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AP NEWS News source @apnews.com · New York City 🇺🇸· 7d

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Africa's solar boom faces higher costs as China cuts export subsidies
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- China's decision to end value-added tax rebates on solar panel exports and phase out incentives for making battery storage equipment could push up the cost of solar installations in Africa, which relies heavily on imported Chinese technology.
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The Boston Globe News source @bostonglobe.com · Boston 🇺🇸· 1w

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A Roxbury man found a document that revealed a new chapter in his family history. He had no idea how rare it was. - The Boston Globe
Aaron Haynes gets choked up when he thinks about what the faded piece of parchment represents: a lineage spanning three centuries, and most importantly, his ancestor's freedom from enslavement.
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ESPN.com News source @africa.espn.com · United States 🇺🇸· 2w

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Making Morocco AFCON champions was the right call, but why did CAF take so long?
History was rewritten Tuesday night as Senegal were stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations that they -- and most of the world -- thought they had won in January.
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CNN International News source @edition.cnn.com · Atlanta, Georgia 🇺🇸· 2w

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Rick Ross says Africa's global music moment is now
African music is dominating the global soundscape, with Afrobeats and other genres reshaping mainstream music worldwide.
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AP NEWS News source @apnews.com · New York City 🇺🇸· 2w

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Pope's upcoming Africa odyssey takes him to a mosque, a prison and the site of a deadly 2021 blast
ROME (AP) -- The Vatican released on Monday details of Pope Leo XIV's upcoming four-nation Africa tour, suggesting Christian-Muslim relations, comforting victims of violence and encouraging the Catholic community in former European colonies will be key themes.
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CNN News source @us.cnn.com · United States 🇺🇸· 2w

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A harsh climate for many LGBTQ people in Africa is getting worse. Some blame the US | CNN
When 22-year-old Wendy Faith shared a Valentine's Day kiss with 21-year-old Alesi Diana Denise in Uganda -- a country infamous for enforcing some of the world's strictest anti-LGBTQ laws -- the lives of both women were about to take a complicated turn.
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Yahoo News source @yahoo.com · Sunnyvale, California 🇺🇸· 2w

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African nations tiptoe around recruitment of citizens by Russian networks
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By David Lewis and Tim Cocks LONDON/JOHANNESBURG, March 15 (Reuters) - Kenya's foreign minister is visiting Russia this week under pressure back home to convince Moscow to stop recruiting Kenyans into its military, but Nairobi - like other governments in Africa - is unlikely to take too confrontational an approach.
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AP NEWS News source @apnews.com · New York City 🇺🇸· 3w

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Iran war sends shockwaves through African fuel market and economies
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Surging oil prices triggered by the war with Iran are rippling across African economies, threatening higher fuel costs, rising inflation and renewed pressure on currencies across the continent.
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Yahoo News source @yahoo.com · Sunnyvale, California 🇺🇸· 3w

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Debatable: US relations with junta-run African governments
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump's administration is quietly reshaping US policy toward Africa's junta-led governments, reviving a long-running debate about the degree to which the US should prioritize democracy promotion over its strategic interests.
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ESPN.com News source @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸· 3w

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Lewis Hamilton calls for Africa to be 'taken back'
Lewis Hamilton has called for a movement to "take Africa back," claiming the continent is being "controlled" by European powers.
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ESPN.com News source @africa.espn.com · United States 🇺🇸· 3w

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Lewis Hamilton calls for Africa to be 'taken back'
Lewis Hamilton has called for a movement to "take Africa back," claiming the continent is being "controlled" by European powers.
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CBS News News source @cbsnews.com · New York 🇺🇸· 4w

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Boston celebrates 100th Black History Month by teaching new generations through workshops, art
This February marked 100 years of Black History Month in the United States, and Greater Boston is celebrating by teaching the next generation through workshops and exhibits.
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AP NEWS News source @apnews.com · New York City 🇺🇸· 4w

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At least 55 Ghanaians killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine war, minister says
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) -- At least 55 Ghanaians have died fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Ghana's foreign minister said Friday, one of the highest death tolls from among several African countries whose citizens are fighting in the war.
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Yahoo News source @yahoo.com · Sunnyvale, California 🇺🇸· 4w

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Pope Leo to visit four African countries in April
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pope Leo XIV will begin a 10-day visit to four African countries on 13 April, marking his first pastoral trip to the continent, the Vatican has announced.
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Yahoo News source @yahoo.com · Sunnyvale, California 🇺🇸· Feb 25

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South Africa secures return of 11 men 'lured' into Russia-Ukraine war
Reports have emerged from various African countries, including South Africa, Kenya, and Zimbabwe, about young men being fraudulently recruited for work abroad only to end up on the front lines in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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Kenya builds capacity to produce its own vaccines | WHO | Regional Office for Africa
Nairobi -- According to the World Health Organization, Africa produces less than 1% of the vaccines it consumes, yet it carries a disproportionate share of the world's infectious disease burden.
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Yahoo News source @yahoo.com · Sunnyvale, California 🇺🇸· Feb 19

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At least 37 killed in Nigeria mine carbon monoxide poisoning: Reports
The pursuit of mineral wealth in Africa remains dangerous, as recent mining disasters in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo highlight the ongoing risks faced by miners in both legal and unregulated operations.
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AP NEWS News source @apnews.com · New York City 🇺🇸· Feb 18

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How the Rev. Jesse Jackson helped popularize the term 'African American'
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at age 84, helped push for widespread usage of the term "African American" as a way to reclaim cultural identity.
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AP NEWS News source @apnews.com · New York City 🇺🇸· Feb 14

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African Union summit opens as youth anger grows over a 'bloc of old leaders'
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Africa's top regional body is hosting its annual summit in Ethiopia this weekend to discuss the future of the continent of some 1.
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Forbes News source @forbes.com · Jersey City, New Jersey 🇯🇪· Feb 13

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Meet The Bird That Can Count Out Loud -- A Biologist Explains How It Understands Numbers
When an African grey parrot says "three," most assume that it's simply parroting a sound that it has memorized.