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The Asian-African (Bandung) Conference: Fact and Fiction
In the article below independent historian Kyle Haddad-Fonda describes the Asian-African Conference popularly known as the Bandung Conference which was the first significant gathering of independent and soon-to-be independent nations in Asia and
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Africa: Egypt Pushes Plan to End War in Libya
Egypt on Saturday unveiled a plan to end the years-long civil war in Libya, in an initiative accepted by the commander of the Libyan eastern forces that have suffered heavy losses in recent
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Libya
Anti-government demonstrations gripped several countries in the Middle East in early 2011, and protests in Libya followed those in Egypt, Tunisia, and Bahrain. The crackdown by the government in Libya, however, was the most vicious. The protesters took to the streets on Feb. 16 in Benghazi, the
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Indian PM shuts Weibo account after banning Chinese apps
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Libya: Germany Exports Millions in Arms to Libya War Belligerents, Despite Embargo
Despite supporting an embargo, Germany has exported €330 million in weapons to countries involved in the war in
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Libya: More Than 16,000 People Displaced
The information was made public on Sunday, June 7, 2020 by the United Nations mission in Libya (UNSMIL), as the civil war
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Libya: 10 years of chaos after NATO invasion | The Standard
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Libya
After months of secret talks with the U.S. and Britain, Qaddafi surprised the world in Dec. 2003 by announcing he would give up the pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and submit to full UN weapons inspections. After inspections at four secret sites, the International Atomic Energy Agency
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Egypt
Egypt ē´jĭpt [key], Arab. Misr, biblical Mizraim, officially Arab Republic of Egypt, republic (2005 est. pop. 77,506,000), 386,659 sq mi (1,001,449 sq km), NE Africa and SW Asia. It borders on the Mediterranean Sea in the north, Israel and the Red Sea in the east, Sudan in the south, and Libya
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Africa's coronavirus cases pass 400,000 with over 10,000 deaths
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Libya
Libya stretches along the northeast coast of Africa between Tunisia and Algeria on the west and Egypt on the east; to the south are the Sudan, Chad, and Niger. It is one-sixth larger than Alaska. Much of the country lies within the Sahara. Along the Mediterranean coast and farther inland is arable
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Tunisia: Migrant Children in Tunisia Need Emergency Care Mechanisms (Terre d'Asile Tunisie)
Tunis/Tunisia — Migrant children in Tunisia need emergency care mechanisms but also medium- and long-term solutions that Tunisia is struggling to implement, said the organisation "Terre d'asile Tunisie" in a document announcing the organisation to hold an international online conference on children
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Egypt
President Morsi faced his first test in early August 2012, when militants shot and killed 16 Egyptian soldiers at an army checkpoint in Egypts Sinai Peninsula, which borders Israel. Several of the militants then drove into Israel, where their vehicle was destroyed by the Israeli military. Despite
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Tunisia: Military Option in Libya Is Not a Solution, Says Rached Ghannouchi
Tunis/Tunisia — Speaker of the House of Representatives (HPR) Rached Ghannouchi, on Tuesday, had a telephone conversation with Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez
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UN warns about criminal activities linked to COVID-19
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) The United Nations is warning against a surge in demand for medical products to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that has led to a jump in the trafficking of substandard and faulty merchandise.
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Africa and Israel - Re-Opening the Debate
Yotam Gidron has done us all a huge service by putting Israel and Africa back on the
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Women sue Belgium for colonial-era 'abduction' from Congo
Five biracial women born in Congo who were taken away from their Black mothers during Belgian rule have filed a lawsuit for crimes against humanity targeting the Belgian
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Africa: Russian Arms Exports to Africa - Moscow's Long-Term Strategy
Russia's state arms seller Rosoboronexport announced in April the first contract to supply assault boats to a country in sub-Saharan
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Kenya beats Djibouti to non-permanent UN Security Council seat
June 18: Kenya beats Djibouti for non-permanent UNSC seat
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Ethiopia
In April 2015, members of the Islamic State killed about 20 migrant workers in Libya. The victims, believed to be Ethiopian Christians, were either shot or
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Mali's opposition drops demand for president to resign in reform plan
Opponents of Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Wednesday sought to end a political crisis by proposing reforms to neuter his authority and hand executive power to a prime minister, although they abandoned a demand for his resignation as a prerequisite for
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Libya: 'Justice delayed is justice denied', ICC chief prosecutor tells Security Council | New York Carib News
Fatou Bensouda welcomed the country’s new interim government and other measures to bring long-sought peace and stability in the country, however, she maintained that no peace is possible without accountability for serious crimes committed on its soil.
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Africa
Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most-populous continent (the first being Asia). At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earths total surface area and 20.4% of its total land area.[2] With 1.2 billion[1] people as of 2016, it
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Entebbe Raid (June 28, 1976)
The city of Entebbe, Uganda, is located on the shores of Lake Victoria about 22 miles south of Kampala, the nation’s capital.  In addition to being the official residence of the president of Uganda, Entebbe is the site of the nations only international airport.  On June 28, 1976 Air France flight
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(1959) Nnamdi Azikiwe Addresses the NAACP Convention on the Organization's 50th Anniversary
Nnamdi Azikiwe, by now the best know nationalist leader in Nigeria, addressed the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) at its 50th anniversary celebration at the Polo Grounds, New York City, July 19, 1959. His speech appears
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Africans at Hadrian's Wall
Hadrians Wall, named after Roman Emperor Hadrian (117-138 AD), was built between 122 and 128 AD as the frontier fortification for the northernmost region of the Roman Empire, near what is the current border of England and Scotland.  During their time on the island of Britain the Romans garrisoned
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Chad
A landlocked country in north-central Africa, Chad is about 85% the size of Alaska. Its neighbors are Niger, Libya, the Sudan, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, and Nigeria. Lake Chad, from which the country gets its name, lies on the western border with Niger and Nigeria. In the north is
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Kyle Korver: Privileged | The Oklahoma Eagle
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Libya: There's No Shortage of Players in Libya's Conflict, But Few Champions for Peace
Just in recent weeks, fighters allied to Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord have made significant gains against their rivals in the Libyan National Army, led by self-proclaimed Field Marshal Khalifa
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AU @57 declaration: ‘No-one is blameless’ in Libya tragedy – AUC chair
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, AUC; Moussa Faki Mahamat has bemoaned ongoings in Libya on the occasion of the AU’s 18
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