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The Guyana Government Can Invite The ICC To Prosecute Bharrat Jagdeo
Responding to questions about the Guyana Government’s refusal to prosecute that country’s former president, Bharatt Jagdeo, for crimes against humanity,…
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An interview with Olusegun Obasanjo: Up close and a little too personal
As the lift in his luxury London hotel rushes upwards to the 11th floor, Olusegun Obasanjo squeezes my arm warmly…
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Black owned banks in danger
The Real African|| By Pascal Archimede The economic empowerment of a community necessarily involves the management of their financial resources within…
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NAACP calls to move slave auction block from city's downtown
A controversial slave auction block at the corner of William and Charles streets in downtown Fredericksburg has haunted many of…
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China’s audacious infrastructure plans could put a major strain on African economies
It has been described by Chinese president Xi Jinping as the “project of the century”. And the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative…
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Marginalization, perceived abuse of power pushing Africa’s youth to extremism – UN study
Deprivation, marginalization and perceived state violence or abuse of power are pushing young Africans into the clutches of violent extremism,…
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African female entrepreneurship rates highest in world
Female entrepreneurship rates in Sub-Saharan Africa are the highest in the world, according to a new report that says women’s…
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Primacy of the law has been asserted in Kenya – but the aftermath is unpredictable
On Friday 1 September, Kenya’s Supreme Court delivered a surprise. Against the expectations of many, the court ruled – in…
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Rap Music – a Therapeutic Business
The Real African|| By Pascal Archimede Rap, this musical genre created in the 1970s in New York ghettos often receives negative…
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'They're like the mafia': the super gangs behind Africa's poaching crisis
Late on 6 June 2014 Kenyan police, acting on a tip-off, raided a used car lot in Mombasa’s industrial area.…
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'It's Hard to Remove a Seating African President'
Another election, another win, another loss, another dispute, another positive endorsement by the ‘international observer teams,’ and another litany of…
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Regime Change in Charlottesville
If you understand why that Civil War statue really went up, the debate over removing it looks a lot different.…
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America is hooked on the drug of white supremacy. We're paying for that today
The United States is in a tailspin. White supremacists are on the march – and have left a trail of…
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