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Ethiopia is set to launch its second satellite into space

Ethiopia is finishing plans to launch its second satellite into orbit next month, just eight months after the launch of its ETRSS-1 Satellite last December. The country’s space ambitions, backed by China’s funds and its satellite launch sites, has seen Ethiopian engineers…

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Burundi Demands $43 billion in Reparations from Belgium & Germany

Burundi wants Belgium and Germany to pay $43 billion in reparations for harm done during decades of colonial rule over the nickel-producing East African nation. The move follows similar calls for compensation by the Democratic Republic of Congo after Belgian King Philippe…

Featured by Editor August 12, 2020

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Zimbabwe’s Economy before IMF Sponsored Structural Adjustment Programs

After independence in 1980, the sanctions that had been imposed on Rhodesia under UDI were removed and the government was able to participate in the international monetary system. Soon after independence, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose 16%, the manufacturing sector alone…

Featured Society by Editor July 19, 2020

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Magufuli’s Tanzania Middle Income Country Creating Millionaires

Tanzania Becomes Middle Income Country When John Magufuli took the reigns of Tanzania no one could have imagined that in such a short space of time he would have turned the east African country into a middle income country. What a wonderful…

Africans With Global Voices Featured Gamechangers News The Caribbean by Editor July 3, 2020

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British Royals Award Racist Medal Depicting Africans As Devils

Have you have ever wondered why the British royals are silent on Black Lives Matter and equality for Africans? To those Africans who love the British royal family and worship them simply because of their wealth are in for a rude…

America Featured by Editor June 17, 2020

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Netflix CEO & Wife pledge $120 million gift to Morehouse, Spelman and the United Negro College Fund

Reed Hastings, chief executive of Netflix, and his wife, Patty Quillin, will give $120 million to fund the education of black students in America. Their gift which will be split between Morehouse College, Spelman College and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF)…

Featured by Editor June 1, 2020

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Botswana: Colonialism, Bechuanaland & Independence

In the 1830s, many parts of present-day Botswana were invaded by the Kololo and the Ndebele and then by the Afrikaners and the British South Africa Company. As a result, in 1885, the northern portion of the kingdom became the protectorate of…

America Featured by Editor May 11, 2020

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Princeton Names First Black Valedictorian: Nicholas Johnson

Johnson is the first black valedictorian in Princeton’s history. He said he appreciates the encouragement he has received at Princeton in developing his academic interests. The University’s support through opportunities including international internships and cultural immersion trips to Peru, Hong Kong and…

America Featured by Editor May 1, 2020

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Lila Fenwick First Black Female Graduate of Harvard Law (1932- 2020)

On April 4, 2020, the coronavirus (COVID-19) claimed the life of Lila Fenwick, the first black female graduate of Harvard Law School. She was 87. Fenwick was the daughter of immigrants from Trinidad. Her father was a landlord who owned properties…

America Featured West Africa World News by Editor April 23, 2020

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Benjamin Ola. Akande, Ph.D. Named 9th President of Champlain College

The Champlain College Board of Trustees today announced Benjamin Ola. Akande, Ph.D. as the ninth President of Champlain College. Dr. Akande will assume the role effective July 1, 2020. Dr. Laurie Quinn, Champlain's Provost and Senior Vice President for Academics, has been…