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January 31, 2017

African Union Slams Trump Muslim Ban, Invoking Legacy of Transatlantic Slave Trade
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Also on Monday, the head of the African Union slammed Trump's ban, which
affects three African nations, pointing out the history of the mass
kidnapping of Africans during the United States's transatlantic slave
trade.

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma: "Excellencies, it is clear that globally we are
entering very turbulent times. For an example, the very country to whom
our people were taken as slaves during the transatlantic slave trade
have now decided to ban refugees from some of our countries. What do we
do about this? Indeed, this is one of the greatest challenges and tests
to our unity and solidarity."



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