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Sudan makes amends with Eritrea by opening border after a year of tension
As protest against Sudan’s Omar al Bashir continues in parts of the country, the embattled president is on the look out for allies and supporters from the region.His first step was to announce the...
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Rwanda set to launch Africa’s latest space satellite in 2019
Just like other African countries exploring space with their own satellites, Rwanda has just announced plans to launch its own in 2019. The East African nation is working together with Japan...
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Remembering Langston Hughes, the Pan-African poet who innovated Jazz Poetry
African-American poet Langston Hughes, considered one of America’s greatest poets and writers and the leader of the Harlem Renaissance, died on this day in 1967. Born James Mercer Langston...
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The world pays tributes to award-winning U.S. singer, James Ingram
Two-time Grammy award winner, singer, producer and instrumentalist, James Ingram, has died. The singer passed away on Tuesday of brain cancer, according to reports. He was 66 years old. The...
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The lowest point in Africa is this salty lake in Djibouti
Djibouti is known for a number of things including its strategic position at the Horn of Africa. It is also known as the home of the lowest point on the continent. This point is Lake Assal, the second...
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Meet Kenya’s first indigenous lawyer who helped end colonial rule
Argwings Kodhek made waves when he became the first indigenous lawyer in Kenya in 1949 but that would be soon overshadowed by the fact that he married a white woman and dared to settle with her in colonial...