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Africa Day and Its Discontent
Founded in 1963, the aim of the Organization of Africa Unity, the precursor of Africa Union (AU) was to safeguard the interests and independence of all African states, encourage the continent's development, and settle disputes among member
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MWRD Vice President Barbara McGowan recognizes contributions of Dr. Conrad Worrill | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Dr. Conrad Worrill spoke at a 2018 Black History Month event held at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
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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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School leaders to receive training to manage institutions remotely
(JIS): School leaders across Jamaica are to participate in a Virtual Instructional Leadership (VIL) online course to equip them with the skills and competencies to effectively manage institutions
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Bujumbura, Burundi (1899- )
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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Africa: Vultures, Doves and African Debt - Here's a Way Out
The legacy of these vulture funds complicates efforts to help African countries deal with their current debt
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Africa: Families Are Major Source of Abuse for Gay Women, Trans People, Report Says
Lesbians, bi women and trans people more likely to face violence from family members than strangers in some countries
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Stevie Wonder
Occupation(s) Stevland Hardaway Morris (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins; May 13, 1950),[1] known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. A child prodigy, he is considered to be one of the most critically and commercial
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Ethiopia rejects UN Security Council role in dam dispute
Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister, Gedu Andargachew has rejected Egypt’s call to refer the dispute over Addis Ababa’s construction of the giant Nile dam to the United Nations Security
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Africa: Periods in a Pandemic - Women and Girls in Low-Income Settlements Need More Support
What is becoming apparent, through studies and conversations with other academics in the menstrual health and hygiene field, is that the measures taken to slow the spread of COVID-19 may have made things worse for women and girls in low-income
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Kenya: Fears for Kenya's Urban Food Supply As Floods Drown Rice
Rice is a staple food in Kenya's urban areas, but with floods destroying young crops in recent weeks and imports restricted by the COVID-19 pandemic, stocks may run short
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Source: allAfrica.com
(1964) Malcolm X’s Speech at the Founding Rally of the Organization of Afro-American Unity
Malcolm X’s life changed dramatically in the first six months of 1964.  On March 8, he left the Nation of Islam.  In May he toured West Africa and made a pilgrimage to Mecca, returning as El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz.  While in Ghana in May, he decided to form the Organization of Afro-American Unity
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Africa: COVID-19 - AU Hails 'African Jewel' As Continental Medical Supplies Platform Is Launched
African leaders have lauded the launch of the continent's first medical supplies platform as the "jewel in the crown of Pan-African
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MTN partners with UN-backed mobile virus tracker set to reach over 600 million in Africa
The United Nations is partnering with Africa-focused wireless carriers including MTN Group and Orange SA on a mobile-data platform that delivers coronavirus-related information around the
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UN agency calls for unity as globe marks World Day for Cultural Diversity
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is urging people around the world to find ways to unite as it marks World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and
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CARICOM, Canadian public health sector officials to meet | New York Carib News
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Public health officials from the Caribbean Community (Caricom) are to meet with their counterparts from Canada as the region begins the process of reopening its borders to allow international travel back into the Caribbean, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has
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Eid Mubarak – a clarion call for peace and national reconciliation in Sierra Leone
At its Press Briefing last week my Party, the National Grand Coalition (NGC), drew the attention of the Government and the country as a whole to the pervasive lack and gross miscarriage of justice in our society as a major  contributing factor to the ongoing political tensions which amply re-echo
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Business confidence in South Africa drops to record low
South African business confidence plunged to the lowest level in 45 years due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, with companies even more pessimistic now than when disinvestment from the country over its apartheid policies started gaining momentum more than three decades
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Africa: 'Earth School' Gives Students in Lockdown a Closeup Look At Nature
With the coronavirus pandemic disrupting education worldwide, Earth School sought to bring together compelling and interactive resources for learning about nature and the environment on a single global
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Uganda: UNAIDS Voucher Policy Ends After Transforming Vulnerable Women
In January 2016, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), through the Uganda Voucher Plus Activity, launched a free health programme whereby vulnerable poor women in rural areas could access free maternal and newborn health care services in private
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Todman, Terence A. (1926-2014)
Named Career Ambassador, a title equivalent to a four-star general, U.S. ambassador to six different countries, Terence A. Todman was an outstanding diplomat in the service of the United States. He challenged the racial prejudice he encountered at the State Department, paving the way for hiring of
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Keyes, Alan L. (1950- )
A controversial and conservative Republican, Alan Lee Keyes has perhaps one of the most extensive resumes to date in public and political
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This Day in History — July 1
2004: Saddam Hussein appears in Iraqi court for the first time, scoffing at charges of war crimes and
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(1948) Harry S. Truman, “Special Message to the Congress on Civil Rights”
By 1947 the question of black civil rights in the South had become a national issue when a committee President Harry S. Truman appointed to study the issue called for legislation which among other things would to protect voting rights for Southern blacks and provide federal protection against
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Rwanda: Major Step Toward Justice for Genocide
Paris — The arrest of Félicien Kabuga, one of the alleged masterminds behind the Rwandan genocide, in France on May 16, 2020 brings victims and survivors one step closer to justice 26 years
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa: Beyond the Narratives of Africa's Doom and Gloom
Africa has recorded successes on many levels which are often ignored by global media -- and we need to embrace and celebrate our unique contribution to the
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Malawi re-run: opposition candidate wins, unseating Mutharika
June 27: Chakwera declared winner
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Africa: Unctad - African Countries Should Use Official Development Assistance to Diversify Their Economies
A key recommendation of a recent report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), which deals with trade, investment, and development issues, is for official development assistance to Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to be channeled to the productive
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