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The Inspiring Journey of Africa’s most celebrated female singer: Angelique Kidjo

21 Jan 2021 Abu Bakarr Jalloh

The Beninese singer, songwriter, actress and activist “Angelique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo, popularly know as Angelique Kidjo was born on the 14th of July, 1960. She is of Nigerian descent, she was born in Ouidah, French Dehomey (now Benin). Angelique Kidjo music elements include the Afropop, jazz, Caribbean zonk, Congolese rumba gospel and Latin styles. She’s fluent in five different languages: French, Fon, Gen (Mina), Yoruba and English, She sings in all of them and also in Swahili language

Meet Jesse Eugene Russell: Cell Phone Pioneer and Father of Digital Cellular Technology

20 Jan 2021 Abu Bakarr Jalloh

Jesse Eugene Russell is an African-American inventor and IT entrepreneur known for his patented invention of the digital cellular base station and pioneer of the cell phone.

An Insouciant African Union towards the plight of Bobi Wine

20 Jan 2021 Delvid Stanley-Coker

The African Union upon its founding on 26th may 2001 was seen as a beacon of hope and an ideal representation towards the cause of

A TEENAGER FROM NAMIBIA INVENTS A “SIM-LESS” AND “AIRTIME-FREE” PHONE

18 Jan 2021 Abu Bakarr Jalloh

The invention of a secondary school student named Simon Petrus got Namibia’s social media abuzz for the right reasons. Simon Petrus created a mobile phone that works with radio frequencies, no sim card nor airtime credit required. Calls can be made to anyone, anywhere, without interruptions, as long as they are done in an area with radiofrequency.

Meet the 86-year-old South African artist that decorate cars and houses in an exotic and exceptional way

16 Jan 2021 Abu Bakarr Jalloh

Esther Mahlangu was born in 1935 on a farm outside Middleburg, in what is now the Mpumalanga province, South Africa. She was the first of nine children: six boys and three girls. Dr Esther Mahlangu is globally acclaimed for her bright and bold abstract paintings that are inspired by Ndebele design.

Meet the Nigerian twin brothers who created their own cryptocurrency from their mother’s kitchen now worth £100 million

15 Jan 2021 Abu Bakarr Jalloh

Identical Nigerian twins who grew up in South London became multi-millionaires by designing one of the world’s leading cryptocurrencies in their mother’s kitchen.
The cryptocurrency, Populous is now rated as the 51st most valuable cryptocurrency in the world out of about 2,000, with a market value of about £100 million.

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