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To Jamila , the proud Nigerian student in class today who taught me about this day in 1960— thank you ✊🏽 . This is the day Nigeria declared independence from British empire.
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🇪🇬 Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been imprisoned, and as reported by
@amnesty
, subjected to torture and inhumane treatment, for a Facebook post deemed as "spreading false news"
Nur Osman has the full story 👉🏾
📸 Getty
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🇳🇬 History hasn’t always been kind to women, and Nigerian history, in particular, often overlooks the women who shaped it.
Here are eight women who contributed largely to Nigeria’s fight for independence in the years and months preceding October 1, 1960 👸🏾
✍🏾
@ShalomEsene
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🇷🇼 Rwanda is currently experiencing a Marburg virus outbreak. Here’s everything you need to know 😷👇🏾
🎤:
@zeebeezeezoo
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🇨🇩 DRC-born sports icon Dikembe Mutombo died over the weekend, and the star athlete is being remembered for the role he played in making basketball the global sport it is today 🏀
@ShalomEsene
has more on tributes being paid by Barack Obama and top NBA officials 🙏🏾
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🇳🇬 Today marks 64 years of Independence in Nigeria 🥳
Despite the country's socio-economic challenges, we ask some Nigerians about the reasons they have to love being Nigerian ✊🏾
✍🏾:
@nelsoncj3
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🇹🇳 Young Tunisian activists tell us about their electoral predictions and what another President Kais Saied term would mean for the country’s democracy, economy, and ongoing tensions with Sub-Saharan Africans 👇🏾
🎤:
@zeebeezeezoo
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🇿🇦 Fashion weeks are a vibe, and SA's take this past weekend proved that Mzansi’s got style and flavor in check 🔥
Here are the looks that caught our eyes at South African Fashion Week 2024 🤩
✍🏾 + 📸 :
@nemesisinc
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🇸🇩 The Sudanese Army is taking back the capital, giving people hope that the war will be over soon 🙌🏾
🎤:
@zeebeezeezoo
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🇳🇬 In her debut book, ‘The Road Is Good’, Emmy-winning actress Uzo Aduba pays tribute to her mother and her Nigeria 🙌🏾
@NadiaNeophytou
has more on the powerful influence the star’s family’s Igbo culture had on her upbringing in Massachusetts
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Idris Elba as Okonkwo in the Things Fall Apart TV adaptation? Nigerians online are raising eyebrows at this casting choice.
Can Elba truly embody such an iconic Igbo character?
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✍️: Dennis Ade Peter
#ThingsFallApart
#IdrisElba
#A24
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Protesters outside Tunisia’s parliament today oppose
a bill that could weaken the country’s last independent court—just 9 days before the election. Is President Saeid consolidating too much power?
Here's more:
✍️: Amuna Wagner
📷: Getty Images
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Funke Akindele’s got range like no other! 🎭🔥
Get ready for a double treat this December with A Tribe Called Judah Part 2 & Everybody Loves Jenifa! Until then, here are 10 times she proved why she’s one of Nollywood’s best.
#FunkeAkindele
#Nollywood
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New music alert! 🚨 Your playlist is about to level up with fresh tracks from Phyno & ArrDee, Stonebwoy, FAVE, and more! 🎧🔥
Check out the Songs You Need to Hear This Week 🌍
#Afrobeats
#AfricanMusic
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The third installment of the beloved South African film franchise, Happiness Is, is set to premiere on Netflix on October 18! Renate Stuurman returns as Princess, navigating chaos, conflict, and self-discovery in this highly anticipated sequel. 🎬✨
Watch the trailer here:
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Benin has thwarted an attempted coup, arresting former sports minister Oswald Homeky and businessman Olivier Boko.
Read more:
✍️: Dennis Ade Peter
#BeninCoup
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Snow might be falling in Southern Africa, but the beats are heating things up! ❄️🔥 Check out this month’s mix of gqom from South Africa, hip-hop from Zimbabwe, and banging Afropop from Zambia.
Update your playlist:
#NewMusic
#SouthernAfricaVibes
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"It’s not easy to forgive," says Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin, author of Samahani.
His powerful novel explores love, justice, and forgiveness in 19th-century Zanzibar under the rule of a cruel sultan.
Read more on his thoughts on forgiveness and justice.
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