Personality
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Centenary celebrations of WO1 Joseph Hammond launched
The Joseph Ashitey Hammond Foundation in collaboration with the Ghana Armed Forces, has officially launched the Centenary Celebrations of Warrant…
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Djibouti’s Mahmoud Ali Youssouf elected as AU Commission Chair
Djibouti’s long-serving foreign minister, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has been elected as the new Chairperson of the African Union Commission…
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Barbados leader Mia Mottley asks Africa and the Caribbean to unite
In her February 15 address to the African Union (AU) this year, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley called for a united…
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Three historic Black civil rights activists born on Valentine’s Day
For many people, 14th February is a day to buy lots of chocolate, send a card to a loved one,…
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Marcus Garvey issued posthumous pardon after 101 years
Jamaican-born Black nationalist and pan-Africanist, Marcus Mosiah Garvey has been issued a posthumous pardon more than 101 years after his…
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Pompigne-Mognard listed in 100 Most Influential Africans 2024
Franco-Gabonese Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, founder and chairman of APO Group, a premier award-winning Pan-African communications consultancy, has been named among the…
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Andrée Blouin, Africa’s little-known independence heroine
In the 1950s and 60s, the late Andrée Blouin, threw herself into the fight for a free Africa, mobilising the…
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Victor B. Lawrence and John O. Dabiri receive US national medals
Ghanaian-American engineer, Victor B. Lawrence, and Nigerian-American aeronautics engineer, John Oluseun Dabiri have received the United States ‘National Medal of Technology and Innovation’…
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AfDB’s president, Akinwumi Adesina wins ‘African of the Decade’ award
In a milestone celebration of African leadership, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina’s decade-long impact on continental development has earned him the inaugural…
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African Genius Awards opens 2025 nominations
The African Genius Awards (AGA) has opened nominations for its 2025 event, to recognise Africans that have made outstanding contributions…
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