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Nigeria: How Nigeria's COVID-19 Cases Rose by 340 Percent in One Week
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Cameroon: Separatist Group Announces Two-Week Ceasefire During COVID-19 Pandemic
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A separatist militia in Cameroon is to implement a two-week ceasefire during the COVID-19 pandemic, the BBC reports.
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Bernie Sanders’ African American Aides Blame ‘Higher-Ups’ For Snubbing Black Voters
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Folks like Nina Turner are criticized.
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When Will Stimulus Checks Arrive? Who Gets Them? How Much? Coronavirus Money Questions Answered
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Mozambique: Quissanga Attacked as Civil War Escalates
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Libya: Third Day of Fighting Rocks Libyan Capital Amid Country's First Coronavirus Case
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Libyan fighter jets flew over the strategic al-Watiya Airbase near the capital Tripoli, amid conflicting reports over which side now controls the area. Sporadic fighting also continued in the capital ...
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Ethiopia to Release Inmates to Curb Coronavirus Spread
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Africa: Emergency response to Africa by the G20 is our collective insurance
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A Positive Policy Turn for People Most Vulnerable To Drought Worldwide | Inter Press Service
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Africa: How Will COVID-19 Affect Africa's Food Systems?
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Analysis - Food supplies shouldn't be too badly affected, but social restrictions will make it hard for many to buy and access food.
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Legendary Jazz Artist, Manu Dibango, Dies from Coronavirus at Age 86
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Manu Dibango, a saxophone legend and jazz icon known for his 1972 hit Soul Makossa, has died from complications of the coronavirus, according to a statement on his official Facebook page.
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Nigeria Can't Cope With Global Pandemics Amid Vanishing Oil Revenue
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Earlier this month, shortly before the global outbreak of the Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, the price of oil tumbled from $68 to $30 per barrel. It's a double whammy for oil-dependent countries...
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Kenyan Farmers Brace for Second Onslaught of Crop-Devouring Locusts
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With 3 million Kenyans already facing food shortages, new locust swarms are starting to appear - and farmers have been warned to prepare
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Africa: UN Launches Major Humanitarian Appeal to Keep COVID-19 From 'Circling Back Around the Globe'
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To confront the unprecedented worldwide challenge posed by the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, top UN officials on Wednesday, launched a massive humanitarian appeal to mitigate its impact, particularly...
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Coronavirus Co-Parenting: 4 Things Exes Should Do In The Age Of COVID-19
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Few custody and child-support court orders have provisions covering how to share parenting in a pandemic like the coronavirus – although they may become common in the future.
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Joe Biden’s Sexual Assault Accuser Breaks Silence With Graphic Allegations
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Tara Reade shares her story with podcaster Katie Halper.
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Future Firsts
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As Bronx district leader Kevin Riley puts it, being the first of anything gives other people the chance to believe that they too can accomplish whatever they want in this world. This co-founder of ...
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Should Black People Vote? Political Theory on Voting and Representation)
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In this episode, a look at black voting and representation. We will review the troubling history of black voter enfranchisement and the ongoing efforts to su...
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Last survivor of transatlantic slave trade discovered
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The rebellious life story of the last surviving slave brought from Africa to the US.
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How The Coronavirus Is Threatening The Future Of HBCUs
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As the coronavirus crisis forces many schools to close campuses and move courses online, some worry that the pandemic could have a worse impact on historically black colleges and universities than ...
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What does U.N. Secretary General’s Call for Ceasefire Mean for Countries in Conflict? | Inter Press Service
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Amnesty International expressed their concern, in light of the United Nations Secretary General’s remarks, about the situation in Yemen, South Sudan, and Syria. A ceasefire would, at least to a limi...
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Sudan: How the People of Sudan Pulled Off an Improbable Revolution
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Analysis - When the turbulent and often tragic history of the past decade in North Africa is written, the 2019 pro-democracy revolution in Sudan will likely be considered one of the few bright spots. ...
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Africa: Climate Crisis - The 'Scramble for Resources' And How it Fuels Conflict
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She may not be from central Africa, but 17-year-old Makenna Muigai would like African leaders to rally their political muscle to save the endangered Congo Basin - for a good reason.
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Africa: 7 Diseases That Cause Most Deaths Among Vulnerable People
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Diseases like tuberculosis and malaria largely ravage low-income countries, with the situation made worse by poor nutrition and sanitation
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East Africa: Is Another Regional Alliance What the Horn Needs?
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Analysis - Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia’s new alliance must complement existing structures and not exacerbate distrust and undermine integration.
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Black Mom Living in Taiwan Offers Tips on How to Find Peace Over Panic While Being Quarantined
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Juanita Ingram, a wife and mother of two, is also an attorney, author, and media personality who is currently living in Taiwan as an expat. She has a new book entitled 'Peace Over Panic: Finding Peace
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Djibouti Intensifies Awareness-raising Efforts Against FGM | Inter Press Service
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ICPD awareness-raising campaigns in rural Tadjourah and Ali Sabieh in Djibouti, organised by the Parliamentary Group of Population and Development (PGPD). Courtesy: PGPD.
