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Time for Black South Africans to control the economy?

During a wide-ranging interview with Africa Watch, Redge Nkosi, the Pretoria-based founder and executive director of First Source Money and Public Banking of South...

Palestinians: West Bank teen wounded by Israeli gunfire dies

RAMALLAH, West Bank—A 13-year-old Palestinian died after being shot by Israeli troops during clashes with a stone-throwing crowd in the occupied West Bank, the...

Fans jeer as players take a knee in English soccer match

LONDON—Fans attending an English second-tier match between host Millwall and Derby jeered as players took a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter...

Mural at Black archive in Amsterdam vandalized

AMSTERDAM—Vandals daubed white paint over the faces of Black historical figures on a mural outside a Black cultural archive in Amsterdam in early December...

UN expert calls for Assange’s release, cites prison’s Covid outbreak

Amid a Covid-19 outbreak at London’s Belmarsh prison, an independent UN expert appealed to British authorities to release Julian Assange or to place him...

Ghana holds successful presidential election

The Republic of Ghana came through another successful presidential vote as Nana Akufo-Addo won reelection with 51.59 percent of the vote, allowing him four...

Cuba and allies working to end U.S. embargo in May 2021

Cuban government diplomatic officials, an international coalition of allies, the leaders of more than 180 countries and civil rights, social justice and human rights...

Ghanaian activist halts coal plant, wins major prize

(GIN)—Coal kills.  Choose renewable. Those were the bedrock principles of environmental activist Chibeze Ezekiel, a grassroots organizer from Ghana, who in November was named one...

Paris police suspended over beating of Black man

PARIS—A Black man beaten up by several French police officers said he is seeking justice after the publication of videos showing officers repeatedly punching...

Macron’s Anti-Islam Platform And France’s Presidential Race

Anti-Islamic comments made by French president Emmanuel Macron and a speech he made offer previews of his rhetoric in preparation for a presidential election...