Dennis Laumann
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British crimes in Kenya “cannot be forgotten,” says victim
August 6, 2012Wambugu Wa Nyingi, Paolo Muoka Nzili, and Jane Muthoni Mara are among tens of thousands of Kenyans who were sent to concentration camps.
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Ghana mourns president’s death
July 25, 2012Ghana is mourning the death of its beloved president, John Evans Atta Mills, who was only five months away from the end of his first term and expected re-election.
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Ben Bella, guts and inspiration of Algerian Revolution, mourned
April 20, 2012Ahmed Ben Bella, a leader of Algeria's liberation struggle and the country's first president, died on April 11 at his home in Algiers.
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Weeklong “Occupy Nigeria” strike wins victory
January 17, 2012A weeklong nationwide strike resulted in a victory for Nigerians as the government on Monday agreed to partially restore a popular fuel subsidy.
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Tensions linger in Ivory Coast
April 13, 2011The capture and detention of former President Laurent Gbagbo ends last week's military standoff in Côte d'Ivoire, but innumerable challenges remain.
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Southern Sudan begins vote on separation
January 6, 2011Voters in southern Sudan, over a one-week period beginning this Sunday as scheduled, will be choosing between unity and separation.
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Gbagbo refuses to cede power after elections in Cote d’Ivoire
December 8, 2010A look at the current political crisis in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast).
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Basil Davidson, path-breaking historian of Africa, dies at 95
July 16, 2010Basil Davidson, the great radical journalist whose books introduced a mass audience to Africa's history, died on July 9 at the age of 95.
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