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Sharpeville Massacre
The Sharpeville Massacre, which occurred on March 21, 1960, in the township of Sharpeville, South Africa, was the incident that to that point resulted in the deaths of the largest number of South Africans in a protest against apartheid.  It also came to symbolize that
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COVID-19: WHO warns of virus acceleration in Africa
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West Africa: The Sahel - 'In Every Sense of the Word a Crisis'
United Nations — The combination of rife insecurity, food insecurity and more than 7.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance has left the Sahel a region in crisis, with the global coronavirus pandemic expected to exacerbate the
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Rwanda: Federal Foreign Office On the Arrest of Félicien Kabuga
Berlin — A Federal Foreign Office Spokesperson issued the following statement today (19 May) on the arrest of Félicien Kabuga at the
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Mnangagwa running scared: Chamisa
MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa has said the government is running scared of the people and it is  time to boot President Emmerson Mnangagwa out of
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UNDP warns of drop in human development post COVID-19
UNITED NATIONS — Global human development – which can be measured as a combination of the world's education, health and living standards — could decline this year for the first time since the concept was introduced in 1990, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has
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COVID-19 could linger for years, African govts must sit up - WHO warns
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Forum condemns attacks on its members
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) is a coalition of 20 human rights organisations operating in the country to advance the cause of human
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Africa: Pres. Weah, Others Chat On Economic Interventions During COVID-19 At UBA Africa Day 2020
The series, in its second year, brought together African and World leaders to discuss 'Domestic policies, regional development, and possible threats facing Africa's Global achievement of the SDGs amidst the COVID-19 pandemic amongst
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Somalia: Galmudug Security Minister Says He Was Targeted for Assassination By Al-Shabaab
Galmudug regional state minister for security Ahmed Moalim Fiqi now says he was a target of a landmine planted to kill
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Haiti
Throughout the 1990s the international community tried to establish democracy in Haiti. The countrys first elected chief executive, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a leftist Roman Catholic priest who seemed to promise a new era in Haiti, took office in Feb. 1991. The military, however, took control in
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West Africa: Food Insecurity in West Africa Could Leave 43 million at Risk as Coronavirus Hits
During the lean season in June and August, more than 21 million people across West Africa "will struggle to feed themselves", she explained, adding Gambia and Benin to the list of countries in
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Rwanda: Kabuga Arrest Puts UK's Attitude Back in the Spotlight
Andrew Mitchell, a British Conservative Party politician and former secretary of state for international development, is among the voices now again urging legal authorities in his country to act on five genocide perpetrators living in the UK, "not in hiding but in plain
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Libya: Conflict and the COVID-19 Pandemic Present a Significant Threat to Life in Libya
In March 2020, humanitarian partners reported a total of 851 access constraints on movement of humanitarian personnel and humanitarian items within and into
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Mother relives painful event after losing two sons
AFTER THE alleged brutal slaying of her two sons 10 years ago during the so-called Tivoli incursion, Marjorie Williams is struggling to erase from her thoughts nightmarish flashbacks that remind her of the horrific
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Rwanda: Kabuga Arrest Reignites Calls for UK to Rein in Genocidaires
Andrew Mitchell, a British Conservative Party politician and former secretary of state for international development, is among the voices now again urging legal authorities in his country to act on five genocide perpetrators living in the UK, "not in hiding but in plain
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Mozambique: Renamo Base Dismantled - but Without Fighters or Guns
Maputo — The first military base of Mozambique's former rebel movement, Renamo has been dismantled in the central province of Sofala - but when international observers visited the place, there was nobody
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Mozambique: Price Cuts Will Cost EDM 15 Million Dollars
Maputo — Mozambique's publicly-owned electricity company, EDM, expects to lose about 15 million US dollars this year from the price cuts ordered by the government, as part of its response to the coronavirus
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COVID-19 delays Hopewell Market renovation
The refurbishing work on the Hopewell Market in Hanover, which should have started in April but was delayed because of the onset of COVID-19, is now likely to be completed on August
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Rwanda: Genocide Survivors Want Kabuga Tried in Rwanda
The umbrella organization of Genocide survivors associations, Ibuka, on Saturday, March 16 said that Genocide architect Félicien Kabuga should be tried from
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OBBO: Nkurunziza could have won gold, but left without a medal
Pierre Nkurunziza had only a few weeks to go as president of Burundi, before handing over power to his recently elected successor, Evariste
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Clarke, Hansen Hashem (1957- )
Hansen Clarke is a Democratic politician, lawyer, and artist who represented the 13th District of Michigan in the U.S. Congress between 2011 and 2013.  Born March 2, 1957 in Detroit, his father, Mozaffar Ali Hashem, was an undocumented Bangladeshi immigrant, and his mother Thelma Clarke was African
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Zimbabwe
The white minority finally consented to hold multiracial elections in 1980, and Robert Mugabe won a landslide victory. The country achieved independence on April 17, 1980, under the name Zimbabwe. Mugabe eventually established a one-party socialist state, but by 1990 he had instituted multiparty
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Kenya: Army Launches Airstrikes After Wajir Al-Shabaab Attack
The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) launched sustained overnight airstrikes targeting Al-Shabaab militants following an attack at Khorof Kharar Police Post in Wajir on Saturday
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Burkina Faso: Questions Remain Over Extrajudicial Killings Against Fulani
The latest case of 12 extrajudicial killings of Fulani men in Tanwalbougou, northeastern Burkina Faso, has gripped the public after gruesome details emerged following their detention by gendarmes in the area, adding to the overall crisis in the
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Somalia: Security Officers Shoot Two Police Imposters in Mogadishu
Security forces have shot two police imposters disguised in Howlwadaag
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Sudan: Community Leader's Murder Sparks Chaos in West Darfur
Beida — Two people have died, 17 others abducted, and two villages burned to the ground on Saturday after a native administration leader was savagely murdered in Beida locality in West
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Africa: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Verbal and online abuse violating human rights of older persons must be stamped out - UN expert
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Africa: U.S. Sets Sanctions Against International Criminal Court
Trump Executive Order Seeks to Thwart Justice for Victims
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Africa: Coronavirus Exposes 'Brutal Inequality' of Townships
The coronavirus is hitting South Africa's mainly black townships harder than areas that were once the exclusive preserve of white people, according to new data that highlights the lasting impact of apartheid-era housing
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