Africa
Black Dad of 2 Makes History, Revives a Century-Old Nigerian Writing System Using Children’s Books
The South Nigerian writing system, Nsibiri, can now be learned from a 43-page children’s book written by ed-tech educator Chinua Mosley.
NATIONWIDE — Chinua Mosley, a father of two children...
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African-American reporter DeNeen L. Brown Decides to leave U.S. to escape racism
NEW YORK - DeNeen L. Brown, an African-American writer for the Washington Post, has decided to leave the United States and start a new...
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Cameroon: Soldiers free senator held hostage by Anglophone separatists
Soldiers freed several hostages in western Cameroon, including a...
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THE GULLAH: Rice, Slavery, and the Sierra Leone-American Connection
Written By Joseph A. Opala
The Gullah people are the descendants of the slaves who worked on the rice plantations in South Carolina and Georgia.
They...
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DRC: War in Ukraine sparks food-security fears
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Rising prices driven by the Ukraine crises have stoked fear of...
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Kenya's ruling party joins opposition coalition for presidency bid.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday said his party had joined an opposition coalition ahead of...
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“He is a Diplomatic Threat”: Kenyans in Diaspora Say Ahead of William Ruto’s Tour of the US and UK
Kenyans in the diaspora have expressed reservations about Deputy President William Ruto’s 10-day visit to the US and UK.
Through a statement, Kenya Diaspora Alliance...
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Court Allows Kenyans in the Diaspora to Use IDs to Register as Voters
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A Nairobi court has ordered...
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Amazon Best Selling Author Antoine Bandele Takes Readers to New But Familiar Places in African and African American Literature
Antoine Bandele was born and raised in Los Angeles, though he spent one year in Fort Lewis near Tacoma, Washington while his father served...
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In Africa, Rescuing the Languages that Western Tech Ignores
By Matt O’Brien and Chinedu Asadu
Associated Press
Computers have become amazingly precise at translating spoken words into text messages and scouring huge troves of information...
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Ethiopia weighs options after exclusion from AGOA
Ethiopia is scrambling to find new export markets after being shut out of the lucrative US market over...