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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Before the Windsor surname: When the British monarchy was Saxe-Coburg and Gotha – German Most people only know the British monarch by the titles: Her Majesty The Queen or Elizabeth II -Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Her full name being Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor. Elizabeth II has ruled longer than any […]

Ethiopia: The tallest dam in Africa opens Gibe-III hydroelectric dam on Omo River EIRNS ADDIS ABABA On December 17 Ethiopia inaugurated Gibe III, the biggest hydroelectric dam in the country with an installed capacity of 1,870 Megawatts, virtually doubling the country’s electricity capacity. Located on the Omo River, it is the tallest of its kind […]

United Nations demands Israel to end settlement building 14 UN Security Council members vote in favour as US abstains United Nations 23 December 2016 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the adoption of a Security Council resolution which states that the establishment of Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, have “no […]

How will the American Talent Initiative impact enrollments at Historically Black Colleges and Universities? Only one institution, Spelman College (a women’s only college) is a founding member of the American Talent Initiative. Howard University, Tuskegee University, Hampton University, Morehouse College (a men’s only college), North Carolina A&T State University, Florida A&M University, Jackson State University, […]