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Zimbabwe @ 40: Land Policy, Sanctions & Agro Economics

On April 18, 2020, Zimbabwe celebrated 40 years of Independence. Zimbabweans have been politically independent for 40 years but economically independent for only 20 years. Many years after independence, economic resources remained in the hands of Europeans. Only in the last 20…

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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…

Featured Land Issues by Samantha Johnas April 29, 2020

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Catholic Land Grab in Colonial Rwanda

Rwanda's Parliament abolished about 1000 colonial laws that were enacted by the colonial regimes but no longer relevant in a post colonial country. All legal instruments enacted “before independence” – starting with the year 1885 and ending on July 1, 1962,…

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…

Central Africa Featured by Editor April 20, 2020

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Gabon under Leon M’Ba (1957- 1967)

The country of Gabon was first inhabited by present day Khoisan hunter-gatherers and then by the Bantu around the 13th century. By the 18th century, the Fang had established dominance over the region. In 1843, the French established a naval base and…

Featured by Editor April 15, 2020

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Operation Barnacle: The Alleged Plot to Seize Zimbabwe

It is alleged that two days before Zimbabwe was supposed to celebrate its independence from brutal colonial rule, a group of terrorists were arrested in the Mount Pleasant suburb of present-day Zimbabwe. The group was believed to be executing the plan of…

Culture East Africa Featured by Editor April 9, 2020

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Somalia under Siad Barre (1969- 1988)

The ancestors of modern-day Somalis started living in present day Somalia around 750 A.D. During the scramble for Africa, the area around Djibouti was occupied by the French, the northern region long the Gulf of Aden all the way down south to…

Central Africa Featured by Editor March 30, 2020

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Queen Nzinga Leader of the Mbande and Matamba Empire

Queen Nzinga is best known as the leader of the Mbande and Matamba Empire who resisted colonial rule. Queen Nzinga was one of the most powerful economic and military political freedom fighters in African history. She mobilized her troops to stop the human trafficking known as…

Featured West Africa by Samantha Johnas March 25, 2020

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Sierra Leone under Stevens and Momoh (1969-1996)

The colony of Freetown was established in 1787 and became a haven for slaves liberated by the Royal Navy’s antislavery patrols. Some of the slaves returning became part of the elite Creole society that believed it was higher in status than the natives. The returners…

Featured by Editor March 20, 2020

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Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns for African countries

Countries around the world are increasingly adopting sweeping measures to stem the spread of the new coronavirus, including shutting down airports, imposing travel restrictions and completely sealing their borders. The outbreak of the coronavirus has been labelled a pandemic by the World…