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Algeria Expands English-Language Learning As France’s Influence Ebbs

on September 30, 2023

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France’s Waning Influence In Coup-Hit Africa Appears Clear While Few Remember Their Former Colonizer

on September 04, 2023

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Italian Ex-Premier Says French Missile Downed An Airliner In 1980 By Accident In Bid To Kill Gadhafi

on September 02, 2023

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France’s Public Schools Will Enforce A Dress Code Banning Robes Worn By Some Muslims, President Says

on September 02, 2023

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French Ambassador Stays In Niger, Defying Junta, As Macron Defends French Policy

on August 28, 2023

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Niger's Military Rulers Order Four Envoys Out

on August 25, 2023

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Time’s Up For France In Africa

on August 21, 2023

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‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’ For All? New Riots Make France Confront An Old Problem

on July 04, 2023

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World’s Workers Rally For Economic Justice On May Day

on May 01, 2023

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Macron: ‘New Era’ In Economic, Military Strategy In Africa

on February 27, 2023

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Mali Govt Bans Aid Groups Receiving Funds From France

on November 22, 2022

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The Other Russia-West War: Why Some African Countries Are Abandoning Paris, Joining Moscow

on October 17, 2022

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French Writer Annie Ernaux Awarded Nobel Prize In Literature

on October 07, 2022

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French Military: Last Group Of Soldiers Has Left Mali

on August 15, 2022

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European Force Battling Extremists Withdraws From Mali

on July 01, 2022

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Zimbabwe's Busi Mlambo

Harare-born 27-year-old Busi Mlambo arrived the shores of the United States eight years ago and has a whole lot to show for it. A graduate of Political Science and a Law Degree from the University of Texas School of Law indicates how strong she has been in character. She graduated in May and was a Parliamentarian at the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society, a local chapter of the National Black Law Students Association. Her devotion to law "was to be an advocate for the promotion and protection of women's rights in the neediest regions of the world." She has many reasons for the road to Mt. Zion Parkway at the Clayton County Performance Arts Center in Jonesboro, Georgia on November 1, 2008. And considering herself 'fortunate,' and as Miss Africa USA, she '"would promote the education of African women." Without a doubt, it's anybody's game as the clock is tickling real fast for the showdown on Mt Zion Parkaway. Go Africa Go!

Lessons For Today From The Overlooked Stories Of Black Teachers During The Segregated Civil Right Era

BY MARLEE BUNCH STAFF K-12 INITIATIVES, OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN My grandmother’s name was Mrs. Zola Jackson. As one of the handful of Black teachers in Mississippi during the Jim Crow era of racially segregated public schools, she faced a daunting challenge in providing a first-class education to students considered second-class citizens. Educated at Rust College, a historically Black school, in the 1940s, she taught in the small city of Hattiesburg for over 30 years from 1943-1975, the majority of which was spent in elementary classrooms at DePriest, the school for Black children. Before the 1954 landmark Brown v. Board decision that deemed segregated schools “separate and unequal,” the efforts of Black teachers went unheralded, underappreciated and virtually unknown. I, too, was disconnected from their stories until I became a public school teacher teacher myself and began my research on the oral histories of Black female teachers in Mi

Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infections Are On The Rise In The US − A Microbiologist Explains How To Protect Yourself

BY BILL SULLIVAN Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it’s a growing – and potentially fatal – threat to people. In September 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory alerting doctors and public health officials of an increase in flesh-eating bacteria cases that can cause serious wound infections. I’m a professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine, where my laboratory studies microbiology and infectious disease . Here’s why the CDC is so concerned about this deadly infection – and ways to avoid contracting it. What does ‘flesh-eating’ mean? There are several types of bacteria that can infect open wounds and cause a rare condition called necrotizing fasciitis . These bacteria do not merely damage the surface of the skin – they release toxins that destroy the underlying tissue, including muscles, nerves and blood vessels. Once the bacteria reach the bloodstream, they gain ready access to additional tis

Implants Like Pacemakers And Insulin Pumps Often Fail Because Of Immune Attacks − stoping Them Could Make Medical Devicesv Safer And Longer-Lasting

BY KELLEN CHEN Biomedical implants – such as pacemakers, breast implants and orthopedic hardware like screws and plates to replace broken bones – have improved patient outcomes across a wide range of diseases. However, many implants fail because the body rejects them, and they need to be removed because they no longer function and can cause pain or discomfort. An immune reaction called the foreign body response – where the body encapsulates the implant in sometimes painful scar tissue – is a key driver of implant rejection. Developing treatments that target the mechanisms driving foreign body responses could improve the design and safety of biomedical implants. I am a biomedical engineer who studies why the body forms scar tissue around medical devices. Along with my colleagues Dharshan Sivaraj , Jagan Padmanabhan and Geoffrey Gurtner , we wanted to learn more about what causes foreign body responses. In our research, recently published in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering,

