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The short-lived Nigerian political party founded by legendary Afrobeats musician Fela Kuti, Movement of the People (MOP), will receive a new breath of life thanks to the younger son of the musician, Seun. In an announcement at Tuesday's press conference broadcast on social media, Seun, who is also
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We’ve no money to fix ageing water, sewer systems: BCC
BY NQOBANI NDLOVU BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday said it did not have the funds to urgently address the issue of water contamination in Luveve and surrounding suburbs, which resulted in the loss of 13 lives and infection of over 1 000 residents with diarrhoea, typhoid and dysentery. Council
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Why do people say Afrobeats star Burna Boy is 'fake'?
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Black Press Matters: Mendelson Recommends Tax That Could Be Detrimental for Media | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Like several industries, media companies are working to recover from the economic effects of coronavirus, and one way is through the economic boost of advertising.  However, on July 7, the D.C. Council granted preliminary approval of a three percent
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Following his failed bid in the Con Court, Mmusi Maimane has suffered another court defeat as he fights to prevent schools from opening.
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'We're Turning It Into a Circus': Charles Barkley Says He Doesn't Like Sports Leagues’ Pandering Responses to Social Justice Issues
Charles Barkley says that he isn't one for symbolic gestures when it comes to how professional sports leagues are responding to social justice issues, and […]
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Amazon features children's shirt with image of cop kneeling on George Floyd's neck
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Famous Senegalese island Goree to rename its Europe Square in nod to George Floyd - Face2Face Africa
What was known as Europe Square at Senegals Goree Island will now be called the Freedom and Human Dignity Square, according to the islands tourism commission. The name change was inspired by the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota in May this year. The tourism commissions head, Doudou Dia called
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Earl Cameron, black actor among first few to succeed in Britain, dies at 102 - Face2Face Africa
One of Britains earliest most successful black actors, the Bermuda-born Earl Cameron, died in his sleep on Friday at the age of 102, his family has announced. Camerons family described him as an inspirational man who stood by his moral principles, according to the BBC. The family added that they
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Biden says he was too 'cavalier' about black Trump backers
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George Washington University professor pretended she was Black for over a decade - Face2Face Africa
An African-American history professor at George Washington University, Jessica Krug, confessed that she has been posing as a Black woman for over a decade even though she is in actual fact, Caucasian. Krug, 38, revealed in a post on Medium on Thursday that she had deceived friends and colleagues
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WNBA star Maya Moore marries Jonathan Irons, the man she helped free from prison - Face2Face Africa
WNBA star player for Minnesota Lynx Maya Moore is now married to Jonathan Irons, the man for whom Moore put her career on the line in proving he was wrongfully convicted on charges on burglary and assault. Moore took to Instagram on Wednesday and posted a photo of the couple in wedding costumes
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The Marxist philosopher and former Black Panther, Angela Davis, says she will vote for presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden come the November presidential polls. Davis spoke in an interview with RT and explained that her support for Biden rather than Donald Trump is because the former can be
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Lesotho's former prime minister Thomas Thabane and his wife paid assassins a down payment of $24 000 (about R400 000) to kill his estranged wife Lipolelo three years ago, according to a police affidavit seen on
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No Rasta allowed: Jamaican high court defends dreadlock ban in schools - Face2Face Africa

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