Promoting Africa
6-year-old South African DJ Arch Junior, reputed as the world’s youngest DJ , received a standing ovation on "America's Got Talent" after he wowed judges with his skills. Popularly known as DJ Arch Jnr, Oratile AJ Hlongwane competed alongside other winners of the reality show franchise from around the world, Dj Arch Junior blew the judges…
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25-year-old Kenyan Tech entrepreneur Roy Allela has invented smart hand gloves which are capable of converting sign language movements into audio speech. This invention came from the need to facilitate communication with his 6-year-old niece, who was born deaf, and who found it difficult to communicate with her family, none of whom knew sign language.…
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Zimbabwe and Zambia have offered 2,000 and 132 hectares of land respectively around the Victoria Falls area for the construction of the Wakanda One Village. The Wakanda One Village Project The project which takes its name from the technologically advanced, fictitious African country from Marvel’s Black Panther superhero franchise, consist of five African Centers of…
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"American actor and martial artist, Michael Jai White, has been enstooled as " Ohene" (king) of Akwamu in Ghana. He now holds the traditional title of "Nana Akoto III, Odopon" (The Tree with Strong Roots That Does Not Fear The Storm). On his Instagram page, the actor posted the video of him being enstooled, and…
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19-year-old Sudanese-Australian model Adut Akech was named the number one female model in the world, beating top supermodels such as Gigi Hadid and Bella Hadid, by Models.com Industry Awards. Broken down in 11 categories going from Model of the Year Women to Celebrity Model Men, "Model of the Year (MOTY) Industry Awards are the voice…
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Shortly before Christmas, Ghanaian-German actor Boris Kodjoe announced that he would be storming Ghana with some of the world’s biggest black celebrities. Well, he did it, and seeing their pictures on social media, proves they had a blast. https://www.instagram.com/p/BrlQ5qMAsBd/?utm_source=ig_embed "The "Full Circle Festival" event was established by the Ghanaian Government to honour Ghanaian ancestry by…
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Today, we're introducing Ghanaian-American engineer and fiber optics inventor, Dr. Thomas Mensah. He is know as the brain behind "the Silicon Valley of Ghana", a center that promotes innovation in technology in Ghana. Dr. Thomas Mensah Born in 1950 in Kumasi, Ghana, Mensah is regarded as one ofthe leading figures in the invention of optical fiber.He holds a PhD in Chemical…
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