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Botswana : De Beers' last negotiation points for Gaborone deal could undercut HB Antwerp

In its most recent talks over a new deal with the Gaborone government, the diamond giant is negotiating to set the increase of the state's share of rough diamonds against high performance targets.

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Liberia lībēr´ēə [key] (New Lat.,=place of freedom), officially Republic of Liberia, republic (2005 est. pop. 3,482,000), 43,000 sq mi (111,370 sq km), W Africa. Liberia fronts on the Atlantic Ocean for some 350 mi (560 km) on the southwest and is bordered on the northwest by Sierra Leone, on the

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Jeter, Howard Franklin (1947- )

Howard Jeter, U.S. Ambassador to Botswana and later to Nigeria, was born in Maple Ridge, Union County, South Carolina on March 6, 1947 to James Walter Jeter, Jr. and Emma Mattocks Jeter. Howard Jeter first attended school in a one-room schoolhouse in Maple Ridge. The school had no

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Mar

1947

Jakob Daniel Du Toit

Jakob Daniel Du Toit , pseudonym Totius (born Feb. 21, 1877, Paarl, Cape Colony, S.Af.—died July 1, 1953, Pretoria, Transvaal), Afrikaaner poet, pastor, biblical scholar, and the compiler of an Afrikaans Psalter (1936) that is regarded as one of the finest poetic achievements of its kind in

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1953

Zimbabwe: ZCTU Drags Govt to Court Over COVID-19 Regulations

The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has dragged government to court over perceived illegalities contained in various Statutory Instruments (SIs) outlining Covid-19 lockdown

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Kenya: No Sanitary Products for Prisoners

Female inmates at Korinda Prison suffering for lack of essential commodities

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Moroni, Comoros (10th Century- )

Moroni is a coastal town that serves as the capital of Comoros, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean. In 2003 the city had a population of 41,577 people making it the largest city in the archipelago. It is simultaneously one of the least populous capitals on or near the African continent. Moroni is

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Source: Black Past

Jul

1975

Kenya coronavirus: Tally hits 1,471 after record 123 new cases

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Nigeria: Decline in Remittance inflows

The total direct remittance inflow into Nigeria has declined considerably, falling by 50% from US$2.04 billion to US$1.01 billion between January and February

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Somalia Confirms 34 New COVID-19 Cases

Somali Health Ministry on Monday confirmed 34 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total tally of infections to

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Rwandan Felicien Kabuga Calls Genocide Charges 'Lies'

After decades on the run, Felicien Kabuga called the charges against him "lies" and his lawyer doubted he would receive a fair trial in an international

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Benin, Bight of

Benin, Bight of, northern arm of the Gulf of Guinea, c.550 mi (885 km) wide, W Africa, between Cape Three Points, S Ghana, and the Niger River delta, SW Nigeria. The bight was an important area for slave trading between the 16th and 19th cent. After the 19th cent. palm oil trading became fo

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Ethiopia

Ethiopia ēthēō´pēə [key], officially Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, republic (2005 est. pop. 73,053,000), 471,776 sq mi (1,221,900 sq km), NE Africa. It borders on Eritrea in the north, on Djibouti in the northeast, on Somalia in the east and southeast, on Kenya in the south, and on

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Ingrid Saunders Jones

Ms. Jones also leads the Company’s philanthropy efforts, which under her leadership has contributed more than $460 million to support sustainable community initiatives. She also serves on the boards of The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation and The Coca-Cola Scholars

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Howard University

Howard University (HU or simply Howard) is a federally chartered, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university (HBCU) in Washington, D.C. It is recognized by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with high research activity and is accredited by the Middle States

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Mar

1867

James A. Bell

James A. Bell - Savoy Network

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Details emerge on the all-new 2016 Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin

Update: Pricing has been officially announced for the 2016 Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin. The standard bikes price will be $12,999, and the dual-clutch equipped DCT model will be priced at

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Côte d'Ivoire

Côte dIvoire kōt dēvwär´ [key] or Ivory Coast, officially Republic of Côte dIvoire, republic (2005 est. pop. 17,298,000), 124,503 sq mi (322,463 sq km), W Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea of the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered by Liberia and Guinea on the west, by Mali and Burkina Faso on the

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Kenya floods uproot families, disrupt fishing, farming

Grandmother Millicent Agata’s small farm has disappeared entirely under the floodwaters of a swollen Lake Victoria, forcing her family to join tens of thousands of other Kenyans seeking shelter from the worst floods in three

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Africana Studies Cornell University

Panel on Food Justice - Duration: 1 hour, 29

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Somalia: 71 More People Test Positive for Covid19

Somali Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed 71 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total tally of infections to

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James R. Gavin

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Rwanda: Will Rwanda Ever Replicate the Afcon 2004 Glory Days?

After the stunning 2003-04 campaign that led to Rwanda's historic debut at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia, everyone hoped it was the beginning of a new dawn for Rwanda football, but particularly for the national team

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Accra, Ghana (ca. 1500- )

Accra is the political and economic capital of modern Ghana on the Gold Coast. Between 1500 and 1578, a fortress operated by the Portuguese stood at the site of modern Accra. This fort provided the Europeans with an outlet for trade, particularly in slaves, with the Ga people, themselves recent

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S. Africa to ease Covid-19 lockdown

South Africa will ease the Covid-19 lockdown from level four to level three beginning from June 1, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday amid a surge in confirmed

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Gambia

Gambia, river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, rising on the Fouta Djallon, N Guinea, W Africa, and flowing generally northwest through SE Senegal then west, bisecting The Gambia, to the Atlantic Ocean at Banjul. It is navigable for the entire length of The Gambia oceangoing vessels can reach

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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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Diggs, Charles (1922–1998)

Charles Diggs was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1922. His father was Charles Coles Diggs and his mother was Mayme Jones Diggs. Young Diggs had an upper middle class background; his father, a prominent mortician and real estate developer, served in the Michigan State Senate. Diggs eventually took

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Uganda: Ministry Unveils Programme to Curb Rising Heart Diseases

As country commemorated World Hypertension Day on Sunday, the health ministry unveiled a new programme to improve screening, train more health workers and refurbish facilities to tackle the rising burden of

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African-Americans Are Highly Visible in the Military, but Almost Invisible at the Top

Of the 41 most senior commanders in the military — those with four-star rank in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard — only two are black: Gen. Michael X. Garrett, who leads the Army’s Forces Command, and Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr, the commander of Pacific Air

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List of Uncle Remus characters

This is a list of fictional characters in the book The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus. Uncle Remus himself, and a couple boys to whom he tells the tales, appear as framing devices & narrators in all the stories. The stories of Uncle Remus visitor Daddy Jack often also include unnamed stock roles

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