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10Dec/16

African Union holds historic first ever debate for chairperson candidates

December 10, 2016PoliticsAbdoulaye Bathily, Addis Ababa, Africa, African Union, African Union Commission, Agapito Mba Mokuy, Amina Mohamed, Botswana, Chad, Dlamini, Dlamini-Zuma, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Government, Inauguration of Hage Geingob, India–Africa Forum Summit, Intergovernmental organizations, Kenya, Moussa Faki, Moussa Faki Mahamat, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Organizations, Outline of Ethiopia, Senegal, South Africa, Venson, Zumasmbale

The first ever public debate is held in Ethiopia between the candidates for chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission.

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14Apr/15

Lack of blacks on Brazil’s catwalks prompts protest

April 14, 2015FashionAfro-Brazilian, Afro-Brazilian literature, Afro-Brazilians, Americas, Black people, Brazil, Countries, Intergovernmental organizations, International organizations, Latin America, Law/Crime, Mauricio Lima, Paulo, Political geography, São Paulo, Sao Paulo Fashion Week, Sao Paulo state prosecutor's office, Social Issuessmbale

Afro-Brazilian women dance as they present outfits during a demonstration against discrimination of Afro-Brazilian models in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil

The Sao Paulo state prosecutor’s office has threatened legal action against the SPFW’s organizers unless they increase the number of black models.
In the last SPFW, in January, just eight of the 344 models were black.

SOURCE: AFP/Mauricio Lima