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Nigerian mixed martial artist Kumaru Usman becomes first African UFC Champion
Nigerian-American mixed martial artist Kamarudeen “Kamaru” Usman last night won the 170-pound title at UFC 235 when he defeated Tyron Woodley in a stunning 5-round fight that took place at...
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Ghana’s ambassador to the U.S. secures over $60m of scholarship for Ghanaian students
Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Dr. Barfour Adjei-Barwuah, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Andrews University to grant partial scholarship to Ghanaian students and...
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Meet the 22-year-old Ghanaian changemaker who is creating a generation of accomplished African women
A year ago, Diana Wilson, a young, ambitious and incredibly passionate first-generation Ghanaian-American woman created Yielding Accomplished African Women (Yaa W). Yaa W is named after and in the...
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Yielding Accomplished African Women (Yaa W) is changing the face of STEM in Africa
According to the World Bank, Ghana will be the fastest growing economy in the world in 2018. The information and communication technology (ICT) based jobs in Ghana, have already increased by 6.7% and are...
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This initiative is empowering women through sports across Africa
The Women Elite Sports Empowerment Initiative (WESIE) was founded in 2012 by Miss Funke E. Adeniji who began playing basketball in her teens and was able to overcome a series of athletic and...
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20 African women entrepreneurs in technology tell their stories in new book
A book highlighting inspiring stories of 20 African women entrepreneurs in technology, has been launched. Founding Women, is a collection of first-hand accounts of these women who are defying the odds...