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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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News
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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Politics
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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Opinion
Africa in the 21st century & the role of Nigerians in diaspora — Adetunji Omotola
The millennium saw the emergence of Africans in diaspora as a force with which to be reckoned. Some diasporans serve…
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Politics
U.S. Vice Prez Kamala Harris visits Africa with Ghana as first stop
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will spend a week in Africa at the end of March as the United States…
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Entertainment
Ruth Carter is now the first Black woman to win two Oscars
Ruth E. Carter has become the first Black woman to win two Oscars. Carter, who in 2019 became the first Black…
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Finance
How minerals in phone and EV batteries fund armed conflict in Africa
Tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. All of these minerals are found in our electronics and all are considered ‘conflict minerals,’…
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Entertainment
The African faces in Grammy 2023 nominations
The 65th Annual Grammy Awards will be presented on 5 February, 2023, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Its…
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