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UK court: ‘ISIL bride’ Begum can return to fight for citizenship

The woman who had the citizenship of the United Kingdom revoked after she travelled to Syria to join the ISIL (ISIS) group should be allowed to return home to challenge the decision,...

Statue of Haile Selassie of Ethiopia destroyed in London park

A statue of former Ethiopian leader Haile Selassie has been destroyed in a park in Wimbledon, south-west London. Police are investigating the incident, which took place in Cannizaro Park on Tuesday evening.

Ghana minister resigns after breaching coronavirus measures

Ghana’s deputy trade and industry minister Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah has resigned for violating coronavirus self-isolation measures after testing positive for the virus, President Nana Akufo-Addo said in a statement on Friday.

NASA Names Headquarters After ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary W. Jackson

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Wednesday the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female engineer at NASA.

12 Million Viewers Watch Cable News Coverage Of Trump’s Tulsa Rally

President Trump’s weekend rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma was nowhere near the packed-to-the-rafters event the president had promised, but cable news viewers tuned in to watch in large numbers, with a total audience...

Demolition of a Nigerian High Commission’s property violates International Law-Ghana’s Minority Party

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), a minority party in Ghana has condemned the demolition of a property belonging to the Nigerian High Commission by a Ghanaian business man who claims the property....

First black service chief in US military history confirmed by Senate

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed an African American man to serve as a service chief in the US military for the first time, marking a historic moment for the armed forces, which...

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza dies of heart failure

Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of heart failure, the government said Tuesday.

USAID Provides an Additional $234 Million for Health, Agriculture, and Education in Nigeria

On June 2, 2020, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced notification of an additional $234.5 million in development assistance to continue support for the goals outlined in the 2015 bilateral...

Bank of America pledges $1 billion to fight racial inequality

Bank of America is donating $1 billion over the next four years to community programs and small businesses to help address economic and racial inequality that has been exacerbated by Covid-19.