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#WomenInPolitics: Is Africa getting it right yet?

Triggered? Or don't you feel like there should be more women in politics? More women desire to be in politics but except there is a level playing ground, it is going to be difficult to have women play important roles. Notwithstanding,...

#54DegreesAcrossAfrica: All the news updates from West Africa you might have missed

A compilation of trends across West Africa. Gambia (#Gambia) Musu Kuta Komma, country director ChildFund, The Gambia, has disclosed that they have disbursed over five million dalasi to the most vulnerable families as Covid-19 response. She said: "3758 families have benefitted from...

#WorldTeachersDay: Teachers build the future and we need more in Africa

World Teachers' Day, an international day that holds annually on October 5 was established in 1994. It commemorates the signing of the 1966 UNESCO/ILORecommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, which is a standard-setting instrument that addresses the status and situations of teachers...

#54DegreesAcrossAfrica: All the news updates from East Africa you might have missed

A compilation of trends across East Africa. Kenya KCAA is pushing for revocation of the title issued in the 1990s, which ultimately will lead to the demolition of the Weston hotel. https://twitter.com/NationAfrica/status/1313013513128992769?s=20 Tanzania The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has canceled the training...

#54DegreesAcrossAfrica: Who is Mesfin Woldemariam?

Mesfin Woldemariam, born April 4, 1930, has passed on and Ethiopians are mourning the veteran activist. Mesfin received his early education at Teferi Mekonnen School, and was a student of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, until his ordination as a deacon in...

#54DegreesAcrossAfrica: Here’s what we know about Victoire Tomegah Dogbé, Togo’s new Prime Minister

Victoire Tomegah Dogbe, 60, has on Monday, September 28, been named the new Prime Minister of Togo by President Faure Gnassingbe. Victoire replaces Komi Selom Klassou, who resigned on Friday. Togo has been due for a political reshuffle since Gnassingbe...

Profile: James Arthur Calata’s legacy sells Africa in more ways than one

Born into an improvised house hold in the humble town of  Debe Nek, a town situated close to King Williamstown, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, Rev. James Arthur Calata is a South African born minister who...

#PutSouthAfricaFirst: South Africans plan a ‘clean-up’ march to foreign embassies in response to job segregation

For decades, South Africans have complained of losing job opportunities to foreigners. A development that became more intense in recent years. And, on September 23, 2020, South Africans want to march to the embassies of countries of non-South Africans...

Covid-19 lockdown: African Countries ‘stand at ease’ in the fight against coronavirus

With many African countries easing lockdown and restrictions even with rising cases of coronavirus, questions are screaming to be answered? Did we get tired or was the lockdown ease as a result of controlled use of data to measure...

Gabonese forward, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang signs new deal with Arsenal, and you can do same too

https://twitter.com/Aubameyang7/status/1305891166613917697?s=20 This video by Arsenal announcing that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has signed a new deal is everything. The emotion, the story, the vision, the dream, all of it screams of a commitment by the Gabonese forward to up his game for...
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Zuma: Supporters demand release, Ethiopia: Abiy wins delayed election | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

These are the top stories from across Africa: Zuma: Supporters demand release Supporters of former South African president Jacob Zuma, have led...
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