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Chipper Cash: How two Africans overcame bias to build a startup worth billions
Originally published on Forbes by Jeff Kauflin A pair of twentysomethings from Uganda and Ghana thought there was a fortune…
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Book Bunk Trust led by two women is restoring Kenya’s historical libraries
By modernising everything from the physical infrastructure to the book collections, Book Bunk Trust , a non-profit organisation created in…
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Why Rwanda doesn’t celebrate its Independence Day
On July 1, Rwanda marked 60 years of independence from Belgium. However, unlike other African countries that celebrate with pomp…
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Germany returns to Nigeria first 2 of over 1,100 stolen Benin artifacts
German authorities on Friday, July 1, returned to Nigeria the first two of more than 1,100 priceless sculptures known as…
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Gambia bans timber exports to combat illegal logging
Originally published on Reuters by Pap Saine Gambia has banned timber exports and permanently revoked all timber export licenses in…
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Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty out to Prove Africa is a Viable Market
Originally published on Bloomberg by Kemiso Wessie Rihanna upended the cosmetics market five years ago when she launched a makeup brand for…
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Nigerian Presidential Candidate Adewole Adebayo visits U.S.
In a nation where corruption has long been a haystack problem, Adewole Adebayo has committed to running on a platform…
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Ghana’s Pan African Heritage Museum seeks to reclaim Africa’s history
In a series of letters from African writers to BBC, media consultant and trainer Joseph Warungu writes about plans to…
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With vast arable lands, why is Africa dependent on imported grain?
Originally published on DW news by Monir Ghaedi The Russian army’s blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports and the ripple effects of…
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Germany Returns Artefacts Stolen from three African Countries
German officials have indicated that priceless artefacts that were looted from three African countries during Germany’s colonial era will be…
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