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Africa: Turning the Tables - African and European Narratives in the Time of Corona
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Analysis - Most of Europe is in lockdown, trying to cope with the huge implications of the battle against the novel coronavirus. Africans are following what is happening on the other side of the Medit...
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Community College Sued For Trying To ‘Reduce The Number Of Black Students’
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The ACLU files a lawsuit against Highland Community College.
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Africa: Planting Trees Will Not Solve the Climate Crisis
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Analysis - South African scientists say African governments have been misled into massive tree planting schemes by the Global North misreading Africa's grasslands. Megafires and drought beckon.
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Cameroon's Separatist Leader Is Willing to Talk Peace, but Only With UN Backing
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Sisiku AyukTabe is due to appeal his life sentence in court in April. The leader of the bloody quest for an independent Ambazonia in Anglophone Cameroon told DW about his terms for dialogue with the r...
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NYPD ‘Won’t Slow Arrests’ As More Cops And Inmates Contract The Coronavirus
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The NYPD was reportedly still making arrests on all levels despite concerns over the coronavirus infecting not just police officers but also inmates in New York City jails.
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Sudan: Darfur Women Demand More Power
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The Darfur Consultative Women Forum demands security and peace, protection of (displaced) people, restructuring of the security system and weapons to be collected as top priorities in North Darfur.
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Congressional Black Caucus’ Coronavirus Stimulus Proposals Protect Those Who Are Most At-Risk
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The Congressional Black Caucus has submitted a sweeping list of proposals that it says elected officials must implement to specifically protect Black folks and their best interests as the country g...
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Africa: Why a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Covid-19 Could Have Lethal Consequences
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Analysis - Suppose you had the choice between two health policies, A and B. Policy A would result in the death of a lot of elderly people. Policy B would result in the death of a lot of children, espe...
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Women & Climate: Planting a Global Forest in a Connected World | Inter Press Service
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Rita Ann Wallace, a Media Consultant in the UN, and Cynthia S. Reyes, an author and former senior journalist with Canada’s national broadcaster, are two of the 11 co-founders of the “Sussex Great ...
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Cameroon: Military Raids Separatist Camps Ahead of Election Rerun
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Cameroon's military says it has killed 24 separatists who vowed to disrupt Sunday's election rerun in the country's English-speaking regions.â¯The anglophone rebels say the casualties were on the ...
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Guinea: Death and Violence in Constitutional Referendum
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Guinea held a constitutional referendum on Sunday (March 22) despite the threat of coronavirus and an opposition boycott, Reuters reports.
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Africa: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Will Affect Informal Workers. Insights From Kenya
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Analysis - COVID-19 is going to have a devastating impact on economies. Africa has a particular vulnerability because so many people work in the informal sector. In an interview with Moina Spooner fro...
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Africa: Opinion - As Climate Change Impacts Accelerate, We Need to Re-Think the Human Right to Water
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World Water Day is an opportunity to strengthen the connection between the rights to water and food, to ensure climate resilient future for all
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Somalia: Never Give Up On Women's Rights - Edna Ismail
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For Dr Edna Adan Ismail maternal health and midwifery is deeply personal. In an interview with Women Deliver Young Leader Musu Bakoto Sawo, Ismail recalls her mother's devasting experiences which impa...
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Black-Owned Businesses Are Especially Hurt By Coronavirus As Stimulus Package Stalls
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One of the more understated casualties from the sudden economic and social effects of the coronavirus has been Black-owned businesses.
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Cuban doctors head to Italy to fight coronavirus
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Cuba is sending its medics to Lombardy to help Italian doctors fight the coronavirus outbreak. Cuban doctors were on the frontlines in the fight against chol...
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Senegal shuts borders amid WHO fears Africa is next virus hotspot
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Senegal is closing its land, sea and air borders. Schools are shut, public gatherings are banned and tens of thousands of expats are being repatriated. The W...
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Much of the focus during the coronavirus outbreak has been on the most vulnerable, such as the elderly and anyone with underlying health conditions. But the ...
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Ciara And Russell Wilson Combat Hunger During COVID-19 Crisis
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Ciara and Russell Wilson will donate one million meals to help people battling food insecurity amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rihanna’s Nonprofit Donates $5 Million To COVID-19 Relief Efforts
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Rihanna’s nonprofit has donated $5 million to COVID-19 relief efforts.
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Libya: Spate of Kidnappings Escalating in Libya
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REBEL groups have unleashed a spate of abductions and perpetrated enforced disappearances as processes to restore peace fail in the war-torn Libya.
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LeBron James’ I Promise School Keeps Family Resource Center Open To Help Students Amid Coronavirus Crisis
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LeBron James’ I Promise School is keeping its Family Resource Center open to help students and their families amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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Atlanta Nonprofit Provides Hand-Washing Stations To Combat COVID-19 Spread Among The Homeless
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An Atlanta-based nonprofit is providing portable hand-washing stations to combat the spread of COVID-19 among the homeless.
