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Beverly Osu
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Mo Ibrahim
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Zainab Balogun Nwachukwu
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Koffi Olomidé
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Francis Kéré
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Peju Alatise
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Lucky Dube
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K’naan
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Brigid Kosgei
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Lumkani: Solving Household Fire
Lumkani solves household fire problems through a smoke detector and insurance. Lumkani is a small blue box. First, it measures the rate of temperature rise and then detects smoke. This ultimately...
Davido
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Salif Keita
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Giannis Antetokounmpo
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Oprah Winfrey
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Tems
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Oldest Hotels In Africa
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Top 10 most powerful passports in 2022
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Slay
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10 Must-Have African Decor
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50 African proverbs and their meanings
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Invest In These 10 African Countries In 2022
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6 Best Kept Secrets Of Cairo, Egypt
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Hakeem Olajuwon
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54Gene: Working To Improve Medical Solutions For Africa
54Gene strategically works in Africa because Africans have the most genetic diversity globally. What would surprise you is knowing that most genetic data comes from Europe, Asia, and other...
Adesua Etomi-Wellington
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Tongoro: A Portal To African Style and Creativity
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15 African Holiday Spots To Visit This Summer
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5 Inventions By Black People You Didn’t Know
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20 Ideal Wedding Destinations On The African Continent
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Marakesh – The Best Wedding Destination
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Diamond Platnumz
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Thomas Sankara
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More Free African Series To Binge On This Easter
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Today, I decided to mix up a the series review a little: We look at A short story and movie alongside the series, why? Is see you asking – the message its always about the message with...
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Transcript Lately web series are increasingly popular; especially with lockdowns still going on and an upsurge of corona cases in a number of countries, entertaining yourself at home is a good idea...
Emmanuella
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Cheri Samba
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Mrs Right Guy
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Zari the Boss Lady(Zarinah Hassan)
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Bob Johnson
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Dr Claire Karekezi
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Beverly Naya
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Akon
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