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UK Black History Month: Changing Demographics of Black British Population in England

October is Black History Month in the UK, with 2018 being the 31st year since celebrations began. To mark the occasion, Opening-Times UK has produced an animation showing how the geography of black Briton has changed over time, since the first census…

Africans With Global Voices America Featured Politics by Editor September 25, 2018

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Berry Gordy: 1960s Music Industry Game-changer

How it All Began Many of today's celebrated black business leaders include Nigeria's Aliko Dangote, Sudan's Mo Ibrahim, and Zimbabwe's Strive Masiyiwa. We celebrate entertainment moguls such as Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan or Bob Johnson. But before these black success stories, there…

African Innovation Europe Featured Gamechangers Theories West Africa World News by Editor September 20, 2018

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African Innovation: Silas Adekunle and Mekamon

Twenty-six-year-old Nigerian born founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Reach Robotics, Silas Adekunle has inked an exclusive multi-million-dollar deal with Apple. Adekunle developed a robot that is now selling in almost all Apple stores in the US and UK for $300. The…

Featured Gamechangers Video West Africa by Editor September 14, 2018

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Netflix Buys Nollywood Movie Lion Heart

Netflix, one of the world's largest streaming services has announced that it will acquire the exclusive worldwide rights to the Genevieve Nnaji produced movie, Lion Heart. Lion Heart will premiere at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival. While Netflix already screens many African movies,…

Featured Society by Editor August 28, 2018

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Young Entrepreneurs: Victor Madu and Zandra Cunningham

Victor Madu- Leaux Clothing Twenty one year old Victor Madu started his business after his freshman year in College. He is inspired and motivated by his vision to revolutionize the street fashion industry. Leveraging Social Media such as Twitter and Instagram to…

Africans With Global Voices Featured Society Video by Editor August 24, 2018

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10 Quotes By Robert Mugabe on Empowerment

Robert Mugabe led the nation of Zimbabwe from 1980 until his resignation in 2017. During this time he evolved from being the leader of a liberation movement to Racial Reconciliation Chief celebrated by many westerners. In the late 1990s, as his political…

Featured Society by Editor August 7, 2018

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Akon and The Future of Africa

Musician Akon was born in St. Louis, Missouri, but spent much of his childhood in the West African country of Senegal. The child of a dancer mother and a percussionist father, Mor Thiam, Akon learned to play five instruments, including drums, guitar…

Featured Land Issues Society by Editor August 1, 2018

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Ramaphosa and ANC Endorse Land Expropriation without Compensation

After a two-day lekgotla held by the ANC in Irene, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the party has agreed to land expropriation without compensation through a Constitutional amendment. The full statement made by President Ramaphosa is below: Fellow South Africans Comrades and…

Featured West Africa by Editor July 3, 2018

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Independent Churches in Africa: Aladura and Zion Churches

When European missionaries came to Africa, they sought to establish versions of the churches that already existed such as the Anglican, Catholic, and so forth. However, not all Africans were keen to embrace the orthodox versions of Christianity that the Europeans brought.…

Central Africa East Africa Featured by Editor June 26, 2018

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How Governments Were Financed in Precolonial Africa

In the 21st Century, many African governments have been led to believe that they always need foreign aid, the IMF, the World Bank or some western charitable organization to fund them. However, our history shows that during precolonial times in Sub-Saharan Africa…