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Zimbabwe replaces dollar with gold-backed currency
Zimbabwe’s central bank has launched a new “structured currency” backed by gold, as it seeks to tackle sky-high inflation and…
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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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Sugar and what happens if you stop eating it
The world has declared a time-out on sugar consumption. The harmful link between disease and dietary sugar was recently outlined…
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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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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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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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Africa On The Avenue unveils list of 2024 vendors
Africa On The Avenue, a celebration of the vibrant African immigrant community along Georgia Avenue NW, in Northwest Washington, DC, in…
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Remembering Dr. Thomas Mensah, Ghanaian fibre optics pioneer
Thomas Mensah (PhD), a Ghanaian-American chemical engineer and inventor who gained global recognition for his pioneering work in fibre optics,…
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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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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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