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Africa South Africa Southern Africa World 

Refilwe Ledwaba: SA’s first female black helicopter pilot

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– – Refilwe Ledwaba was training as a cabin crew just to enable her secure a source of income to pay off her student loan. But that job fast became a stepping stone helping her reach even higher heights in South Africa. Although she felt more at home in the cockpit, Ledwaba says her colleagues encouraged her to become a… Read More
Africa World 

Meghan says she “didn’t want to be alive any more”

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She said that she attended the event with Harry that night because she felt she could not be “left alone” and recalled Harry gripping her hand tightly while in attendance at the Royal Albert Hall. Oprah also asked the duchess why she thought the Royal Family did not make her son Archie a prince – which Meghan said she wanted… Read More
Africa World 

The Ghanaian-born who led Pfizer team to develop Covid-19 vaccine

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– – Ghanaian-born Paul Mensah is a chemical engineer and the vice president of the bioprocess research and development group at Pfizer in St. Louis, in the USA. He led the team based in St. Louis and Andover, Massachusetts to develop the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to fight the Coronavirus. Mensah was responsible for developing and manufacturing the vaccine’s DNA starting material… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Global celebrities sign letter to back LGBTQ+ rights in Ghana

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– – Global celebrities including Actor Idris Elba and fashion icon Naomi Campbell have signed an open letter showing support for the LBTQ+ community in Ghana. 67 of such celebrities and influential figures with Ghanaian origin signed the letter in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community amid recent uproar over gay rights activities. In the letter published in the media, the… Read More
Africa Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

The 100 Most Influential Young Nigerians for 2020

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– – As part of its annual programme to celebrate and honour Nigeria’s most outstanding youth, leading African PR and rating firm Avance Media has published the fifth edition of its annual 100 Most Influential Young Nigerians ranking. The list which is centered on revealing the most hard-working youth features individuals who stood tall in their business and careers amidst… Read More
Africa Featured North Africa World 

Morocco to legalise cannabis production for medical use

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– – Morocco‘s government has announced that it will soon be legalizing the production of cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes. Once the approval is secured farmers would then be allowed to farm so the cannabis can be exported and used domestically. The government is hopeful this move will lift up impoverished farmers in the Rif mountains amid a growing… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Global music streaming giant Spotify expands services in Africa

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– – The world’s most popular global audio streaming subscription service, is now available in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda as of February 23. With a worldwide community of more than 345 million monthly active listeners, Spotify will offer a world-class audio listening and music discovery experience to listeners. The Spotify service is available for free or with an… Read More
Africa World 

Kim Kardashian ‘files to divorce Kanye West’

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West famously hired the San Francisco Giants’ baseball stadium and an orchestra to propose to her in front of her family, and their show’s cameras, later that year. They got married in Italy in May 2014 and a photograph of them kissing on their wedding day became, at the time, Instagram’s most liked post ever. By this point she and… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Stevie Wonder to ‘move permanently to Ghana’

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– – Stevie Wonder, the American legendary singer and pianist has announced that he plans to move permanently to Ghana. The singer who is visually impaired made the announcement on Oprah Winfrey’s show, ‘The Oprah Conversation’. Wonder said “I want to see the nation smile again, and I want to see it before I move to Ghana.” He added that… Read More
Africa Central Africa Democratic republic Of Congo Featured World 

Refugee elected first black Rector of University of Edinburgh

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– – A refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Debora Kayembe has been elected the first black Rector of the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Debora Kayembe was elected unopposed and will serve as the University’s 54th Rector, according to the University. She will assume the role of Rector on 1 March, 2021, replacing Ann Henderson who… Read More