Avellon Williams RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL- For almost 200 years, enslaved Africans buried in Rio de Janeiro have been forgotten and buried. Now, it serves as a museum. It was discovered in the 1990s during the renovation of an abandoned house in Rio de Janeiro, and it sits in the city’s downtown area. The Museum of Pretos Novos Cemetery […]
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Avellon Williams JAMAICA – Upon landing in Kenya last week for his first-ever performance, seven-time Jamaica Festival Song winner Eric Donaldson received royal treatment. At the Carnivore grounds, Donaldson will perform at the Reggae-themed Umoja Splash Festival. According to a Nairobi City County report, the St. Catherine native, who is best known for Cherry Oh Baby […]
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Lisa Mugo Rihanna has been spotted outside for the very first time after welcoming her baby boy into the world with her boyfriend Asap Rocky. Riri was in the streets of London where she went to support her baby daddy who performed at the Wireless Festival as a headliner. The 34-year-old also accompanied Rocky to a […]
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Renson Mwakandana The US government applauded Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta for arranging a meeting between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo last week, saying it may help reduce tensions between the two neighbors. The East African Community Conclave’s Nairobi Initiative on the DRC was discussed as the best strategy to stop violent conflict […]
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Lisa Mugo Congratulations are in order for rapper Big Sean and his singer girlfriend Jhene Aiko as the couple is expecting their first child together. The pair was spotted casually strolling around Beverly Hills where they were shopping. Jhene flaunted her baby bump in a long grey, body hugging dress with her longtime boyfriend by […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The Central African Republic has set in motion its government-backed cryptocurrency hub called Sango – named after one of the nation’s official languages. Head of state Faustin Archange Touadéra launched the hub on Sunday in a live announcement on social media platforms.. The fresh move follows the country’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly wants to leave Manchester United this summer if they receive an appropriate offer for him this summer. The Portuguese superstar wants to play in the Champions League yet United failed to qualify for Europe’s top club competition last season. It is also understood that the star striker is concerned that his […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The Executive Committee of Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decided that the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire be postponed till 2024. CAF President Patrice Motsepe, who made the announcement on Sunday in Rabat, Morocco after the committee’s meeting, said the competition would hold in the months of January and […]
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Renson Mwakandana Three well-known human rights organizations have asked the African Court for Human and Peoples Rights to expedite its decision in the two-year-old case that seeks to overturn Tanzania’s contentious rule that in 2017 prohibited teenage mothers, child brides, and pregnant teenagers from returning to school. On June 17, Human Rights Watch, Women’s Link […]
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Thandisizwe Mgudlwa – Cape Town, SA • AEC takes the Message of a Just Energy Transition and Support for Oil & Gas to Afro Nation Festival in Portugal 🇵🇹. July 1, 2022/ – “Young Africans represent the future of Africa, and it is important that we have enabling environments for the youth to start and […]
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