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Personality
Meet Rosy Fynn, Country Director, Mastercard Foundation Nigeria
Rosy Fynn is currently the Ghana and Nigeria Country Director at the Mastercard Foundation, overseeing the delivery of the Foundation’s…
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Politics
Judith Suminwa now DR Congo’s 1st female prime minister
Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has appointed the country’s first-ever female prime minister, naming the country’s planning minister…
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Business
Folasade Lawal now Mastercard’s Country Manager for West Africa
Mastercard, a leading company in digital payments and technology, has announced the appointment of Nigerian Folasade Femi-Lawal as the new…
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News
Solar eclipse 2024 expected on April 8
A total solar eclipse will pass over the U.S. in April, casting temporary darkness over more than a dozen cities…
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Diaspora
Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square renamed to Sankofa Square
Toronto city council voted to rename Yonge-Dundas Square to Sankofa Square and recommended a host of other landmarks be stripped of the Dundas name…
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Politics
Senegal’s Bassirou Faye now Africa’s youngest elected president
Few had heard of him a year ago, and now he is set to become president. 44-year old Bassirou Diomaye…
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Diaspora
GBH podcast ‘What Is Owed?’ explores reparations efforts
The estimated amount the United States federal government owes to African Americans for reparations is $14 trillion, according to calculations…
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News
Idris Elba to build smart eco-city in Sierra Leone
Idris Elba has embarked on a new passion project – turning a remote island off the coast of Sierra Leone into a futuristic…
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Politics
Vaughan Gething elected Wales’ & Europe’s 1st black leader
Zambian-born Vaughan Gething has won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest, and is set to become the first Black leader…
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Health
Africa & Latin America top mental wellbeing report
The Global Mind Project’s 4th annual ‘Mental State of the World’ report, conducted by Sapien Labs in 2023 compiles responses from…
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