Posts Tagged ‘African’
Arts & Culture
Connecting the Dots with Dumi RIGHT
Dumi RIGHT has been in the hip hop industry since the early 90s. He was part of the internationally known, award-winning rap duo Zimbabwe Legit.
Causes
African farmers to benefit From $7.8 million grant
A 7.8 million dollar grant offered through the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation will help an American university work with eight African countries to improve their farming techniques.
Causes
Economic conference set to take Africa to next level of growth
Hundreds of African leaders will be joined by scholars, economists, and private industry leaders as the 7th African Economic Conference gets underway in Kigali, Rwanda, Oct. 30 through Nov. 2.
Israel begins deporting migrants from Africa
Israel is deporting a first planeload of African migrants back to their home country.
Israel says the deportation of 120 Africans to South Sudan is the first step toward expelling thousands more. More than 4,000 migrants who ...
News
African leaders want UN support for Mali military intervention
African leaders meeting in Ivory Coast are calling for United Nations backing for military intervention in northern Mali, which is currently controlled by rebels.
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South Sudan accuses Khartoum of ‘bad faith’ ahead of Ttalks
ADDIS ABABA - South Sudan's chief peace negotiator has accused Sudan of bad faith as the two countries sit down for direct talks on security issues. An air of mistrust hung over the luxury hotel where the two Sudans began th...
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After Trayvon Martin case, churches say ‘stereotypes cost lives’
(RNS) An umbrella group of Christian denominations committed to combating racism is urging churches to use the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin as a "teachable moment" to speak out against racial stereotypes. "It is a time...
Features
Churches need to accommodate disabled persons, African scholars say
Scholars from theological institutions in East Africa are challenging Bible publishers, distributors and translators to produce more texts in Braille, sign language and audio, in measures being proposed to improve training and ...
Commentary
Gingrich, Santorum’s racist remarks against African-Americans show spiritual defect
“Black people are so lazy. They need to get off the welfare and food stamps and get jobs.” Though that sounds like something Archie Bunker would’ve said back in the day, it’s actually the kind of stuff Gingrich people are accus...
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UK minister jailed for conspiracy in major marriage scams
A British vicar was sentenced recently to jail for conspiracy in a huge marriage scam involving the fake weddings of hundreds of African men to European women so they can gain permanent residency in Britain. The Rev. Alex Brown...