
Ivory Coast ramps up fight against cashew smuggling »
CHRISTOPHE KOFFI Cashews are big business in Ivory Coast, the world’s leading producer, and the country is waging an intensifying campaign to stop smuggling of the nut known there as…
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Morocco mulling legalizing medicinal cannabis »
Morocco, a country where large volumes of cannabis are grown illicitly, is considering legalizing production for therapeutic use of the drug, the government said Thursday, February 25, 2021. The government…
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London to remove two statues over links to slavery »
The City of London Corporation voted on Thursday to remove the statues of two 17th and 18th century figures because they had accrued wealth from slavery. The local authority that…
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Daughter of Nigerian Immigrants Hopes to Lead by Example in Minnesota Legislature »
SALEM SOLOMONAs the United States marked the inauguration of Vice President Kamala Harris — the first woman, the first Black person and the first person of South Asian descent to…
Feb 3 2021 / No Comment / Read More »Muslim and Arab voters may have secured Biden’s Michigan win »

ROWAIDA ABDELAZIZ Arab and Muslim communities likely substantially contributed to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s victory in Michigan, according to…
Nov 13 2020 / No Comment / Read More »Breast Cancer Is Killing Black Women at Alarming Rates »
The Tigerlily Foundation, an advocacy organization supporting young women diagnosed with breast cancer, wants to help close the racial disparities…
Nov 13 2020 / No Comment / Read More »Black officers break from unions over Trump endorsements »

CLAUDIA LAUER Police unions nationwide have largely supported President Donald Trump’s reelection, amid mass demonstrations over police brutality and…
Oct 31 2020 / No Comment / Read More »Planet Pharmacy bounces back after destruction »

KOFI AYIM A neighborhood family-owned and -operated pharmacy in the Bronx, New York City, that became a victim in the…
Jul 12 2020 / No Comment / Read More »“Read Your Vehicle Manual,” A Master Mechanic Advises »

KOFI AYIM On a fenced wall tucked in the middle of Light Industrial Area, near Community 25 in Tema, Ghana,…
Jul 2 2020 / No Comment / Read More »Africa to become ‘land of opportunity’ if US & China strike trade deal – Bank of America »

The long-awaited trade agreement between the United States and China would turn the African continent into a land of opportunity…
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