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January 13, 2014
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's president has signed a law that bans same-sex marriage and criminalizes homosexual associations, societies and…
January 11, 2014
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The gunmen who attacked an upscale mall in Kenya's capital, killing at least 67 people, likely…
January 2, 2014
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Negotiators from South Sudan's two warring sides arrived Wednesday in Ethiopia for peace talks, and…
December 24, 2013
HONOLULU (AP) — For first lady Michelle Obama, a joyous Christmas Eve tradition briefly ran up against the harsh realities…
December 23, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A senior defense official tells NBC News that about 150 U.S. marines have been moved from Moron,…
December 22, 2013
NBC News –  An Internet conglomerate said Saturday that it had “parted ways” with one of its public relations executives
December 21, 2013
OPINION - Public relations professional Justine Sacco probably didn’t think much of the tweet as she sent it from London’s…
December 20, 2013
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - When the bill was first introduced in 2009, it was widely condemned for including the death…
December 20, 2013
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK - I’ve been to South Africa many times dating back to the early 1990’s, just after Nelson Mandela…
December 16, 2013
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Thamsanqa Jantjie never went to trial for the 2003 killings when other suspects did in 2006 because…
December 14, 2013
Black British actors and performers of African descent led the way at the Golden Globes, with acting nominations for Idris
December 12, 2013
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The man accused of faking sign interpretation while standing alongside world leaders like U.S. President Barack Obama…
December 12, 2013
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu's home was robbed while he was away to attend the memorial honoring Nelson…
December 10, 2013
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Corruption scandals have stained Zuma and the ANC, the liberation movement during apartheid that casts itself as…
December 10, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - In his speech at a historic memorial service for Nelson Mandela, President Obama called the first black…
December 9, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Rev. Al Sharpton joined NBC's Meet the Press Sunday as a panelist to discuss the late Nelson…
December 9, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama headed to South Africa on Monday to speak at a national memorial service for…
December 6, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton and Mrs. Clinton were close friends of the anti-apartheid leader who led South…
December 6, 2013
SUN CITY, South Africa (AP) — The first time he met Nelson Mandela, Gary Player got on his knees and…
December 6, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Africans in the Diaspora are mourning the loss of elder statesman Nelson Mandela who died Thursday night…