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  Africa’s largest ancestry DNA reveal takes place in Ghana as 250 Americans retrace a 400-year slave route [Photos]

  Ismail Akwei

  As dozens of African Americans gather at the Chesapeake Bay in Hampton, Virginia, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first ship of enslaved Africans to English North America in...

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  Ghana gives in to U.S. pressure after visa restrictions, 40 out of 7,000 nationals deported

  Ismail Akwei

  40 Ghanaian nationals have arrived in Accra, Ghana’s capital, on Monday after deportation from the United States for various offences ranging from drug trafficking, assault, vehicle theft, burglary,...

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  America was truly founded in 1619 when African slaves first landed in Virginia – NYT

  Ismail Akwei

  In commemorating 400 years since over 20 enslaved Africans first landed near Point Comfort in the British Colony of Virginia in August 1619, the New York Times has launched The 1619 Project to highlight...

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  Somalia’s president gives up U.S. citizenship after two years in office

  Ismail Akwei

  The ninth and current president of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo, has officially renounced his United States citizenship which he acquired while studying in the U.S. after the civil war broke...

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  China’s gift to Kenya’s parliament disappears from shipping container that arrived empty

  Ismail Akwei

  The Chinese embassy in Kenya has expressed shock at the disappearance of office equipment donated by the government to Kenya’s parliament which arrived in the East African country this week. According...

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  Funeral of Ashanti queen mother inspires new movie that explores sanctity of African tradition [Video]

  Ismail Akwei

  The Ashanti Kingdom of Ghana, West Africa, is one of the few traditional institutions in Africa to maintain its rich culture since its inception in 1670. Until 1901 when they were defeated by the British,...

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