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Dr. Fauci says the coronavirus is ‘shining a bright light’ on ‘unacceptable’ health disparities for African Americans
Dr. Anthony Fauci struck an emotional tone at Tuesday's White House coronavirus press briefing when discussing the disproportionate COVID-19 death…
Read More » - History, Knowledge & Memory
Rare Gabon burial cave sheds light on little known period in African history
Hundreds of mediaeval artefacts are scattered with human remains at the bottom of a cave in the southeast of the…
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New US Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany ran a racist, right-wing conspiracy blog
I’m about three hours into a deep wallow in new US Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany’s blog and – spoiler alert…
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Powerful Woman Portraits
“Powerful” is one of the words that come to mind when looking at Tim Okamura’s work. Born in Canada and…
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How a Rastafarian village gave Hollywood Peter Pan
Image copyright Gemma Handy Image caption Wendy director Benh Zeitlin went a long way to find his Peter Pan -…
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White Supremacist Groups are Recruiting With Help From Coronavirus – and a Popular Messaging App
On March 24, Timothy Wilson, 36, was shot and killed by the FBI as he prepared to attack a hospital…
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South African bride and groom arrested over ‘lockdown wedding’
Married life got off to an unexpected start for a pair of newlyweds in South Africa when police showed up…
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Coronavirus: Nigerian celebrities wear blinged-up masks
Image caption Actor and television presenter Ada Afoluwake Ogunkeye AKA Folu Storms was among those attending Nigerian celebrities turned up…
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French doctor apologises for suggesting COVID-19 treatment be tested in Africa
DAKAR (Reuters) - A French doctor apologised on Friday for suggesting a possible treatment for COVID-19 should be tested in…
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Paris Club creditors agree to cancel $1.4 billion of Somali debt
WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - The Paris Club of creditor nations agreed on Tuesday to restructure Somalia’s debt, including immediately canceling $1.4…
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African governments team up with tech giants to fight coronavirus lies
ABUJA (Reuters) - Governments across Africa are teaming up with technology giants including Facebook and WhatsApp to fight misinformation about…
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U.S. investigates child labor in Ivory Coast cocoa supply chains
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - U.S. customs authorities have asked cocoa traders to report where and when they encounter child labor in…
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UK company won’t help SA with ventilators marketed as simple solution for coronavirus
Battle stations: A team of top experts is being assembled to map the spread of Covid-19 in SAThe group, led…
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World Bank says sub-Saharan Africa will enter recession in 2020
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The rapidly-spreading coronavirus outbreak is expected to push sub-Saharan Africa into recession in 2020 for the first…
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Some African countries heading for peak in coronavirus cases in weeks -WHO official
ABUJA (Reuters) - Some African countries could see a peak in coronavirus cases in the coming weeks, and testing should…
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