Society, Community & Life
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This Is How One Nation is Fighting Coronavirus
Africa—with dense megacities, poor health infrastructure, and heavy Chinese investment—remains a growing coronavirus [COVID-19] concern, even as African governments respond…
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Djibouti: Govt Intensifies Awareness-Raising Efforts Against FGM
Mbabane — Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is still widely practised in the African country of Djibouti. Despite efforts by the…
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Condom shortage looms after coronavirus lockdown shuts world’s top producer
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A global shortage of condoms is looming, the world’s biggest producer said, after a coronavirus lockdown…
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Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa
Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa /ˈkreɪdoʊ ˈmʊtwə/ (21 July 1921 – 25 March 2020) was a Zulu sangoma (traditional healer) from South…
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Five Key Lessons from Ebola That Can Help Us Win Against Coronavirus, Everywhere
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented challenge. While countries with advanced healthcare systems struggle in the fight against COVID-19, its…
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Paulette Nardal
Paulette Nardal (12 October 1896 – 16 February 1985) was an Afro-Martiniquais writer and journalist and one of the drivers…
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Thomas Fuller (mental calculator)
Thomas Fuller (1710 – December 1790), also known as “Negro Tom” and the “Virginia Calculator“, was an enslaved African renowned…
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Thomas Sankara
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara; 21 December 1949 – 15 October 1987) was a Burkinabé revolutionary and President of Burkina Faso…
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Patrice Lumumba
Ideologically, Lumumba was an African nationalist and Pan-Africanist. He led the Congolese National Movement (MNC) party from 1958 until his…
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We tested baby food sugar levels in South Africa. This is what we found
We analysed the sugar content of baby food products which are commercially available, targeted at children under 12 months and sold in…
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In America Black Mothers Are Dying At Alarming Rates
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, African American women are three to four times more likely to…
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Mati Diop – First Black Female Director in the Cannes Competition
Diop made her first short film at 22 while also acting and writing (she co-wrote 2012's Simon Killer, in which…
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Iddris Sandu: The tech genius behind Uber, Instagram and Snapchat
This unorthodox African tech prodigy is responsible for algorithms that made Uber, Instagram and Snapchat what they are today.
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Gnassingbé Eyadéma
Gnassingbé Eyadéma (born Étienne Eyadéma, December 26, 1935 – February 5, 2005) was the President of Togo from 1967 until…
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Faure Gnassingbé
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé Eyadéma (born 6 June 1966) is a Togolese politician who has been the President of Togo since…
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