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Construction Update May 2015: Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Occupying the last available space on the National Mall, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will be situated prominently between the National Museum of American History and 15th Street, next to the Washington Monument. When it opens to […]

Francois Hollande evokes France’s ‘debt’ to Haiti, but stops short of reparations for slavery By Cole Stangler International Business Times Speaking at the inauguration of a memorial and cultural center in Guadeloupe devoted to the history of slavery, French President François Hollande evoked France’s “debt” toward its former slaveholding colony of Haiti but also appeared […]

2nd Africa Urban Infrastructure Investment Forum- Luanda, Angola African Media Agency (Dubai) 1 MAY 2015 2nd Africa Urban Infrastructure Investment Forum The 2nd Urban Infrastructure Investment Forum (AUIFF) in Luanda saw a number of African ministers and leaders of cities gather to discuss a range of issues relating to the development of African cities and […]

Africa: China, Equatorial Guinea announce all-round partnership of cooperation Xinhua BEIJING- Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on Tuesday and they pledged to lift the bilateral relationship to an all-round partnership featuring equality, mutual trust and win-win cooperation. Lauding Obiang as a good friend of the Chinese […]

Europe’s former imperial powers continue to target aid to ex-colonies, especially in Africa France, Britain, Belgium, Spain, Germany and Portugal are spending most of their official development aid on the countries they once ruled as colonies The Guardian Until the 20th century, they were Europe’s biggest imperial powers. Today, France, the UK, Belgium, Spain, Germany […]

South Africa deploys troops to quell xenophobic violence Xinhua JOHANNESBURG- South Africa deployed troops Tuesday to anti-immigrant hotspots to help quell xenophobic violence in which at least seven people were killed and shops run by immigrants were looted. Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula told the media that it is the right time for the country to […]

Asian-African Summit 2015 Asian-African ministerial meeting kicks off in Indonesia Xinhua Ministers from Asian and African countries held a meeting here on Monday in preparation for the Asian-African Summit 2015. The summit runs from April 22 to April 23 and the commemoration of the 60th Asian-African Conference is scheduled for April 24. The upcoming summit […]

April 19, 1775- The American experiment to create a more perfect union began with war The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). On April 19, 1775, British and American soldiers exchanged fire in the Massachusetts towns of Lexington and Concord. On the night of […]

Fashback: The relocation of Egypt’s Abu Simbel temples The the Pharaonic monuments in Aswan, known as Abu Simbel temples, were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BCE (Before the Current Era). Not only are the two temples at Abu Simbel among the most magnificent […]

A rising share of the U.S. Black population is foreign born 9 Percent are immigrants; and while most are from the Caribbean, Africans drive recent growth By Monica Anderson Pew Research Center A record 3.8 million black immigrants live in the United States today, more than four times the number in 1980, according to a […]