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* ... that Bea Hines, the first African-American woman to become a reporter at the Miami Herald, was sent to report on a riot on her first day at work?
* ... that '''[[Bea Hines]]''', the first African-American woman to become a reporter at the ''[[Miami Herald]]'', was sent to report on a riot on her first day at work?
* ... that '''[[Ngiam Tong Dow]]''' negotiated Singapore's first and largest purchase of gold from South Africa in 1968 by comparing two halves of a [[United States one-dollar bill]]?
* ... that weightlifter Oun Yao-ling was asked to compete in the South African Games, but the invitation was swiftly rescinded once the organisers learned that he was Chinese, not white?
* ... that weightlifter '''[[Oun Yao-ling]]''' was asked to compete in the [[South African Games]], but the invitation was swiftly rescinded once the organisers learned that he was Chinese, not white?
* ... that South African president Jacob Zuma requested a tour of a Sainsbury's supermarket during his state visit to the United Kingdom in 2010?
* ... that South African president [[Jacob Zuma]] requested a tour of '''[[Sainsbury's, Greenwich|a Sainsbury's supermarket]]''' during his state visit to the United Kingdom in 2010?
* ... that '''[[Abortion in Africa|many African countries provide for legal abortion]]''' in their reproductive health laws, but such laws have been passed without grounds for legal '''[[abortion in Madagascar]]''' and '''[[Abortion in Senegal|in Senegal]]'''?
* ... that Mary Jane Patterson, whose mother was an African-American slave, gained a BA degree in 1862 having taken a "gentleman's course"?
* ... that '''[[Mary Jane Patterson]]''', whose mother was an African-American slave, gained a BA degree in 1862 having taken a "gentleman's course"?
:[[President of France|French President]] [[Emmanuel Macron]] states that [[France]] was right to intervene militarily in the [[Africa]]n [[Sahel]] against [[Mujahideen|Islamist militants]], and states that he is still waiting for the Sahel states to "thank" France while also denying that the [[French Armed Forces|French military]] was forced out of the region. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/still-awaiting-thanks-stopping-islamists-sahel-macron-says-2025-01-06/ (Reuters)]
:The [[African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia|African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission]], endorsed by [[United Nations Security Council]] on December 27, replaces the [[African Union Transition Mission in Somalia|African Union Transition Mission]] as the [[African Union]]'s [[peacekeeping]] mission in [[Somalia]]. [https://von.gov.ng/un-approves-new-au-force-in-somalia/ (Voice of Nigeria)] [https://press.un.org/en/2024/sc15955.doc.htm (UN Press)]
Twenty-seven migrants from sub-Saharan Africa are killed, and 83 others are rescued after two boats capsize off the Kerkennah Islands near Tunisia, with searches ongoing for additional missing passengers. (France 24)
:Twenty-seven migrants from [[sub-Saharan Africa]] are killed, and 83 others are rescued after two boats capsize off the [[Kerkennah Islands]] near [[Tunisia]], with searches ongoing for additional missing passengers. [https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250102-27-sub-saharan-african-migrants-die-off-tunisia-in-shipwrecks (France 24)]
:In his [[New Year]]'s speech, [[President of Ivory Coast|Ivorian President]] [[Alassane Ouattara]] announces that the [[France|French]] military base in [[Abidjan]] will be handed over to the [[Government of Ivory Coast|Ivorian Government]] in January. [https://www.france24.com/fr/afrique/20241231-la-base-de-l-arm%C3%A9e-fran%C3%A7aise-%C3%A0-abidjan-sera-r%C3%A9troc%C3%A9d%C3%A9e-%C3%A0-la-c%C3%B4te-d-ivoire-en-janvier (France 24)]
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Since there is no portal for this country I'm posting here. There is a dispute regarding the pronunciation of the country. Francophone Africans are welcome to join it. Merci. Rolando 1208 (talk) 13:06, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
