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Donna Storey taps into the power, history of waistbeads

by Nadine Matthews Special to the AFROFebruary 25, 2022February 26, 2022

By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO Donna Storey’s waist bead journey began as a result of her weight loss journey. The Baltimore native, entrepreneur and author of “Waistbeads and […]

Posted inINTERNATIONAL

Ethiopia starts partial power generation from Blue Nile dam

by Associated PressFebruary 20, 2022February 20, 2022

The Associated Press Ethiopia has started generating electricity from the controversial mega-dam that is being built on the Blue Nile. The milestone was reached on the morning of Feb. 20 […]

Posted inINTERNATIONAL

West Africa grapples with new wave of military coups

by Associated PressFebruary 7, 2022February 9, 2022

By Sam Mednick and Krista LarsonThe Associated Press It’s a pattern becoming all too common again in West Africa: Mutinous soldiers detain a president, then seize control of the state […]

Posted inNEWS

Carl Murphy in the Community: Behind the man who made the news

by Micha GreenJanuary 13, 2022

By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Carl Murphy may have only stood 5 feet and 3 inches, but he was a giant in the community. The longtime […]

Posted inNEWS

Pope on COVID vaccines says health care a ‘moral obligation’

by Nicole WinfieldJanuary 11, 2022

By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press Pope Francis suggested Monday that getting vaccinated against the coronavirus was a “moral obligation” and denounced how people had been swayed by “baseless information” to […]

Posted inINTERNATIONAL

Meghan suit nets 1 pound on privacy, secret copyright sum

by Associated PressJanuary 5, 2022

By DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex will receive a nominal 1-pound ($1.35) payment for invasion of privacy plus undisclosed damages for copyright infringement, under […]

Posted inNEWS

In Africa, rescuing the languages that Western tech ignores

by Associated PressDecember 31, 2021

By Matt O’Brien and Chinedu Asadu Associated Press Computers have become amazingly precise at translating spoken words to text messages and scouring huge troves of information for answers to complex […]

Posted inOPINION

Commentary: Remembering Desmond Mpilo Tutu

by Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRODecember 30, 2021December 30, 2021

By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO Of all the many assignments Bishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu was entrusted to handle on this earth – outspoken opponent of the South African […]

Posted inAfro Briefs

U.N. says 22 million Ethiopians will need food aid in 2022

by Associated PressDecember 29, 2021

By The Associated Press  An estimated 22 million Ethiopians will require humanitarian assistance in 2022, according to a United Nations report. Ethiopia’s already high humanitarian needs are expected to rise […]

Posted inCoronavirus

COVID-19 spike worsens Africa’s severe poverty, hunger woes

by Associated PressDecember 29, 2021

By Farai Mutsaka The Associated Press Outside a foreign currency exchange in Zimbabwe’s capital, hordes of people desperate for U.S. dollars are pushed up against each other. “That’s it, keep […]

Posted inNEWS

Gambia commission recommends ex-dictator Jammeh face trial

by Associated PressDecember 28, 2021

By Abdoulie John The Associated Press Gambia’s former dictator, Yahya Jammeh, should face prosecution for murder, torture and sexual violence, according to a new report by a truth, reconciliation and […]

Posted inAfro Briefs

41 killed in Burkina Faso ambush including volunteer leader

by Associated PressDecember 28, 2021

By Arsene Kabore and Sam Mednick The Associated Press Islamic extremists killed 41 people last week in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, including the prominent leader of a volunteer […]

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