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Caribbean nations seeking compensation for slavery

July 26, 2013

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Caribbean nations seeking compensation for slavery Associated Press Leaders of more than a dozen Caribbean countries are launching a united effort to seek compensation from three European nations for what they say is the lingering legacy of the Atlantic slave trade. The Caribbean Community, a regional organization that typically focuses on rather dry issues such […]

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Eritrea: 20 years of freedom?

July 26, 2013

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Eritrea: 20 years of freedom? Deutsche Welle Two decades after gaining independence from Ethiopia, Eritrea still has some growing pains to overcome. As its youth opt to flee mandatory military service, 20 percent of the country’s population now live in exile. At a lookout point just outside Eritrea’s capital, Asmara, children run around playing and […]

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