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Daily Fix from Richard Akita
“BROKENNESS, THE SCULPTOR OF RELEVANCE”
Daily Fix is a daily dose of thought-provoking quotes by Author and Personal Development Coach Richard Akita. The essence for the fixes is to stir your curiosity and encourage you to reflect and be inspired….
News
Two ex-Algerian Prime Ministers jailed for corruption, activists celebrate
Two former prime ministers of Algeria have been convicted and sentenced to prison for corruption-related charges in a landmark trial. Cheers rose from a crowd of pro-democracy activists who gathered outside the courthouse in Algiers…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Medal at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital Oslo. He was, in October, unveiled as the winner of the prize for his efforts…
Barbados Announces Plans to Open Diplomatic Missions in Africa
Barbados is set to open diplomatic missions in Africa for the first time in 50 years. The Caribbean nation will first open the missions in Ghana and Kenya and the rest of Africa in the…
Ghana, a place for African-Americans to resettle
Efam Dovi We did so much for the US, yet they don’t want to see us as first-class citizens In Prampram, a town just an hour’s drive east of Ghana’s capital Accra, many holiday houses…
Meet the woman behind a new distillery honouring the black slave who taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey
The contributions of black people to America’s history across various fields have, over the years, been largely forgotten and this is also evident in the spirits industry. The story of how Jack Daniel began his…
Two ex-Algerian Prime Ministers jailed for corruption, activists celebrate
Two former prime ministers of Algeria have been convicted and sentenced to prison for corruption-related charges in a landmark trial. Cheers rose from a crowd of pro-democracy activists who gathered outside the courthouse in Algiers…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Medal at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital Oslo. He was, in October, unveiled as the winner of the prize for his efforts…
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Today We Remember
Human Rights Day
Today, December 10, marks Human Rights Day, instituted by the United Nations to honor the proclamation and adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Among other things, it seeks to drive advocacy for…
Independence
Mauritania Marks 59th Independence Anniversary
The North-Western African nation of Mauritania is celebrating its 59th independence anniversary to mark its freedom from French colonial rule in 1960. Mauritania came under French control in the late 19th century as France expanded…