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Ghanaian Entrepreneur Receives U.S. President’s Service Award
International social entrepreneur, Kwaku Kyei, has been awarded the Lifetime President’s Call to Service Award by President Barack Obama. He is the first Ghanaian to receive the high honor. For Kyei,...
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Obama: U.S. Will Aid Efforts to Capture Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army
Kony's era may finally be approaching its end. In a letter released by the White House on Friday, President Obama called for the capture of Lord Resistance Army leader, Joseph Kony, as well as members...
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2011 Nobel Peace Prize to be awarded to three women; two African
Liberia's president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has quite a number of outstanding accomplishments to be proud of. Sirleaf is a Harvard University alum as well as a successful economist and activist. Until...
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Nobel Laureate and African Icon, Wangari Maathai dies at age 71.
Africa mourns the loss of environmentalist, activist and Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai. The Kenyan icon died late Sunday night while undergoing cancer treatment. She was 71 years old. For many, Wangari...
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Nelson Mandela Hospitalized But ‘Alive and well’
The internet is buzzing with news of former South African President Nelson Mandela’s hospitalization. The 93-year-old African icon was admitted to a hospital in Johannesburg Tuesday September 6th....
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Wikileaks: Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe is dying of cancer
Controversial source, Wikileaks, reported Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has cancer last Friday. The claim was made public after a 2008 conversation between Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor...
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