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Entertainment Lifestyle 

How Music Has Influenced Behaviour During COVID-19 in Liberia – Liberian Daily Observer

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By Nyema Richards, Programs and Learning Director AL Liberia, and Sanjeeta Pant, Programs and Learning Manager, AL Global When Rap2Rep (now Voice2Rep or “Voice to Represent”) started in Liberia in 2015, it was a relatively small campaign to encourage creative activism among young people using Hip-Co- a popular Liberian genre often referred to as the ‘political music’. The campaign has since… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Golden Globes 2021 full list of winners

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Amid the controversies that nearly marred the awards, the event was both emotional and historical. ‘ Black Panther’ star, Chadwick Boseman got honoured with a Golden Globe for his performance in Netflix’s ‘MaRainey’s Black Bottom’. The deceased actor won the Best actor in a film category. ‘Nomadland’ director, Chloé Zhao made history first woman of Asian descent to ever win… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Bryann’s debut official single ‘Longé’ is made for the dancefloor

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22-year-old Bryann describes his sound as percussion music, he tells Breakroom Africa in a recent interview. Simply put, the Festac-born artiste gravitates to upbeat basslines or one with a lively edge, which has shaped his previously released songs like U Busted with DJ Maphorisa and Aranbanko with Boston-based DJ duo SuperSmashBroz. Off his debut forthcoming EP titled ILÉKÉ, Bryann has… Read More
Human Rights 

Fate still unclear of ‘tens of thousands’ of civilian detainees in Syria 

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According to the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, thousands more have been subject to torture, sexual violence or death in captivity.  Despite the “staggering” wealth of evidence, almost all parties to the conflict “failed to investigate their own forces”, said Commissioner Karen Koning AbuZayd.   “The focus appears to be on concealing, rather than investigating crimes committed in the detention facilities”, she added in a… Read More
Development Health Advice 

‘We sink or we swim together’: 5 things you need to know about COVAX

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1) What is COVAX? COVAX (COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access) is the vaccines element of the ACT-Accelerator programme, led by the WHO and international partners, to develop a set of tools to fight the virus. WHO says that the programme has supported the fastest, most coordinated, and successful global effort in history to fight a disease. The aim is to distribute… Read More
Development Health Advice 

UN’s nuclear watchdog agency will not be ‘bargaining chip’ in Iran nuclear deal

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 After speaking to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Board of Governors, Director General Rafael Grossi told a press conference that while the agency had opened a window of opportunity for diplomacy in Iran, it should not be put in the middle of negotiations between Iran, the United States and other nations over the deal.   On 15 February,… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Celebrities React To Death Of Music Producer, Dr Frabz

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The shocking death of Ayorinde Faboro, alias Dr Frabz has heavily shook the Nigerian entertainment industry. The legendary music producer, since the announcement of his death, has been mourned by celebrities who all have a nice thing or two to say about him. Among the celebrities who have paid their last tribute to the late veteran hitmaker include Davido, Don… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Y! Africa presents #Africa500 | The continent’s Most Inspiring Youths and Generation of Change Makers

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Africa has the colours of influence because it has the youth that drive conversations and cause progressive changes within and outside the continent. These youth are the ones whose innovative nature draws the awe of the world. These youth we have listed, because we call them the most inspiring African youth of the present time. Want to know them? We… Read More
Development Health Advice 

COVID-19 cases rise for first time in seven weeks: WHO

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Four of the agency’s six regions reported a rise in numbers, with Africa and the Western Pacific excluded.  “This is disappointing, but not surprising”, said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaking during his biweekly press briefing from Geneva.  “Some of it appears to be due to relaxing of public health measures, continued circulation of variants, and people letting down their… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire begin history-making COVAX vaccination drives

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Last week, the West African nations each received more than half a million doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford shots, branded as COVISHIELD by their Indian manufacturer, which was cleared for Emergency Use Listing (EUL) by the UN health agency on February 15. The deliveries signify the launch of the largest, most rapid and complex global vaccine rollout in history, said WHO. Meanwhile, 11… Read More
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