AN OVERVIEW OF AFRO-GERMANS HISTORY IN GERMANY

AN OVERVIEW OF AFRO-GERMANS HISTORY IN GERMANY

Avellon Williams  GERMANY – Following World War II, the German census does not ask residents about their race, so there is no definitive number of Black people living in Germany. A report by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance estimates that there are 200,000 to 300,000 Black people in Germany, although other sources estimate the […]

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 RWANDAN PRESIDENT TO VIE AGAIN IN 2024 ELECTION

RWANDAN PRESIDENT TO VIE AGAIN IN 2024 ELECTION

Ekeomah Atuonwu Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s de facto president since the end of the genocide in 1994, has said he will run for office once more in the 2024 election. When asked if he will run for office again, Kagame responded, “I think about running for another 20 years. I don’t have an issue with it, he said in […]

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 SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT CONFIRMS RESIGNATION PM OFFICE SAYS

SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT CONFIRMS RESIGNATION PM OFFICE SAYS

Ekeomah Atuonwu President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will step down on Wednesday, according to the speaker of parliament, after Saturday’s massive protests following a crippling economic crisis. However, Rajapaksa has not publicly stated his intentions. The Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has said that he too will step down to make way for an all-party transitional administration. Crowds will continue to occupy the president’s and prime minister’s […]

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 SIMI BECOMES FIRST FEMALE ARTISTE TO HIT 100 MILLION STREAMS ON BOOMPLAY

SIMI BECOMES FIRST FEMALE ARTISTE TO HIT 100 MILLION STREAMS ON BOOMPLAY

Lisa Mugo Nigeria’s musical sensation, Simisola ‘Simi’ Kosoko has unlocked a new milestone in her music career as she has become the very first female artiste to reach 100 million streams on music streaming platform, Boomplay. Boomplay took to their social media platforms to share the good news and to congratulate the ‘Duduke’ hitmaker. “Congratulations are in order for @symplysimi as […]

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 FERRARI’S CHARLES LECLERC WINS AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX

FERRARI’S CHARLES LECLERC WINS AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX

Wayne Lumbasi Just as Charles Leclerc’s championship’s hopes were drifting slowly away, his seven-race winless run ended with a much-needed victory in Austria, spoiling the party for tens of thousands of Max Verstappen’s orange army.  Despite struggling with technical problems later on due to a faulty throttle, Leclerc held just enough pace to keep Red […]

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 ECOSOCC LAUNCHES PAN-AFRICAN MONTH

ECOSOCC LAUNCHES PAN-AFRICAN MONTH

Thandisizwe Mgudlwa • Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the AFRICAN UNION (AU). CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 8, 2022/ — CONTINENTAL leaders will today announce and launch the African Union’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) Pan-African Month. The event is geared specifically for the African Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and the African Citizenry to […]

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 SRI LANKA’S PRESIDENT FLEES AS PROTESTERS STORM OFFICE

SRI LANKA’S PRESIDENT FLEES AS PROTESTERS STORM OFFICE

Ekeomah Atuonwu On Saturday, just before demonstrators incensed by an unprecedented economic crisis overran the property and seized his adjacent office, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left his official house. Following months of severe suffering for the island nation’s 22 million residents due to a slump, thousands of protestors besieged the leader’s mansion to demand […]

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