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In Case You Missed It: 8/22/16 — 9/1/16

This week’s most impor­tant head­lines out of and about Africa. In this week’s news, Face­book founder, Mark Zucker­berg vis­its Nige­ria and Kenya, and African migrants flow into Mex­i­co. Mex­i­co Issues Tran­sit Visas to African Migrants  Accord­ing to an Asso­ci­at­ed Press sto­ry reprint­ed by the Col­orado Springs Gazette, author­i­ties in Mex­i­co have recent­ly issued tran­sit visas…

Next G20 Meeting in Africa?

Photos:One.org The ONE orga­ni­za­tion, a grass­roots cam­paign orga­ni­za­tion against extreme pover­ty and pre­ventable dis­eases, is ask­ing lead­ers of the G20 nations, now meet­ing in Pitts­burg, to hold the next G20 sum­mit in Africa. Today, the orga­ni­za­tion sent out an email ask­ing every­one to take action and pres­sure these lead­ers to hold the next G20 meeting…