COVID-19: China donates medical supplies to 18 African countries
The Chinese government has donated tens of thousands of medical supplies, test kits and Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to some 18 African countries to help combat the dreadful coronavirus. With…
The inspiring story of Mary Roman; the senior Olympian killed by COVID-19
Mary Roman, a former city clerk for Norwalk, who’s hailed as one of the world’s top senior Olympians, on Monday succumbed to the rampaging coronavirus pandemic. She was 83. Born…
60 metric tons of Chinese sponsored medical aid arrives in Ghana for COVID-19 fight
A Chinese government-chartered cargo plane arrived in Ghana earlier this morning with medical aid to support the fight against deadly COVID-19 pandemic. The plane which touched the grounds of the…
Uganda: Government Plots Measures to Save the Economy
The Ministry of Finance and the wider government have spent weeks gathering views and considering options on how to respond to the economic crisis that has been brought about by…
SheaMoisture announces $1m fund to support women of color
In the wake of the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus outbreak, SheaMoisture, the personal care brand, has announced a $1 million relief fund to help support women entrepreneurs and…
COVID-19: Akufo-Addo announces GHS600m soft loan scheme for SMEs
Government is set to roll out a soft loan scheme of up to six hundred million Ghana cedis for small to medium scale enterprises following the economic impact of the…
“Birth defining time”
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…
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Read Martin Luther King’s glorious speech about Ghana
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. did not return to the United States the same man who had visited the newly-independent Ghana in March 1957. He struck a friendship with Ghana’s…
Dr Congo “prepared” to take part in COVID-19 vaccine testing
French Racists, COVID-19 and the BCG vaccineBy Nana Dadzie Ghansah As COVID-19 broke out in China and began its inexorable spread worldwide, epidemiologists noticed the paucity of cases in places…
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Thirteen Months of Sunrise by Rania Mamoun
A young woman sits by her father’s deathbed, lamenting her failure to keep a promise to him… A struggling writer walks every inch of the city in search of inspiration,…
Did you know in 2007, Barrington Irving became the first youngest pilot to fly solo around the world?
Barrington Irving, a Jamaican-born American pilot at the young age of 23 piloted around the world all by himself in a single-engine Columbia 400 plane named “Inspiration”. He is the…
Did you know Namibia is named after the Namib desert which is the oldest desert in the world?
Before its independence in 1990, the area was known first as German South-West Africa, a colony under Germany and then as South-West Africa when German rule ended after a defeat…
Did you know in 1986, Dr. Patricia Bath, an African-American Ophthalmologist invented the Laserphaco Probe?
The Laserphaco Probe is a medical device that is used for the removal of Cataracts using a laser beam. This device increased accuracy in the performance of Cataracts surgery as…
Did you know Ana Flavia Santos was the first black model to win a beauty contest in Brazil?
She made history in 2016 when she became the first black model to win Brazil’s Ford models contest 43 years after it was created. Her winning prize was a four…
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Phone Swap
Phone Swap is a Nigerian romance comedy drama film written by Kemi Adesoye, directed and produced by Kunle Afolayan. It stars Nse Ikpe Etim, Wale Ojo, Joke Silva, Chika Okpala, Lydia Forson and afeez Oyetoro. It narrates the story of Mary,…
‘Lean On Me’ Singer Bill Withers Dead At 81
THE SINGER-SONGWRITER ALSO PENNED CLASSICS SUCH AS “LOVELY DAY” AND “AIN’T NO SUNSHINE.” Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Bill Withers, whose hits “Lean On Me,” “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Lovely…