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A French court will rule on genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga's extradition on June 3 after his bail request was denied on May
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Andrew Young born
Andrew Young, former US United Nations ambassador, former congressman and former mayor of Atlanta, born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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12
1932
Kenya: When Genocide Fugitive Kabuga Ran Businesses in Kenya
At some point, former Attorney-General Amos Wako and Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko were taken to task by a Kenyan court to explain why it was unable to trace whoever was running Mr Kabuga's business
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Burundi's Tense Election Campaign Sparks Fears of Further Violence
Burundi's election campaign, which ended on Sunday, left several dead and injured in clashes that broke out between members of the ruling CNDD-FDD party and the main opposition CNL party
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Rotimi and Fiancee Reveal They Are Expecting a Baby Boy in People Magazine Exclusive
According to People.com, singer and actor Rotimi is expecting his first baby with his fiance Vanessa Mdee.  The couple shared the exciting news on social media revealing that they are having a baby boy. RELATED STORY: Voices: Rotimi “Walk With Me” The couple shared their excitement in a recent
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Courville, Cindy L. (1954– )
Cindy Lou Courville is an American diplomat and expert on Africa. Born in Opelousas, Louisiana, to Earnest and Mar Courville in 1954, she grew up attending segregated schools until the eighth grade when she was among the first groups of African American children who began to integrate the local
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NCEL to launch new online course for principals, vice-principals
The National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) is now accepting applications for its Virtual Instructional Leadership (VIL) online course that will be launched within
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Africa: Minister Blade Nzimande Calls for African Solutions to COVID-19 During Africa Day
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, assured Africa's scientific community that just as the continent had defeated colonial and racial oppression, so too would it overcome the novel
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Rwanda: After 26 Years On the Run - What to Expect When Kabuga Faces Justice
Mr Kabuga, 84, was initially indicted by the Arusha-based United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in
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Nigeria: Local Content Bill Vital to Preserving Nigeria's Socioeconomic Independence - Hon Idagbo
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Black History Month
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27
2016
Ethiopia fights for vibrancy as economy takes Covid hit
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Bujumbura is Burundi’s capital and largest city. Located on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika, it is only a few miles from the frontier with the Democratic Republic of the Congo by boat through Lake
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2011
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Africa: Selmor Mtukudzi Shares Stage With Africa's Greats On Africa Day's COVID-19 Concert
Award-winning Zimbabwean musician Selmor Mtukudzi's star continues to rise and shine as she has been nominated to share the stage with Africa's great musicians in a two-hour Africa Day
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Health organisations say children under one at risk of diseases amid COVID-19
GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) — Several health organisations are warning that children under the age of one in the Caribbean are at risk of contracting diseases like diphtheria, measles and polio because the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting life-saving immunisation
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Africa: Vultures, Doves and African Debt - Here's a Way Out
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Rwanda Space Agency to Be Operational in July
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Ethiopia
Since Eritreas independence, Eritrea and Ethiopia had disagreed about the exact demarcation of their borders, and in May 1998, Eritrea initiated border clashes that developed into a full-scale war that left more than 80,000 dead and further destroyed both countries ailing economies. After a costly
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No health minister in Brazil as coronavirus infection spreads
The National Congress had not said anything about the Teich resignation, but the former minister of education during the Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva government and left-wing candidate for president of Brazil in 2018, Fernando Haddad, published a tweet saying: “Who will be the next Health
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia is in east-central Africa, bordered on the west by the Sudan, the east by Somalia and Djibouti, the south by Kenya, and the northeast by Eritrea. It has several high mountains, the highest of which is Ras Dashan at 15,158 ft (4,620 m). The Blue Nile, or Abbai, rises in the northwest and
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Oct
7
2013
Africa: Bill to Protect African Heritage Sites in Sight
Dodoma — THE Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports is preparing a Bill to be tabled in Parliament, for protecting and preserving the African liberation heritage areas against damage in the wake of several construction projects countrywide, parliament was
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Africa Day 2020 - a Unique Opportunity for Reflection
On Africa Day, it is well worth noting that any given set of data visualisations reveal that African countries have thus far been spared the worst of Covid-19's direct effects, though the knock-on effects of global and local policy decisions are still to be fully accounted
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