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Asa Philip Randolph[1] (April 15, 1889 – May 16, 1979) was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement, the American labor movement, and socialist political
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Africa: What About Africa's Small, Medium Businesses During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
In some of these countries we're seeing an increase in cases and in others, new cases remain stable from week to week, indicating we need to remain vigilant to stop the spread of COVID-19," Moeti
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Africa: Guterres Encourages Three UN Member States to Agree On Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
UN chief António Guterres is encouraging Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to persevere with efforts to overcome their differences and reach agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance
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Africa: Egypt Hopes for Russia's Nuclear Plant Construction
Last October 2019, during the first Russia-Africa Summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reaffirmed commitment to scale-up cooperation in various economic sectors and particularly expedite work on the special industrial zone and the construction of
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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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Eight surprises in House Democrats' $3T coronavirus relief bill
House Democrats on Tuesday released their latest proposal for coronavirus relief — a massive package designed largely to press reluctant GOP leaders in the Senate and White House to get moving on another infusion of emergency
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Deliberations on return of bauxite levy under way
THE Economy and Production Committee of the House of Representatives yesterday started deliberations on a resolution put forward by Manchester Southern Member of Parliament (MP) Michael Stewart calling for the restoration of the levy on bauxite mining
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Tourism workers on edge - Virus fears still strong but empty pockets spark dilemma
There are jitters among workers in the tourism sector that a premature reopening of the industry which has been in hibernation since the coronavirus pandemic reached local shores could be catastrophic, but they admit that they don’t know how they would survive another month without an
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Renewable electricity suppliers gaining ground in South Africa
The total generating capacity of green energy in South Africa is approaching 2.5GW – just less than the average produced by Eskom’s fleet
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Cristobal remnants bring thunderstorms, flooding to Midwest
MICHIGAN, United States (AP) — The remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal were moving out of the Midwest and into Canada yesterday, with gusty winds and heavy rain leaving behind flooding in Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri, and
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A Brief History of Ghana Since Independence
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Sierra Leone awaits the arrival of Manor River Union electricity
The Manor River Union Electrification Project may well be Sierra Leone’s electricity lifeline, when completed, as Mabinty M. Kamara of Politico News
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Uganda: Parliament Tasks Govt to Waive Water, Power Bills for 6 Months
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500,000 homes in dark despite power connection subsidy
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Nigeria: Key Points From Buhari's Democracy Speech
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Zimbabwe: Govt to Pay Artisanal Gold Miners 100 Percent in Forex
Small scale gold miners are set to receive 100 percent of their deliveries to Fidelity Printers and Refineries in foreign currency as government seek to curb gold leakages into the black
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Education setback
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Uganda: Cabinet Rejects Dead Year, Opts to Buy 10m Radio Sets
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Rwanda: National Budget - Economic Recovery to Take Lion's Share
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Mozambique: Sharp Increase in Inequality as the Better Off Consume Much More
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Lewis Latimer - African American Inventor Biography
Lewis Latimer was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts in 1848. He was the son of George and Rebecca Latimer, both of whom were escaped slaves from
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Top 10 Famous African American Scientists and their Contributions
We live in the twenty-first century with modern comforts to help make our lives simpler and easier. It wouldn’t have been possible without the unrelenting efforts of numerous scientists and their useful inventions. America is one of the major hubs of new scientific discoveries and behind those are
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Guyana’s ‘associated gas’ has no market value
The IMF, the World Bank, the IADB, the European Investment Bank, leading economists (e.g. former World Bank Chief Economists Lord Stern and Joseph Stiglitz,), the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, and a host of other financial and industry experts can all give you excellent
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Mozambique: Stolen Rails Found in Chinese Foundry
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Granville T Woods - African American Inventor
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In Africa schools are closed but learning goes on
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Somalia Looks to First Full Elections in 51 Years, Despite COVID-19 Crisis
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