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    Asake performs on stage wearing a black fishnet-like singlet tucked in light blue denim pants and holding a baseball bat.
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    04 December 2024

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    30 August 2024

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    A growth in Sub-Saharan Africa’s workforce should encourage productivity, which could make the region a potential economic and political powerhouse.

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    22 February 2023

    US First Lady Jill Biden Kicks Off Two-Country African Tour in Namibia

    United States First Lady Jill Biden has embarked on a five-day, two-country African tour; her first stop is Namibia.

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    31 May 2016

    Apologies Are Demanded after Egypt Minister Refers to Sub-Saharan African Delegates as “Dogs and Slaves”

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