Okonjo-Iweala First Woman & African to Head WTO

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Nigerian economist Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is shattering global glass ceilings. Okonjo-Iweala has been named to head the World Trade Organization (WTO),...

Disney & Kugali: Partnership will Bring African Stories to Audiences

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The internet is ablaze over the news that Disney will partner with Kugali, a Nigerian comic and animation company, to create...

Ethiopia: New Violence Erupts Around Mekelle

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Guardian Africa correspondent Jason Burke is reporting Ethiopian federal forces have reportedly used heavy artillery to bombard Mekelle, the capital of...

Ghana: Former President Jerry ‘J.J.’ Rawlings Dies

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BBC is reporting Ghana's former president Jerry "J.J. Rawlings has died after a brief illness at a hospital in Accra. Rumors...

Nigeria: Police Chief Orders Anti-Police Brutality Protesters Released

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Nigeria's police chief has ordered the unconditional release of all anti-police brutality demonstrators arrested during protests against police brutality. This was a...

Zindzi Mandela: Ambassador & Youngest Mandela Daughter Dies

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The BBC is reporting Zindziswa "Zindzi" Mandela, South African Ambassador to Denmark who was slated to become South Africa's Head of...

UnSettled: Doc on LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Debuts on WORLD Channel

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The WORLD Channel series DocWORLD will premiere the film Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America from filmmaker Tom Shepard Sunday, June 28 at 10pm...

South Africa: Investigation of Murdered Pregnant Woman Intensifies

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News 24 is reporting the police investigation into the murder of Tshegofatso Pule, who was 8-months pregnant with her first child...

WATCH: Inside Story on Africans in China Being Targeted (Al-Jazeera)

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Al-Jazeera America's Richelle Carey examines the anti-African and African American discrimination foreign nationals are experiencing in Guangzhou due to xenophobia and...

COVID-19: Africans in China Being Blamed & Evicted

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Fresh from our, 'What Now?" file, Okay Africa is reporting Africans in China are being forcefully evicted from their housing because...

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