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NNPA Urges Better U.S.-Cuba Relations
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NNPA Urges Better U.S.-Cuba Relations

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentJanuary 23, 2020

“The majority of the people of the United States want better relations with Cuba, and that is the will that must prevail,” stated Chavis, who counted among the delegation of 30 American scholars who attended the 18th edition of the Series of Academic Conversations on Cuba in the Foreign Policy of the United States of America.

Reframing the History of Slavery in Angola and the U.S.
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Reframing the History of Slavery in Angola and the U.S.

Global Information NetworkAugust 30, 2019

If the U.S. has 35,000 museums, a writer asked in 2014, why is only one about slavery? And if the wealth of this country was built on the backs of enslaved people from Africa, why has that story been vastly under-reported in our media, in our schools and in our political discourse?

Why I’m Visiting the Border
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Why I’m Visiting the Border

Derrick Johnson, NAACP President and CEOAugust 16, 2019

“I shook hands with a 13 year-old-boy whose mother told him to make eye contact and shake hands firmly. Even in the midst of horrific living conditions and imprisonment, children at the facility are still being taught to treat people with respect, while being treated less than human…”

Orthodox Church in Ethiopia Blocks Gay Group Planning Tour
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Orthodox Church in Ethiopia Blocks Gay Group Planning Tour

Sentinel News ServiceJune 18, 2019

Pride parades, gay friendly diners, movies, books and fashion. The gay life style is coming to town but the welcome mat is still far from ubiquitous. Ethiopia, home to Abiy Ahmed, the “hugging president”, has yet to come to terms with LGBT or Q. In fact, some Ethiopian bloggers have been openly unfriendly to say the least. Africa was once the place where alternative lifestyles might even land someone in jail. But Dan Ware, president of the U.S.-based Toto Travel, which organizes trips for gay and lesbian travelers, as well as close friends and family, was not deterred. Ware, who

Calls For Recount Reveal Doubts About Congo Polls
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Calls For Recount Reveal Doubts About Congo Polls

Global Information NetworkJanuary 18, 2019

Calls for a vote recount, first from defeated opposition candidate Martin Fayulu, are now being heard widely, sparking concerns that outgoing President Joseph Kabila played a behind the scenes role in swinging the election for Felix Tshisekedi, an opposition leader.

Over 200,000 Congolese Driven Out of Angola in Anti-Smuggling Row
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Over 200,000 Congolese Driven Out of Angola in Anti-Smuggling Row

Global Information NetworkOctober 26, 2018

Under the name “Operation Transparency,’ Angolan officials in less than a month evicted between 200- and 400,000 migrants, mostly Congolese from the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), claiming the migrants were plundering Angola’s resources – specifically diamonds. 

Son of Ex-Angolan President Charged in $500 Million Swindle
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Son of Ex-Angolan President Charged in $500 Million Swindle

Global Information NetworkOctober 5, 2018

Newly elected President João Lourenço is sending shivers across the continent as he relentlessly attempts to recoup billions of dollars subverted from the national treasury, including by members of the previous regime – former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, billionaire daughter Isabel and son Jose Filomeno dos Santos – aka Zenu.

African Critics See Dark Side to China’s ‘Charitable’ Loans
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African Critics See Dark Side to China’s ‘Charitable’ Loans

Global Information NetworkSeptember 14, 2018

At the confab, with representatives from 53 of 54 African countries, sky-high numbers were bandied about. Chinese President Xi Jinping announced $60 billion in funds for eight initiatives over the next three years, in areas ranging from industrial promotion, infrastructure construction and scholarships for young Africans.