Collection 014 - Africa News Service

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ZA COM MR-AAO-014

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Africa News Service

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  • 1973 - present (Accumulation)

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Duke University Libraries have the entire archive with scarce, difficult to locate materials, e.g. from grass roots organisations. The collection forms part of the LeRoy T. Walker Africa News Service Archive.

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ANS started in 1973 as a not-for-profit US news agency. For two decades it gathered news about Africa related issues and the US foreign policy towards Africa. It continues to operate as AllAfrica Global Media.

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Africa News Service continues to operate as AllAfrica Global Media.

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info@allafrica.com
allafrica.com
United States of America

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