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David Adjaye Tops Britain’s PowerList 2013
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Obama Travels to Africa to Foster Economic and Business Development
During a 2009 stopover in his ancestral Kenya, President Obama said, “I have the blood of Africa in me.” He is the first American president able to make such a declaration, but that’s not the only...
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HEALTH: TOMS Celebrates World Sight Day on October 9 to Help Restore Vision...
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Ugandan Journalist Nancy Kacungira Wins BBC World News Komla Dumor Award
A Ugandan journalist with a background as an entrepreneur, radio and TV reporter and presenter has won the first BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. Nancy Kacungira, a television anchor for Kenya’s KTN...
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Obama Allocates $300,000,000 to Fight HIV Infections in Young Women in Africa
In an effort to combat HIV infections in girls and young women in 10 sub-Saharan African nations hit hardest by the virus, the Obama administration recently announced a $300 million program to help...
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World Economic Forum Names Top 5 African Female Innovators
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African Nations Tanzania and Gambia Outlaw Child Marriage
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Tanzanian Women Use Solar Technology via Solar Sister Project to Gain...
article by Frederick Ngugi via face2faceafrica.com Hundreds of Tanzanian women are gaining financial independence by supplying renewable solar energy utensils to their friends and relatives in the...
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Godwin Gabriel Launches Moovn, a Ride-Sharing App to Compete with Uber, Lyft...
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David Adjaye Tops Britain’s PowerList 2013
David Adjaye is hailed as the UK’s most inspirational black figure by the 2013 PowerList. Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian David Adjaye, the architect chosen to design Washington DC’s...
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Obama Travels to Africa to Foster Economic and Business Development
Obama greets Malawi President Joyce Banda at White House summit in March. (Photo: Joshua Roberts-Pool/Getty Images) During a 2009 stopover in his ancestral Kenya, President Obama said, “I have the...
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HEALTH: TOMS Celebrates World Sight Day on October 9 to Help Restore Vision...
article by Lesa Lakin#givesight One of the great things about being the Lifestyle Editor for GBN is that I sometimes get to share positive stories about things that people and companies are doing...
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Ugandan Journalist Nancy Kacungira Wins BBC World News Komla Dumor Award
Nancy Kacungira (photo via sde.co.ke) A Ugandan journalist with a background as an entrepreneur, radio and TV reporter and presenter has won the first BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. Nancy Kacungira,...
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Obama Allocates $300,000,000 to Fight HIV Infections in Young Women in Africa
President Barack Obama (PHOTO BY ALEX WONG/GETTY IMAGES) In an effort to combat HIV infections in girls and young women in 10 sub-Saharan African nations hit hardest by the virus, the Obama...
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World Economic Forum Names Top 5 African Female Innovators
Three of WEF’s top five African women innovators (photo via VenturesAfrica.com) article by Fumnanya Agbugah via VenturesAfrica.com On Friday, the World Economic Forum on Africa presented the five...
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African Nations Tanzania and Gambia Outlaw Child Marriage
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Tanzanian Women Use Solar Technology via Solar Sister Project to Gain...
Members of the Solar Sister project in Tanzania. Rural Reporters (photo via face2faceafrica.com) article by Frederick Ngugi via face2faceafrica.com Hundreds of Tanzanian women are gaining financial...
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Godwin Gabriel Launches Moovn, a Ride-Sharing App to Compete with Uber, Lyft...
Moovn creator and CEO Godwin Gabriel (photo via urbvangeekz.com) article by Wilfred Ainsworth via urbangeekz.com Ride-sharing technology has boomed into a multi-billion dollar industry within the past...
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