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Trump fires the Librarian of Congress
President Donald Trump fired Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, on Thursday. She was appointed to her post by President Barack Obama in December 2024. Hayden was the first woman and the first Black woman to head the Library. She was named to office in 2016, and her 10-year term was scheduled to expire…
Read MorePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants Eritreans removed from Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants Eritrean refugees deported following violent clashes between opponents and supporters of President Isaias Afwerki in Tel Avis. President Afwerki ruled Eritrea in a one-party dictatorship since 1991. Netanyahu has ordered the activation of a plan to remove the country’s African migrants. The remarks came a day after bloody protests by…
Read MoreNelson Mandela Day is celebrated yearly
Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated every July 18 and people are encouraged to volunteer for 67 minutes in their communities or virtually to honor this day. Mr. Mandala was born on July 18, 1918. This year, the United Nations called for supporting its ActNow climate change and sustainability campaign, recalling that Mr. Mandela said…
Read MoreSouth African leads delegation to end the war between Russian and Ukraine
South Africa and other countries on the African continent have put together a proposal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, according to Aljazeera. “This war has to end because it is having a negative impact on the African continent and other countries around the world,†Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa, told…
Read MoreIreland and Australia may reduce cow and camel populations to cut methane gas
Ireland officials are discussing a plan to cull or reduce the number of the nation’s cows by 200,000, and Australia is considering culling the camel population although the country has not yet set a specific number. Both proposals are designed to cut methane gas. Methane gas from livestock contributes to a major portion of the…
Read MoreNigeria’s new president, Bola Tinubu, was sworn in today
Nigeria’s new president, Bola Tinubu, was sworn in Monday, and he vowed to expand the economy by at least six percent a year, lift barriers to investment, create jobs, and unify the exchange rate, while also tackling rampant insecurity. “On the economy, we target a higher GDP [gross domestic product] growth and to significantly reduce…
Read MoreZimbabwe moves to digital currency
The country of Zimbabwe announced that has plans to move to digital currency joining other countries from Africa and Asia. The currency is scheduled to be launched Monday with introductions of “tokens†which are backed gold reserves and can be transferred between people and businesses as a form of payment. The move is aimed at shoring…
Read MoreFour members of the African People’s Party and the Black Hammer Party have been arrested for collaborating with Russia
Four members of the Africa People’s Socialist Party and the Black Hammer Party have been arrested and charged with aiding Russia. The activists are Omali Yeshitela, the founder of the People Socialist Party, Penny Hess, Jesse Nevel, and Augustus Romain Jr. Roman, also known as Gazi Kodzo, founder of the Black Hammer. The Black Hammer Party…
Read MoreThe inspiration for “Hotel Rwanda” has been pardoned
Paul Rusesabagina who inspired the Hollywood film “Hotel Rwanda,†was released from prison in Rwanda after his 25-year sentence was commuted Friday by the country’s President Paul Kagame. He was arrested by Rwandan authorities while he was traveling internationally in 2020 along with 20 others. All were charged with acts of terrorism. Rusesabagia was sentenced…
Read MoreThe new president of Nigeria earned an accounting degree at Chicago State University
Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria’s presidential election. Still, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, the second-place finisher, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, the third-place finisher, said they would challenge the result. Abubakar said he will “explore all of the legal and peaceful options to reclaim our mandate.†Abubakar…
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