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Nigerian-Born Lawyer Shirley Emehelu Makes History as New Jersey’s First Immigrant Lieutenant Governor in the US
Nigerian-born American lawyer Shirley U. Emehelu has made history after being appointed Lieutenant Governor of New…
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The Underground Railroad: How Enslaved Black Americans Risked Their Lives to Escape Slavery
The history of slavery in the United States is filled with heartbreaking stories of oppression,…
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The Untold History of Black Slavery in America: How Millions of Africans Were Captured, Sold and Forced into Bondage
For more than three centuries, millions of Africans were caught in one of the most brutal…
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Nigerian-Born British Professor Dapo Akande Elected as Judge of the International Court of Justice
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US, Israel Embassies in Argentina Evacuated After Bomb Threat
On Wednesday, October 18, bomb threats were made against the Israeli and US embassies in Argentina. The Israeli […]
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Kanye West Shuts Down Rumors About Him Being Bipolar in Text to Elon Musk
Kanye West told Elon Musk in secret text exchanges that he is not bipolar but has “signs of […]
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Lebanon Warns Israel Of ‘Uncontainable Escalation’
Lebanon has warned Israel of a ‘uncontrollable escalation’ as protests erupted across many Muslim countries following Hezbollah’s demand […]
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What US President Biden Said About Gaza Hospital Strike And Hamas
On a solidarity visit to Israel on Wednesday, US President Joe Biden backed Israel’s claim that Palestinian terrorists […]
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President Biden Says US Will Work With Israel To Spare Civilians In Gaza
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the US will help with Israel to avert civilian fatalities as it […]
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Algerian Player Atal Suspended by Nice for Alleged Anti-Semitic Post
Ligue 1 club Nice suspended Algerian international Youcef Atal on Wednesday “until further notice” after he published a […]
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US Sanctions 10 Hamas Members, Financial Facilitators
The US Treasury sanctioned ten Hamas members, operatives, and financial intermediaries on Wednesday, including a top commander, as […]
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Amazon Set to Launch Online Shopping Service in South Africa
Amazon, the world’s largest e-commerce company, has revealed plans to enter the South African market in 2024. This […]
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Top 10 Companies That Africans Are Most Interested In
Switch On Business evaluated Google search volume data for job vacancies at various organizations in each country using […]
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Top 10 African Countries With The Highest Diaspora Remittance Inflow in 2023
According to the World Bank, remittances have grown even more important as a source of external financing for […]
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Tanzania Just Unveiled Its First-Ever Locally-Assembled Aircraft
Airplanes Africa Limited (AAL), based in Morogoro, unveiled the first-ever constructed airplane in Tanzania on Wednesday. The Skyleader […]
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Top 10 African Countries With The Highest Employment Rate
According to the International Labour Organization, the worldwide labor market forecast for 2022 has deteriorated dramatically. Emerging geopolitical […]
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Lionel Messi Tops a List of the Most Marketable Athletes in the World
Lionel Messi, the world’s most marketable athlete, has topped a list of the top 50 most marketable athletes […]
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Israel Denies It Was Responsible for Blast at Gaza Hospital
Israel has denied responsibility for the blast at a Gaza hospital, which Hamas claims killed at least 500 […]
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Pope Urges Efforts To Avoid ‘Humanitarian Catastrophe’ In Gaza
On Wednesday, Pope Francis called for all measures to be taken to avert a “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza, […]
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US President Biden Lands in Tel Aviv to Meet Israeli PM
US President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday for a solidarity visit in the aftermath of Hamas […]
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Man Imprisoned 16 Years for Wrongful Conviction Shot Dead by Georgia Deputy
A traffic police in Georgia, United States, shot and killed a guy who had been exonerated of all […]
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Mainz Suspend El Ghazi For ‘Unacceptable’ Israel-Gaza Post
Mainz FC suspended winger Anwar El Ghazi on Tuesday after he made a “unacceptable” social media comment about […]
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Palestinian Christians Mourn ‘Suffering’ In Israel-Hamas War
As they left Saint James the Apostle church in Beit Hanina, a Palestinian neighborhood in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, […]
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Republican-Led US House Rejects Trump Ally For Speaker
In the first round of voting Tuesday, US lawmakers rejected hard-line conservative Jim Jordan’s bid for Speaker of […]