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(1926) George S. Schulyer, “The Negro-Art Hokum”
Negro art “made in America” is as non-existent as the widely advertised profundity of Cal Coolidge, the “seven years of progress” of Mayor Hylan, or the reported sophistication of New Yorkers. Negro art there has been, is, and will be among the numerous black nations of
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Rwanda: Remittances to Rwanda Plummet By 16% in March
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Zimbabwe gives civil servants 50% salary hike, adds coronavirus allowance in US dollars
The Zimbabwean administration of President Emerson Mnangagwa, which has been facing unrest amid rapidly rising inflation, has hiked civil servants' salaries in local currency by 50% and also awarded them a US$75 Covid-19 allowance starting this
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A nation of window-shoppers
Many took as much as two hours to get into the city centre from suburbs that are within a mere 25km radius of the
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Africa: Econet, Delta in Africa's Top 250 Companies in 2020
Telecoms company, Econet Wireless and beverage maker, Delta Corporation are the only two Zimbabwean companies to make it into Africa's top 250 companies in 2020 , a pan-African publication, Business Africa Magazine has
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Brazil
In Oct. 2010s second round of presidential elections, Dilma Rousseff, an acolyte of Lula and his former chief of staff, defeated José Serra 56% to 44% to become the countrys first woman president. Because of term limits, Lula could not run for a third consecutive term. Rousseff is expected to
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East Africa: COVID-19 Leaves Region in $2.3 Billion Debt Hole in Three Months
East African countries have borrowed nearly $2.3 billion new loans in less than three months since reporting the first Covid-19 positive case, adding to the region's mounting debts at a time of shrinking tax
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Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda ăntē´gə, –gwə, bärbu´də [key], independent Commonwealth nation (2005 est. pop. 68,700), 171 sq mi (442 sq km), West Indies, in the Leeward Islands. It consists of the island of Antigua (108 sq mi/280 sq km) and two smaller islands, the more sparsely populated Barbuda (62 sq
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Zimbabwe leader sacks deputy information minister
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday fired outspoken deputy information minister Energy Mutodi hours after he insulted three "abducted" opposition officials in
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Sierra Leone: Freetown Just Implemented a New Tax System That Could Quintuple Revenue
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Zimbabwe: Transport Operators Fret Over Zupco Scheme
Transport operators that are part of the Zupco franchise scheme are up in arms against the government-owned company, which they say is underpaying them for the use of their
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Terrorists intensify attacks after military operations in north-west Nigeria
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Sudan: Historic Salary Hike Sees Prices Soar
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Angola: Entrepreneurs Call On Government for Immediate Solutions
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JANOT: Currency intervention in crisis that’s as sharp as a
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Liberia: Is Ex-CBL Governor Milton Weeks the Sacrificial Lamb in the 'Missing Billions' Saga?
Monrovia — When Charles Sirleaf, the eldest son of former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was arrested along with five others, including former Governor J. Milton Weeks, last February, it marked a turning point in the controversy surrounding the alleged disappearance LD16 billion ($100 million (€88
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Weakening Zimdollar wreaks havoc
MARKET forces have caused havoc on the Zimbabwe dollar on the parallel market, with the exchange rate shooting to
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Namibia gains independence
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Angola Spends Over Akz 1billion On Scholarships
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EAC tops $2.3b Covid-19 loans in three months
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Stranded Ethiopian migrants repatriated from Lebanon
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Alfonso I [King] (?- 1543)
Born Nzinga Mbemba, King Alfonso I was the leader of theKongolese people in the early part of the 16th Century.  Mbemba developed a strong trade relationship withthe Portuguese and adopted Catholicism as a result of this relationship. Theinfluence of the Catholic faith reached every aspect of the
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Sudan reels from drug shortages as virus spreads
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Zim foreign currency account holders panic as banks scramble for cash
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Zambia announces the reopening of air borders
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Donors pledge $1.8 billion for Sudan
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Business plotting to topple me: ED
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Zimbabwe: Vendors Selling Underweight Maize Meal Packs
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