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Politics
Andrée Blouin, Africa’s little-known independence heroine
In the 1950s and 60s, the late Andrée Blouin, threw herself into the fight for a free Africa, mobilising the…
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African nominees for the 2025 Grammy Awards
The 2025 Grammy nominations have been revealed, presenting a star-studded lineup of artists, albums, and songs competing for honours at…
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Diaspora
U.S. Democratic lawmakers introduce African Diaspora Council Act
A pair of Democratic lawmakers are introducing a bill to protect the future of the White House’s advisory council on…
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Politics
African immigrant leaders endorse Kamala Harris for U.S. president
African immigrant community leaders have united to pledge their support for U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid in a…
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Mandisa Maya becomes South Africa’s first female chief justice
Mandisa Maya, the deputy chief justice of South Africa has been appointed as the nation’s first female chief justice by…
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Diaspora
Teté-Michel Kpomassie, the most popular African in the Arctic
In the summer of 1965, Tété-Michel Kpomassie became the first African to explore Greenland. He was 24 the day that…
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Entertainment
Lupita Nyong’o becomes Berlinale’s first African jury president
Academy Awards winning Kenyan-Mexican Lupita Nyong’o is making history by heading the Berlinale’s international jury. The 74th Berlinale Film Festival…
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Africa’s Catholic heads say no to Pope’s same-sex blessings
In the greatest rebuke yet to Pope Francis, the Catholic bishops of Africa and Madagascar issued a unified statement on…
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Politics
First woman Mayor of Accra talks with US Under Sec of Commerce
The Mayor of Accra, Hon Elizabeth K.T. Sackey has held bilateral talks with visiting United States of America (U.S.) Under…
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Nancy Abudu becomes first Black woman Judge of 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Nancy Gbana Abudu has become the first African-American woman to serve on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, after…
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