas Post Tribune

NAIROBI, Kenya - Wealthy children, using guns, knives or intimidating numbers, are robbing the working poor in the Kayole estate, a struggling neighborhood in Kenya's bustling capital. Usually, robbery and home invasions are seen as crimes of the desperately poor, last resorts of the hungry or the

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

Us’ 55 Years of Unbudging Blackness: African As Our Moral Ideal - Los Angeles Sentinel

Since I first conceived Us as a vanguard organization and called its founding meeting in the wake of the August Revolt and the martyrdom of Min. Malcolm X, we have been committed to three overarching and interrelated goals: cultural revolution, Black liberation and the radical reconception and

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Quadruplets die in government-run hospital

YAOUNDE, Cameroon When 21-year-old Anne Christelle Ntsama gave birth to quadruplets, she was over the moon. She believed her children, who had been born prematurely at Yaounde Central Hospital, one of the largest public hospitals in Cameroon, would grow into adulthood. But soon after their

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African Countries Accuse Western Investors of High Interest Costs Due To Prejudice

African government officials and public figures have called out Western investors for keeping borrowing unfairly high due to prejudice.

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Burundi Set to Call on Belgium, Germany to Pay $43 Billion In Reparations for Colonial Harms After Democratic Republic of Congo Signals Its Own Belgian Claim

Burundi is preparing to call on Belgium and Germany to pay reparations for the harm those two countries inflicted on the East African nation under […]

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Who are the richest Africans? Full list of Africa's 'dollar billionaires' for 2021

A full list of the continent's dollar billionaires has revealed who the 'richest Africans' are: Five of them come from Mzansi - but a Nigerian tops the log.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Afrochella Co-Founder Talks The Future of Live Events Amid COVID-19

Afrochella co-founder Abdul Karim Abdulla talks about the future of live events and continuing the party with their first socially-distanced block party after canceling their festival.

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Should We Be Worried About The New COVID-19 Strain In South Africa?

Another new coronavirus strain has been identified in South Africa, just a few weeks after health officials discovered a more infectious strain shooting across the United Kingdom. The new variant,…

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Source: The Black Chronicle

These African World Heritage Sites are under threat from climate change

Very few academics or policymakers are talking about the impact of climate change on heritage. Yet heritage is essential for social wellbeing, for identity creation, for safeguarding traditional knowledge and livelihoods and for sustainable development.

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COMMENTARY: Israel, Settler Colonialism and Religion

NNPA NEWSWIRE — That the Zionist movement, established in Europe during the 19th century as a secular response to the persecution of European Jews is frequently ignored. What is also ignored was the search, by the leadership of the Zionist movement, for a European colonial-imperial ally with the

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Meet The Couple Bringing Frozen West African Meals To Whole Foods

Perteet and Fred Spencer are the owners of AYO Foods, a food company specializing in traditional West African cuisine now available in select Whole Foods.

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Akon building a real-life Wakanda in Senegal worth $6B - TheGrio

R&B singer Akon doesn’t want Wakanda to just be a fictional place in the blockbuster movie Black Panther. He wants... View Article The post Akon building a real-life Wakanda in Senegal worth $6B appeared first on TheGrio.

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SA automakers welcome continent's first free trade agreement

The African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) applauds the launch of AfCFTA. the world's largest free trade region.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

This Woman Created Beauty Brand Inspired By Her East African Heritage

Inspired by her East African heritage, Selam Kelati was determined to create products good for the body and the soul with her new beauty collection.

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Us’ 55 Years of Unbudging Blackness: Africa as Our Moral Ideal - Los Angeles Sentinel

Now the interrelated moral imperative to be ourselves and to free ourselves is intimately related to our commitment as advocates of Us to the principle and practice of unbudging Blackness and the deep-rooted and irreversible embrace of Africa as our moral ideal. To talk of our Blackness, again, is

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Plans to Unveil a Bust of Marcus Garvey in Ethiopia Revealed - Voice and Viewpoint

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once called Marcus Garvey the first “man on a mass scale and level to give millions of Negroes a sense of dignity and destiny.” The founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), a fraternal

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

African travel: Best places to go in October for one-of-a-kind experiences

With our borders opening to international and African travel soon, we can now venture out and enjoy some incredible experiences right on our doorstep.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

COVID-19: Africa secures 270 million vaccine doses

Chairperson of the African Union (AU) President Cyril Ramaphosa said efforts to secure a COVID-19 vaccine for the continent were always collaborative

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Africa Business Travel Do’s and Don’ts Amid COVID-19 - The New York Beacon

AsCOVID-19 wreaks havoc across the globe, business and lifestyle tourism-dependent regions are suffering exponentially.Africais one glaring example, with South Africapropelledinto the global top 10 for coronavirus infections. Itreportedlyhas surpassed the United Kingdom in cases. For its part, the

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Facebook to prioritise election support across Africa

Facebook is making additional resources available to prioritise election support across Africa, including the implementation of artificial intelligence to find and remove harmful content more quickly.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Ethiopian Migrants Are Being Beaten, Starved In Crowded Saudi Arabian Detention Centers: ‘We Are Treated Like Animals and Beaten Every Day’

An Ethiopian official believes approximately 16,000 migrants are being held in a Saudi Arabian detention center near Mecca. Ethiopian Consul General Abdo Yassin made the […]

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Top Stories of Entertainment 2020 - Los Angeles Sentinel

These were the stories in entertainment in 2020. The post Top Stories of Entertainment 2020 appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.

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At Least 12 Believed Killed After Men In Nigerian Military Uniforms Open Fire on Peaceful Protest for Police Reforms

Nigeria has been rocked by nearly two weeks of protests against police brutality and calls to disband its controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad, better known as […]

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Jay-Z, Twitter CEO, Form Alliance to Bolster Cryptocurrency Markets in Africa & India

Title: Victor Trammell for the Your Black World Network | Photo credits: S. Wan for CryptoSlate

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Source: Your Black World

Why South Africans need to consider a career in cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is a fast-growing area of focus worldwide. Here's why South Africans, in particular, need to consider a career in cybersecurity.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Facebook unveils its '2020 Africa Year in Review' [infographic]

Facebook released its "2020 Year in Review: Highlights" to showcase some of its key investments across Africa during the past 12 months.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

This Black Woman Entrepreneur Uses Tech To Source Talent From Africa For Job Opportunities - The New York Beacon

As the world moves to a more digital-based working environment, many companies are looking to expand their search areas to source talent. Inspired by her travels, anHBCUgraduate created a virtual assistant and consulting company that connects talent acrossAfricawith various job

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More than 2 million children in Ethiopia's Tigray cut off from humanitarian aid

UNICEF said some 2.3 million minors are struggling to access treatment for malnourishment, critical vaccines, emergency medicines, water and sanitation.

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