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President Lincoln Urged Blacks To Emigrate To Africa On This Day In 1862
A delegation of freed Blacks met with President Abraham Lincoln (pictured) on this day in 1862, the first group of Blacks to ever confer with a sitting U.S. president regarding matters of policy. At the...
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Carl Gustaf von Rosen Supports Biafrans In Civil War On This Day In 1968
During the height of the Nigerian Civil War, or the Biafran War, Carl Gustaf von Rosen (pictured), a Swedish air pilot, supported the plight of the Biafrans and flew a dangerous relief mission in to the...
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Chad Achieves Independence From France On This Day In 1960
The Republic of Chad gained independence from France on this day in 1960, but the independence was short-lived because first President Francois Tombalbaye (pictured) ruled with no consideration for true...
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Coudy Binta De Runs Tech Hub To Promote IT Jobs For Women In Senegal
Coudy Binta De (pictured), a 24-year-old Senegalese woman, is an IT professional with a mission to spread the wealth of tech jobs among other women in her nation. As a young girl, Ms. De became enthralled...
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Mozambique President Chissano, Rebel Leader Hold Peace Talks On This Day In 1992
Just after Mozambique gained its independence from Portugal in 1975, a civil war raged between the anti-Communist Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO) and the ruling Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO)....
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Nigeria Reports Second Case Of Ebola In Lagos
The Ebola crisis in West Africa has been the focus of an international containment effort, but Nigeria has reported that a second case of the disease has been discovered. RELATED: U.S. Sending...
