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The International Community Versus Africa
Africa is a part of the world vital to the rest of the international community. Donor countries are concerned about the role African nations play on the world stage in helping to resolve conflicts or in standing in solidarity in the fight against...
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The How of US-Africa Policy
As with any new U.S. administration, there is increasing talk about defining the Biden Africa policy. There are articles and position papers, etc., calling for various policies to be developed and implemented. Over the years, the various U.S....
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How Hard Has COVID Hit Africa…Really?
In Late November of this year, word came from South Africa that there was yet another variant of the dreaded COVID-19 disease. This new strain, known as omicron, follows several other variants of the base disease, including alpha, beta, delta, mu...
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The African-Born Voice in U.S. Policy
In the making of U.S. policy toward Africa, the influence of African Americans has rarely been especially influential. At an earlier point, when the Congressional Black Caucus was led by members who had important Congressional positions and were...
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Africa’s Sahel Region Troubled but Often Neglected
Africa’s Sahel region stretches from the Atlantic coast of Senegal in the West to Djibouti’s Red Sea coast in the east. In addition to these two countries, it includes at least parts of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Algeria, Niger, Nigeria,...
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What’s Going on with Africa’s Giant?
Nigeria is not only Africa’s most populous nation, it is the home of abundant natural blessings, such as petroleum, natural gas, coal, minerals such as gold, iron ore, niobium and tin and a significant amount of arable land. Moreover, Africa’s...
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