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Aretha Franklin’s burial set for August 31 in her hometown
The funeral of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, will be on August 31 in Detroit. According to the late singer’s publicists, Gwendolyn Quinn, the funeral will be held at the Greater Grace...
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Meet Zakia Hussein, Somalia’s youngest and first ever female deputy police chief
Somali President Abdullahi ‘Farmajo’ Mohamed, has appointed Zakia Hussein to the position of general and deputy chief of the Somali Police Force. Zakia becomes the first woman to hold...
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Long-neglected Afro-Mexicans get first-ever all-black fiction film
The official recognition of Afro-Mexicans happened in 2015, even though they have been in the country since the 16th century. They have not only been neglected by the government but by other sectors, and...
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Zambia has a female president, for now
In one of those unprecedented situations, Zambia has a female acting president. Margaret Mwanakatwe, the country’s foreign minister is running the country for a while since both the president and...
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Pharrell Williams’s new shoe line is inspired by East Africa’s rich and vivid culture
East Africa has produced some of the world’s best athletes and now, U.S artist and producer Pharrell Williams has sought inspiration from these athletes for his new line with Adidas. On getting inspiration...
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Bobi Wine, the Ugandan legislator who has ruffled President Museveni’s feathers
Before he was a politician, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, was a musician going by the moniker Bobi Wine. His music would hit the airwaves, getting people dancing and talking about social issues. He has been...
