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These four factors hinder the long-cherished dream of a united Africa
When the delegation of African Union and African Diaspora Leaders met at the Schomburg Research Center in Harlem, Abdoulaye Wade, former president of Senegal called upon leaders of Africa to ensure the...
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How a group of black sex workers changed Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans in 1912
When a group of black sex workers had had enough of being segregated, they adopted a special mode of self-expression that has metamorphosed into a radiant baby costume tradition on the streets of New Orleans...
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4 major cities in Africa still holding on to their colonial names
Names are significant components of identification that communicate among other things cultural and religious reasons why they were chosen. Places could be identified by names related to the activity that...
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Nigerians celebrate the iconic African drum with a festival
The 4th edition of the African Drum Festival was held at Abeokuta’s 10,000 seater capacity amphitheatre in Ogun State, Nigeria. The three-day show, which is an initiative of the Ogun State Government...
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Africa’s richest man builds $3 million hostel for northern Nigerian university
At number 136 on the 2019 Forbes’ billionaires’ list, Aliko Dangote, CEO of Dangote Group is Africa’s richest man with a net worth of $10.6 billion. He owns almost 85% shares of Dangote...
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Muhammed Said Abdulla, the Father of Swahili Literature was born on this day in 1918
Credited as the pioneer of Swahili literature, Muhammed Said Abdulla is the first novelist to produce a blend of local traditional and western literary forms of Swahili novels. He was born in Makunduch...