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Ben Okri , (born March 15, 1959, Minna, Nigeria), Nigerian novelist, short-story writer, and poet who used magic realism to convey the social and political chaos in the country of his
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15
1959
Cameroon
Cameroon is a Central African nation on the Gulf of Guinea, bordered by Nigeria, Chad, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. It is nearly twice the size of Oregon. Mount Cameroon (13,350 ft; 4,069 m), near the coast, is the highest elevation in the
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Adedeji, Adebayo and L. Rowland Management Problems of Rapid Urbanisation in Nigeria Yes
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Johnson, Joseph William "Billy" (1934–2012) - Birthday
Johnson was born on December 17, 1934, in Lagos, Nigeria.
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17
1934
Geography of Nigeria
Population: 152,217,341 (July 2010
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5
2010
Carrington, Walter Charles (1930 - )
Walter Charles Carrington served as the United States Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Senegal from 1980 to 1981, and to Nigeria from 1993 to 1997. He married Arese Ukpoma, a Nigerian physician, and has lived in three Nigerian cities since the late
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Jul
24
1930
Cameroon
National name: République du Cameroun
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It All Begins With Self: Ambassador Delano Lewis on Achieving Success & Giving Service to Others
A life and career centered in service can take one many places. For Ambassador Delano Lewis it has ranged from his early roots in Kansas City, KS to service in the Peace Corps in Africa, being named CEO of Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company (C&P Telephone Company), President and CEO of
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Olaudah Equiano
Olaudah Equiano , (born c. 1745, Essaka [in present-day Nigeria]?—died March 31, 1797, London, England), self-proclaimed West African sold into slavery and later freed. His autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano; or, Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by
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Mar
31
1797
Niger Delta Conflict, 1990s--
The Niger Delta Conflict began in the 1990s in regards to the ongoing conflict between the militia groups of Nigeria, the Nigerian government, and the foreign oil corporations set up in the Niger Delta.  The Niger Delta is a major producer of petroleum for nations such as the United States and
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African philosophy
African philosophy is philosophy produced by African people, philosophy that presents African worldviews, or philosophy that uses distinct African philosophical methods.[1] Although African philosophers may be found in the various academic fields of philosophy, such as
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Sylvia del Villard: Afro-Puerto Rican Activist, Dancer, & Actress | Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños
Editor's Note: The following biography appears on the website of the Fundación Nacional Para La Cultura
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Cote divoire
National name: République de Côte dlvoire
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Black conservatism
Black conservatism is a political and social philosophy rooted in communities of African descent that aligns largely with the conservative ideology around the world. Since the Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968), the African American community has often identified politically with liberals. Black
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Benin, Bight of
Benin, Bight of, northern arm of the Gulf of Guinea, c.550 mi (885 km) wide, W Africa, between Cape Three Points, S Ghana, and the Niger River delta, SW Nigeria. The bight was an important area for slave trading between the 16th and 19th cent. After the 19th cent. palm oil trading became fo
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Igbo Americans
Igbo Americans, or Americans of Igbo ancestry, (Igbo: Ṇ́dị́ Ígbò nEmerịkà) are residents of the United States who identify as having Igbo ancestry from modern day Nigeria. There are primarily two classes of people with Igbo ancestry in the United States, those whose ancestors were taken from
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BlackPast.org - To Understand the Present, You Must Enter the Past
BlackPast.org is a one-stop shop for everything you want to know about African-American history. Chock full of robust, easy to use features and one of a kind facts and information, everyone will find something of value in this amazing website. Watch this brief video to learn more. Visit the
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Nigeria
Nigerias election commission postponed for six weeks presidential elections scheduled for Feb. 14 after the military said it could not protect voters in the northeast from Boko Haram. Some questioned if the decision was influenced by President Jonathan, whose victory was by no means
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Niger
National name: République du Niger
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Nigeria
Boko Haram, the fundamentalist Islamist sect that many thought had been obliterated in 2009, made a resurgence in 2011. In fact, the group, which had previously launched attacks locally, emerged as a transnational force possibly linked to al-Qaeda in 2011. It launched nearly daily deadly attacks in
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Nigeria
On Oct. 1, 1960, Nigeria gained independence, becoming a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and joining the United Nations. Organized as a loose federation of self-governing states, the independent nation faced the overwhelming task of unifying a country with 250 ethnic and linguistic
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30
1967
Africa
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Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970)
The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Nigerian-Biafran War, was a three-year, bloody conflict with a death toll numbering more than one million people.  Having commenced seven years after Nigeria gained independence from Britain, the war began with the secession of the southeastern region of
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Chinua Achebe
Name at birth: Albert Chinualumogu Achebe
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Patient Zero: Thomas Eric Duncan and the Ebola Crisis in West Africa and the United States
In the following article Dr. Clarence Spigner, Professor of Public Health at the University of Washington, Seattle, describes the life of the first patient to die of Ebola on U.S. soil and the larger crisis of Ebola in West Africa.  He views it as a consequence of a long history of
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International Finance: Casablanca Finance City Wins The Africa Economy Builders’ Grand Prize
Casablanca Finance City (www.cfca.ma) was awarded last Thursday in Abidjan the “Africa Economy Builders’ Grand Prize” in recognition for its performance and contribution to the development of
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Jeter, Howard Franklin (1947- )
Howard Jeter, U.S. Ambassador to Botswana and later to Nigeria, was born in Maple Ridge, Union County, South Carolina on March 6, 1947 to James Walter Jeter, Jr. and Emma Mattocks Jeter. Howard Jeter first attended school in a one-room schoolhouse in Maple Ridge. The school had no
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Mar
6
1947
Senegal
National name: République du Sénegal
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Nigeria
In January 2012, in an effort to repair its tattered economy, President Jonathan eliminated the countrys fuel subsidy, which costs the government about $8 billion a year. The move caused fuel and food prices to double. Streets protests and strikes broke out all over the country, and Jonathan
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Nelson, Charles Joseph (1921-2011)
Ambassador Charles Joseph Nelson was born in 1921 and raised in Battle Creek, Michigan.  He was a 1942 graduate of Lincoln University, a historically black college in Pennsylvania where his field of study was Public Administration and Political Science. Upon graduation, Nelson was drafted into the
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