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Tunisia: G20 Foreign Ministers' Meetings - Kooli Meets Italian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Minister of Economy, Finance and Investment Support Ali Kooli met, Wednesday in Brindisi, with Italian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Marina Sereni, as part of her participation in the G20 Foreign Ministers' meetings held on
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Holness administration declined UK prison offer, Phillips asserts
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Kenya: The Diplomatic Intrigues Behind Kenya's UN Security Council Win
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Congolese surgeon Mukwege seeks international criminal court to tackle impunity | Africanews
Congolese Nobel laureate Denis Mukwege on Friday called for an international criminal court for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), whose eastern provinces have been wracked by armed groups for a quarter of a century.
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SA govt calls for release of Guinea's President Alpha Condé after coup - NewsDay Zimbabwe
The South African government is calling for the immediate release of Guinea’s President Alpha Condé. Special forces have seized power in a coup, arresting the 83-year-old president and imposing an indefinite curfew in the West African country. It’s being reported that Guinea’s land and air borders
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Kenya: UK Updates Travel Advice on Kenya as Kenyatta Takes Oath
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Kenya: Locals Flee As Bandits Torch 50 Houses in Ol Moran, Laikipia
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Southern Africa: Angola Engaged in Peace and Security in SADC Region
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Kenya: Rwanda, Kenya Address Truck Standoff On Tanzania Borders
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Nigeria: Inflation - Nigerians Groan As Food Prices Skyrocket
[Daily Trust] Nigerians, especially low-ranking civil servants and other low-income earners are groaning over skyrocketing food prices, amidst employment crises and stagnation of payment structures.
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Did you know Dangote flew in two Benin ministers on a private jet for border talks with Nigeria? - Face2Face Africa
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Central Africa: President João Lourenço Gets Message From Ali Bongo On Eccas
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Uganda coronavirus: flurry of evacuation flight arrivals | Africanews
Uganda’s president on Monday expressed his frustration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), saying they are not gods and should be modest as they set out guidelines to contain the spread of the
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Congressional Black Caucus Gathering To Be Virtual
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Jamaica's record on police killings, detentions slammed by US | New York Carib News
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Rwanda and Kenya address truck standoff
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Caricom and Canada meet to discuss collaboration | New York Carib News
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Ragsdale, Marguerita (1948- )
Marguerita Dianne Ragsdale was born in April 1948 in Richmond, Virginia to Lillie and Vernon Ragsdale and raised alongside her five sisters on a farm in McKenney, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. After starting her undergraduate work at Virginia State University in Petersburg, she transferred to
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[Monitor] Somali president, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed also known as Farmaajo, his Burundian counterpart, Évariste Ndayishimiye and South Sudan's Salva Kiir arrived Tuesday in Uganda ahead of President Yoweri Museveni's inauguration ceremony which will take place tomorrow.
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Johnson Smith bristles against headwinds of COVID-19 nationalism
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