The Supreme Court’s Originalists Have Taken Over − Here’s How They Interpret The Constitution

THE CONVERSATION Image: AP/J. Scott BY WHITLEY R.P. KAUFMAN Today a majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices are either self-described originalists or strongly lean toward originalism . Yet less than 50 years ago, originalism was considered a fringe movement , hardly taken seriously by most legal scholars. So, what is originalism, and why is it so influential today? Originalism is the theory that judges are bound to interpret the Constitution as it would have been interpreted in the historical era when it was written. Understood this way, originalism is the idea that judges must follow the law as written and not merely ignore it or reinterpret it to their liking. Why, then, aren’t all judges and legal scholars originalists? How to read a constitution There is no real controversy among judges or politicians about many provisions of the Constitution, for example that the president must be at least 35 years old or that each state gets exactly two senators . But the challenge arises with

Why Separating Fact From Fiction Is Critical In Teaching US Slavery

THE CONVERSATION A Black actor playing a slave walks past a farmhouse in Colonial Williamsburg in 1995. Nik Wheeler/Corbis via Getty Images BY ERIC GABLE AND RICHARD HANDLER Of all the debate over teaching U.S. slavery, it is one sentence of Florida’s revised academic standards that has provoked particular ire : “Instruction includes how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.” Does this sentence constitute “propaganda,” as Vice President Kamala Harris proclaimed, “an attempt to gaslight us?” Or is it a reasonable claim in a discussion of a difficult topic? Whatever it is, the sentence is of a sort not unique to the teaching of enslavement in Florida. It is, instead, an example of how some Americans transform the racist history of this country into an uplifting – and sanitized – moral lesson. In our view as cultural anthropologists , the disputed sentence is true as historians define facts – tiny nuggets of truth one can find

Film Academy Gifts A Replacement Of Hattie McDaniel’s Historic Oscar To Howard University

FILE - Actor Fay Bainter, right, appears with actor Hattie McDaniel the night McDaniel won best supporting actress for her role in the 1939 film “Gone With the Wind” in Los Angeles on Feb. 29, 1940. McDaniel received a plaque, not an Oscar statuette, as was the custom for supporting actor winners of that era. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has created a replacement of McDaniel’s Academy Award plaque that it is gifting to Howard University. (AP Photo, File) BY JAKE COYLE NEW YORK (AP) —Hattie McDaniel’s best supporting actress Oscar in 1939 for “Gone With the Wind” is one of the most important moments in Academy Award history. McDaniel was the first African American to win an Oscar, and it would be half a century before another Black woman again won an acting award. But the whereabouts of her award, itself, has long been unknown. Now, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has created a replacement of McDaniel’s legendary Academy Award that it’s gifting to

Best Ways To Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

10. Optimize Vitamin D Levels One of the best ways to prevent type 2 diabetes is to optimize the vitamin D levels in the body. Studies show that maintaining adequate levels of Vitamin D helps in blood sugar management, which subsequently aids patients with prediabetic orientations. Thus, doctors are now suggesting patients increase their intake of vitamin D to prevent type 2 diabetes. Vitamin D intake can be carried out not only through food sources, like fatty fish and cod liver oil, but also via sun exposure and supplements prescribed by a doctor. 9. Increase Water Intake To prevent type 2 diabetes, it is advisable to substitute sugary and sweetened drinks with water. One study conducted by the National Institutes of Health found that consumption of one serving of a sugary drink may increase the chances of developing type 2 diabetes by 18%. On the other hand, water intake helps with blood sugar management and maintaining insulin levels. A recent study by the CDC showed that overwei

Mandela’s Granddaughter Zoleka Dies At 43. Her Life Was Full Of Tragedy But She Embraced His Legacy

Author Zoleka Mandela, right, granddaughter of former president Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madi kizela-Mandela, left, attent the launch of Zoleka's book "When Hope Whispers," in Johannesburg Tuesday, November 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, File ) BY GERALD IMRAY CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (AP) — Zoleka Mandela, a granddaughter of Nelson Mandela whose life was tangled up in addiction, a suicide attempt, a battle with cancer and the tragedy of losing two young children before she came back from the shadows to embrace his legacy, has died. She was 43. Her death on Monday was announced by the Mandela family in a statement on Tuesday. The breast cancer she had fought for years had been in remission. But she was later diagnosed with cancer in her liver and lungs and it had metastasized and spread, her family said. The Nelson Mandela Foundation, which promotes the legacy of the South African statesman who died in 2013 , said it mourned Zoleka Mandela’s death and offered its co

