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George Bamu

George Bamu
George Bamu, the founder of the U.S.-based 501C (3) non-profit, Africa Agenda, is a journalist, writer, and IT practitioner. A native of Cameroon, Bamu has lived in Aurora, Colorado for more than two decades. **Learn more at AfricaAgenda Dot Org
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African DictatorsElections and DemocracyHeadlineJournalism
Cameroon Anglophone Crisis Receives Attention from CNN
by George Bamuby George BamuA destabilizing war between the government in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and Anglophone separatists has been going …
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African PerspectiveCulture and SocietyHeadline
Giant African Snails Make the Headlines in America
by George Bamuby George BamuFrom a cursory look, at least two dozen US news organizations reported this story about …
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Covid-19East AfricaElections and DemocracyHeadline
Headlines Tag Late Tanzanian Hero John Magufuli with Covid-19 Stigma
by George Bamuby George BamuThe news headlines following the passing of Tanzanian leader John Magufuli paint him in a …
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Covid-19HeadlineJournalism
Africa’s Low Covid-19 Deaths Stumps Media, Experts
by George Bamuby George BamuIt’s been more than a year since the coronavirus pandemic began circulating around the …
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Africa RisingCentral AfricaEast AfricaHeadlineInsightsSouthern AfricaUS-Africa RelationsWest Africa
Africa and U.S. Cities — A Recognition
by George Bamuby George BamuWith Africa and U.S. Cities, a document published by the Washington D.C.-based Center for Strategic …
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Africa RisingAfrican DictatorsAfrican PerspectiveBias In The NewsCommentaryEast AfricaElections and DemocracyEthicsFactCheckHeadlineHuman RightsIn-depthInsightsIssuesJournalismMediaObjectivityResearchResearch and Analysis
Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict Is Dominating Africa Headline News
by George Bamuby George BamuTensions in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have gone from talking about the potential for …
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African News ReviewAfrican PerspectiveAnalysisCentral AfricaCovid-19East AfricaEbolaHeadlineNorth AfricaSouthern AfricaWest Africa
Covid-19 Spared Africa — A Reality American Media Won’t Admit
by George Bamuby George BamuIn journalism, there is such a thing as agenda-setting – how the mass media — …
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Africa Agenda AnalysisAfrican News ReviewAfrican PerspectiveCentral AfricaCommentaryEast AfricaElections and DemocracyIn-depthNews ReviewNorth AfricaSouthern AfricaTop (Lead) StoryWest Africa
How Six Newspapers in Africa Portrayed the Joe Biden Win
by George Bamuby George BamuJoe Biden was proclaimed the winner of the 2020 American presidential race on Saturday, Nov. …
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Africa Agenda AnalysisCentral AfricaElections and DemocracyJournalismNews ReviewThe NewsTop (Lead) Story
Negative Headlines Mark the Anniversary of President Biya’s Time in Office
by George Bamuby George BamuThe governing record of Paul Biya, Cameroon’s current leader, is making the news rounds, again. …