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United States: Indiana National Guard, Republic of Niger form new partnership State Partnership Program builds relationships; has lasting impact in Africa By NATE HERRING U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs Jan 31, 2017 NIAMEY, Niger – The Indiana National Guard and the Republic of Niger began a new partnership Jan. 26 as part of the National […]

African Union backs mass withdrawal from International Criminal Court (ICC) Voice of America ADDIS ABABA — The African Union is moving forward on what it calls a “withdrawal strategy” from the International Criminal Court, a move that could alter peace, security and justice on the continent. Dozens of heads of state — some of whom […]

Africa: Equatorial Guinea makes bid to join OPEC Equatorial Guinea is the third largest oil and gas producer in sub-Saharan Africa Africa Oil and Power Equatorial Guinea wants to join OPEC. On Friday, Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea, met with officials in Vienna to submit his country’s interest […]

Australian Republic Movement’s “Australia Day” TV advertisement challenges why the Queen is Australian Head of State January 26, 2017 was Australia Day and a controversial new television ad aired which gets viewers to think about why the Queen is Australia’s Head of State. These lyrics haven’t been part of Australia’s national anthem since 1984: “God save […]

African Union leaders chose Chad’s Moussa Faki Mahamat to chair the 54-nation body at 28th Summit Morocco rejoins the African Union after 33 years The African Union slammed the United States for banning refugees after centuries of taking black people from Africa to work as slaves. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The 28th Summit of the Heads […]

America: A brief view of historical time periods before and after the arrival of the Trump family – Who are Americans? Below is a brief history of the Trump American family heritage in conjunction with a very brief history of a just few events which took place in United States related to the nation’s citizens. […]

2020 U.S. Census may add Middle Eastern and Northern Africa How will this impact those who consider themselves African American or White or Black African or Other? NPR The White House is putting forward a proposal to add a new racial category for people from the Middle East and North Africa under what would be […]

Detroit: A look back at the demographic changes French census for Detroit in 1750 was: 450 Free 33 Enslaved In 1806 Detroit becomes a city. 1820 Detroit Population: 1,422 white 1,442 (95.29%) African American: 67 (4.7%) Detroit City Population 1880: 116,340 1890: 205,876 1900: 285,704 1910: 465,766 1920: 993,678 1930: 1,568,662 1940: 1,623,452 1950: 1,849,568 […]

U.S. Census -Release Date January 10, 2017: African American population statistics U.S. Census Bureau The black/African American population on July 1, 2015 was 46.3 million, up about 1.3 percent from July 1, 2014.  The number of people who identified as black/African American in the 2010 Census was 42 million. (This compares to the 2010 Brazilian […]

Miami: Brightline high-speed express train unveiled Costing more than $3 billion, the privately-funded high-speed Brightline passenger service unveiled its first train in West Palm Beach, Florida. Two diesel engines and four passenger cars arrived in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale area after from the Siemens plant in Sacramento, California. The trains have 240 seats. There will be […]