Descent in example sentence

Overcoming Africa’s North-South DivideThe late President Mobutu Sese Seko of former Zaire once declared that the North African countries, which pride themselves on their Arabic descent, should be excluded from the then Organization of African Unity.

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His parents were of Russian descent.

At Camp Diva, my non-profit organization, we have these types of conversations all the time as a way to help girls of African descent prepare for their passage into womanhood.

And only about 17 percent are of European descent.

Take the conflict between Congolese of Rwandan descent and the so-called indigenous communities of the Kivus.

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