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South Africa: Pandemics Don't Heal Divisions - - They Reveal Them. South Africa Is a Case in Point
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Analysis - Some around the world predict that the COVID-19 will heal divisions and narrow inequalities. A pandemic, they claim, can remind us of our common humanity and the need to discard prejudices....
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Who Is Kevin Cooper? Everything To Know About Death Row Inmate Denied ‘Fair’ Shot At Justice
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Kevin Cooper, a Black man who maintains his innocence in the 1983 killing of three people, is currently on death row in California’s San Quentin prison.
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Congressional Black Caucus Holds Coronavirus Town Hall Addressing COVID-19’s Impact On African Americans
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The Congressional Black Caucus and other Black leaders have planned a town hall event via telephone to bring attention to the coronavirus’ disproportionate impact on African American communit...
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Mozambique: Nhongo Threatens a Return to War
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Mariano Nhongo, the leader of the self-styled "Renamo Military Junta", has threatened that, if the Mozambican government does not negotiate with him, "there will be war".
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Never Give up on Women’s Rights – Edna Ismail | Inter Press Service
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NEW YORK, Mar 20 2020 (IPS) - For Dr Edna Adan Ismail maternal health and midwifery is deeply personal. In an interview with Women Deliver Young Leader Musu Bakoto Sawo, Ismail recalls her mother’s ...
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Africa - More Poverty Despite Economic Growth
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Analysis - Many African countries have been recording high economic growth rates for years. However, a recent study showed that poverty on the continent has increased again. How can this be?
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Do Black Voters Really Prefer Biden? African Americans Donated The Most To Bernie
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A new report by Plus Three illuminates some important questions.
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9 Ways The Coronavirus Has Affected Black America That Aren’t Related To Health
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In America, where the coronavirus has been spreading exponentially, Black people were bracing for consequences from the respiratory illness that has already affected them in myriad ways beyond the ...
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Coronavirus Is Freeing Inmates Except Those In An Inhumane Mississippi Prison
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Prisons are beginning to release inmates amid the spreading of COVID-19, but it appears that a Mississippi prison, which has been under scrutiny for inhabitable conditions, has not even begun to te...
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African Governments Failing in Provision of Water and Sanitation, Majority of Citizens Say
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Press Release - More than half of Africans say their governments are failing them when it comes to one of their top priorities – the provision of clean water and sanitation services, a new Afrobarom...
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Ghana: COVID-19 Update Ghana's Economy Faces Meltdown ... As Petroleum Receipts, FDI, International Trade, Others Are Affected - Says Finance Minister
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The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta on Tuesday updated Parliament on the fiscal implications of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the country.
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Family Wants Justice For African American World War II Veteran Who Was Beaten, Murdered in 1956
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Hammondee Green, a World War II veteran, was honorably discharged in 1946, but was murdered in Amite, Louisiana in 1956 while in custody of the Amite Police Department for reasons unknown according to
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Africa: Why the Elimination of Malaria Needs Much Greater Involvement of Women
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Analysis - I was born and bred in the western part of Kenya, an area endemic of malaria. I have been sick from malaria not once, not twice, but more times than I can count. In my village, outbreaks we...
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Cameroon: Violence and Obstruction: Cameroon's Deepening Aid Crisis
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'They don't want external eyes there to see what is happening.'
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Africa: Coronavirus' Triple Hit in Africa On Health, the Economy and Politics
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Analysis - The effects of the global pandemic will go far beyond just health concerns.
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Video Shows HBCU Cops Violently Handcuff Class President Sparking Outrage Among Students
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A North Carolina A&T student was violently handcuffed and thrown on the ground by campus police officers. A petition has been launched calling for justice for the student.
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Coronavirus Exposes Anti-Black Racism As Videos Show Quarantine ‘Preppers’ Attacked In Supermarkets
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The outbreak of the coronavirus has exposed anti-Black racism, as quarantine “preppers” have been attacked and harassed in supermarkets.
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Creating Opportunities to Nurture Agripreneurship among Africa’s Youth | Inter Press Service
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With the increasing domestic and regional demand for diversified and processed food, there is a high opportunity to develop the agrifood business in Africa as well as a need to create opportunities to...
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Mali: Army, UN Fail to Stop Massacre
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Press Release - An ethnic militia in Mali massacred over 35 villagers on February 14, 2020 after government troops left the area, Human Rights Watch said today. The killings in the village of Ogossago...
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Angola: Rain Displaces 48 Families in Lubango
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Six homes were destroyed and 48 families were displaced as a result of heavy rains last Saturday in the City of Lubango, southernn Huila Province's capital.
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Ethiopia: Mystery Illness Kills Ethiopian Nomads
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More than 2,000 nomads in Ethiopia’s Somali region have died since 2014 after falling ill from a mysterious disease that caused bleeding from their mouths and noses.
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