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By The Associated Press undefined World leaders spoke to President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday about cooperating on the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and other issues, even as President Donald Trump's refusal to concede complicates the U.S. post-election transition. In his conversations with
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Earth Today | Jamaica to boost civil society readiness for climate finance
JAMAICA’S CLIMATE Change Division, together with the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI), recently announced the national launch of the project ‘Enhancing Caribbean civil society’s access and readiness for climate finance’. The effort is...
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
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Vilsack chosen as Biden's Agriculture secretary - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… "extremely problematic for the African-American community” in a recent interview …
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , also called (until 1971) Lew Alcindor, byname of Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. (born April 16, 1947, New York, New York, U.S.), American collegiate and professional basketball player who, as a 7-foot 2-inch- (2.18-metre-) tall centre, dominated the game throughout the 1970s
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Sympathy for Ruto in Rift and Central
Even as a number of leaders from the region supported the ouster of Elgeyo-Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen as Leader of Majority in the Senate and Majority Chief Whip Susan Kihika, residents of various parts of Central Kenya have castigated President Kenyatta over what they term betrayal of his
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Magufuli's bold plan to reopen colleges
Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli on Sunday said he was ready to open schools, sports leagues and airlines as the country continues to fight
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A Brief History of the African Country of Liberia
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Why it’s important to vote in 2020
Black Lives Matter, COVID-19, reproductive rights, climate change. All are issues that have been brought to the forefront recently and consume the news from all different angles. As the world continues changing at a rapid pace, we’ve seen how governments on all different scales have responded to
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TT Foreign Affairs Ministry congratulates Agard on UN appointment | New York Carib News
The Ministry of Foreign and Caricom Affairs in Trinidad & Tobago congratulated UWI Professor John Agard on his appointment as co-chair to the UN’s 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report team.
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Mapungubwe - African Iron Age Polity in South Africa
Mapungubwe is an African Middle to Later Iron Age site (AD 900-1300), located in the Mapungubwe National Park, in the Shashe-Limpopo river basin, Limpopo province of South Africa, adjacent to both Zimbabwe and Botswana. A stratified population is in evidence at the site, with elites residing at the
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Uhuru appoints former Controller of Budget as new NTSA chair
Uhuru appoints former Controller of Budget as new NTSA chair
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Raila orders purge in ODM
Radical surgery on National Assembly and Senate committees is in the offing as President Uhuru Kenyatta and Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga lay the ground for smooth implementation of the Building Bridges Initiative
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DRC: Mukwege Calls on President to Personally Right War Crime Impunity | Africanews
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8 Printout Activities for Martin Luther King Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Baptist minister and a civil rights activist. He was born on January 15, 1929, and given the name Michael King, Jr. His father, Michael King Sr. later changed his name to Martin Luther King in honor of the Protestant religious leader. Martin Luther King, Jr. would
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2020 is the most important election year for the environment | Earth Day
The 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day comes during a big election year, with 65 major elections worldwide. Register, grab your friends and vote green.
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Kenya
As the 2013 presidential election approached, many feared a repeat of the deadly violence that plagued the disputed 2007 race and left about 1,300 dead. Those fears did not play out in the tight race between top contenders Prime Minister Odinga and Uhuru Kenyatta, the richest man in the country and
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Mo Ibrahim Foundation to launch 2020 Ibrahim Index of African Governance
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 November 2020: The Mo Ibrahim Foundation (MIF) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2020 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) with a fully updated framework. The Foundation will hold a media briefing open to all media on 16 November. Please find the details
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Kenya: COVID-19 Death Toll Rises to 50 As Registered Cases Soar to 832
Nairobi — Coronavirus deaths in the country rose to 50 on Saturday, after 5 more patients succumbed to the disease within a period of 24
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Kenya: Take Charge of Your Destiny, President Kenyatta Tells Kenyan Youth
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked Kenyan youth to stop shying away from pertinent national issues saying the time had come for them to take charge of the affairs of the nation.
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Lemn Sissay creates poem about impact of climate change in Ethiopia - Voice Online
AUTHOR, POET and broadcaster Lemn Sissay has collaborated with WaterAid to create a new thought-provoking... The post Lemn Sissay creates poem about impact of climate change in Ethiopia appeared first on Voice Online.
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UNICEF Guyana relocates to UN House, goes green - Stabroek News
From today, UNICEF Guyana has announced that it will officially begin operations at UN House, at Duke Street, Kingston, Georgetown, joining several sister United Nations agencies present in Guyana at the
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Howard University (1867– )
Howard University has been labeled “the capstone of Negro education,” because of its central role in the African American educational experience.  Among historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) Howard has produced the greatest number of graduates with advanced
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Martin Luther King, Jr., (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was born Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin. His grandfather began the familys long tenure as pastors of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, serving from 1914 to 1931; his father has served from then until
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Kenya reports 49 new Covid-19 cases - VIDEO
The number of Covid-19 cases in the country has risen to 830 after 49 more people tested positive, President Uhuru Kenyatta has
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Kenya spares sacred fig tree from destruction | Africanews
A sacred tree in the heart of the Kenyan capital Nairobi has been spared by a presidential decree. On Thursday, President Uhuru Kenyatta spared the century road fig tree, locally called the 'Mugumo', as part of the nation’s national
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Georgia U.S. Rep. David Scott Becomes First Black Chairman of House Agriculture Committee
Georiga Representative David Scott is the latest name on the list after being named the new Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.
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Earl Campbell
Earl Christian Campbell is a professional American football player who played for the Houston Oilers and the New Orleans Saints. He was born on March 29, 1955 in Tyler, Texas. He was the sixth of eleven children in his family. Their father died when he was very young. He began playing football at
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Former senators allege plot to make Kenyatta PM
Three former senators now claim there is a plot to install  President Uhuru Kenyatta or his brother Muhoho Kenyatta as prime minister after the next general
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