California Man Who Spent 28 Years In Prison Is Found Innocent Of 1995 Rape, Robbery And Kidnapping

In this photo provided by The Innocence Center and the California Innocence Project, Gerardo Cabanillas waves from outside the Hall of Justice in downtown Los Angeles after his release on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. Cabanillas, who spent nearly 30 years in prison for kidnapping, robbery and rape, has been declared innocent and freed, Los Angeles County prosecutors announced Tuesday. DNA testing helped exonerate Cabanillas of the 1995 attack on two couples sitting in parked cars in South Gate, the county district attorney’s office said in a statement. (Laurence Colletti/Legal Talk Network via AP) LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who spent nearly 30 years in prison for kidnapping, robbery and rape has been declared innocent and freed, Los Angeles County prosecutors announced Tuesday. DNA testing helped exonerate Gerardo Cabanillas in a 1995 attack on a couple sitting in a parked car in the city of South Gate, the county district attorney’s office said in a statement. Cabanillas’ case was reexamine

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: 2015: Leadership and Sins of Nd'Igbo

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: BIAFRA: Relative Discourses

I signed up because I had little experience in Africa, after having served in the United Nations forces in Congo. Also upset about what happened in Biafra and Czechoslovakia, I did not want to stand next to and just watch.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: INTERVIEW: JULIUS KPADUWA

The problems that confront Imo State are really not unique. It is the same problem that confronts almost every state in Nigeria, and it's one of economic development. The primary thing or my clear vision for the people of Imo State will be getting all the able-bodied men and women back to work, so that we can begin to have the quality of life that has so far eluded the people of Imo State.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Where We Met

But seeing a Nigeria headline on my screen it then occurred to him I must either be a Nigerian or perhaps a curious minded fellow who is reading to find out about the notorious Boko Haram, if they have captured more of their victims, or if there's an ongoing battle between the insurgents and the nation's security forces. Elevating my head up and starring at each other, I told him I was Igbo

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Otokoto Saga Interview

Now, the main question is about eleven year old Ikechukwu Anthony Okonkwo whose head was found dripping with blood with the convicted murderer Innocent Ekeanyanwu on a police tip-off inside a traveling commercial bus at Eziama in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: THE AMBROSE EHIRIM-CHIKA UNIGWE INTERVIEW

Every writer has to be able to live in the head of her characters. I had to make myself a blank blackboard for the characters to inscribe their lives on me. I had to wipe off that board every time a new character had to be created and totally surrender myself to that new character.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: INTERVIEW: THE SYLVESTER MENSAH STORY

The idea of writing a book had always engaged my thoughts based on reflections and the desire to share my experiences. The motivation was however triggered after reading the book of a gentleman l consider the busiest in Ghana, H. E. John Dramani Mahama

FROM THE ARCHIVES: INTERVIEW: DR. APOLLOS NWAUWA

Contrary to what many think, the Igbo Diaspora is not really a homogenous, coherent group. Like other ethnic nationalities in the USA, the Igbo Diaspora consists of peoples from all walks of life separated by everything and only united by the fact that they are all Igbo. Serious social class disparity exists between them; therefore, presenting a united front in influencing or engineering actions at home continues to be a challenge.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: INTERVIEW: OZO'S KENI SAINT GEORGE

It was indeed a very boisterous, purpose driven, well-to-do Royal family. I come from a lineage of Royals and a well groomed family unit. My Father, Chief George Ozuloke, was a Court Judge for all of 18 years. He was both a Christian and Animist. He had 7 wives of which my mother was the first. I went to St. Martins Primary School and later to a wonderful School – Abbot Secondary Grammar School in Ihiala, my town. I even did a stint in Ihiala Seminary trying to be a Catholic Priest

Sovereign National Conference: A Symposium

A sovereign nation is born when, out of civilization, any such populations of human assemblage pledge loyalty and confide their trust to a governing body which they elect to oversee to their security, welfare and yes, to their happiness. The ensuing system of governance thrives and becomes sustainable by the wishes of the people whose interests it caters for.

ARETHA FRANKLIN (1942-2018)

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Nchamere Nd'Igbo: Evidence of Anti-Igbo Pogrom

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Inside Nigeria's Fourth Republic: Nothing But A Messy 14 Years

In the fourteen years of said democracy, things that never happened in the past - the way it had now turned out - started happening at an alarming rate and spooky by its nature.......Click on image to read full story

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