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Top Zimbabwean businessman Dr Strive Masiyiwa has pledged to coordinate the procurement and distribution of Covid-19 supplies by the private sector to unblock the supply
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(1922) Wyatt Mordecai Johnson, “The Faith of the American Negro”
Wyatt Mordecai Johnson was born in Paris, Tennessee in 1890. A lifelong educator, Johnson held degrees from a number of institutions including a 1911 A.B. from Morehouse College and a Doctor of Divinity degree from Howard University. Three years after his graduation from Howard he became the first
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Togo
Togo, officially Togolese Republic, republic (2010 pop. 6,191,155), 21,622 sq mi (56,000 sq km), W Africa. It borders on the Gulf of Guinea in the south, on Ghana in the west, on Burkina Faso in the north, and on Benin in the east. Lomé is the countrys capital and its largest
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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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South Sudan coronavirus: prez writes to, prays for VP, infected comrades
May 18 : South Sudan VP, Defense Minister infected
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Mali
Mali mä´lē [key], officially Republic of Mali, independent republic (2005 est. pop. 12,292,000), 478,764 sq mi (1,240,000 sq km), the largest country in W Africa. Mali is bordered on the north by Algeria, on the east and southeast by Niger, on the south by Burkina Faso and Côte dIvoire, and on the
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Cameroon university suspends professor for asking a legal question in a law class
Cameroon’s University of Buea suspended a law instructor more than a month after he asked students a legal question during a political and constitutional history
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Soul food
Soul food is a variety of cuisine originating in the Southeastern United States. It is common in areas with a history of slave-based plantations and has maintained popularity among the Black American and American Deep-South cotton state communities for centuries; it is now the most common regional
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(1852) Frederick Douglass, “What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July”
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass was invited to address the citizens of his hometown, Rochester, New York. Whatever the expectations of his audience on that 76th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Douglass used the occasion not to celebrate the nation’s triumphs but
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Africa Cup of Nations Winners 1957-2017
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Perry, June Carter (1943- )
Ambassador June Carter Perry was born November 13, 1943 in Texarkana, Arkansas.  After completing grade school, Perry was accepted at the Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois where in 1965 she earned her degree in history.  Two years later she earned a master’s degree in European History at the
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S. Africa to ease Covid-19 lockdown
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Kenya coronavirus: 830 cases; TZ, Somali borders shut, curfew extended
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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
Kenya coronavirus: 1,888 cases, Kericho county records infection
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Niger
Niger nī´jər, nēzhâr´ [key], officially Republic of Niger, republic (2005 est. pop. 11,666,000), 489,189 sq mi (1,267,000 sq km), W Africa. It borders on Burkina Faso and Mali in the west, on Algeria and Libya in the north, on Chad in the east, and on Nigeria and Benin in the south. Niamey is
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Rwanda: Eric Rutanga - Rayon Captain Joins Police on Two-Year Deal
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Lomé, Togo (1880 -)
Lomé is the capital and largest city of Togo. Lomé was founded by the Ewe, an indigenous ethnic group, in 1880. Located on the southwestern Atlantic coast of Togo, Lomé has a long history of trade. In 2000, an estimated 900,000 people resided in
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Sudan goes to UN for a new peace mission
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Accra, Ghana (ca. 1500- )
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Skinner, Elliot Percival (1924-2007)
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Cameroon University Suspends Professor for Asking a Legal Question in a Law Class – Free Press of Jacksonville
Cameroon’s University of Buea suspended a law instructor more than a month after he asked students a legal question during a political and constitutional history
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Cameroon University Suspends Professor For Asking A Legal Question In A Law Class | Afro
Cameroon’s University of Buea suspended a law instructor more than a month after he asked students a legal question during a political and constitutional history
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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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1975
Nigeria: Coronavirus - Who Calls for Funding Amidst New U.S. Threat
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Ethiopia coronavirus: Cases pass 1,000 mark; total tests top 100,000
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Eritrea
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