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14 African Nations Being Forced By France to Pay Taxes for the ‘Benefits’ of Colonialism

Wesley Pepper — Sun, 23 Aug 2015 14:50:01 +0000

Source: AtlantaBlackstar.com Fourteen nations listed below are in agreement to deposit 65 percent of all foreign currency reserves in a shared reserve fund to France. The countries established the Monetary and Economic Union of West Africa. Their currency, the CFA-Franc, is printed under supervision of the French National Bank in Chamaliéres, France. Christof Lehmann [...]

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Ismaël Lô – Biography

Consciousness Admin — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 19:28:18 +0000

Source: Wikipedia.org Ismaël Lô (also Ismaël Lo) is a Senegalese musician and actor. He was born in Dogondoutchi, Niger on 30 August 1956, to a Senegalese father and a Nigerien mother. Shortly after Lo’s birth the family returned to Senegal where they settled in the town of Rufisque, near the capital Dakar. He plays guitar [...]

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Youssou n’Dour – Biography

Consciousness Admin — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 18:16:09 +0000

Source : http://africanmusic.org/ Youssou n’Dour was born in Dakar in 1959 and began singing as a child performer at neighborhood gatherings in the tough Medina section of Dakar, Senegal, West Africa. He took formally to the stage at age 12 and by his mid-teens was singing regularly with the Star Band, the most successful group [...]

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