By ModernGhana
Some 41 Ghanaians who were in Washington DC, USA, have arrived in Ghana. Most of them were students who went on an exchange program sponsored by the State Department of the United States of America.
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Laura Dorwart | Showbiz CheatSheet
The second season of TLC’s 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way, in which Americans follow their international love stories across the globe and move to foreign countries, premieres on TLC at 8 p.m. EST on Jun. 8. The early premiere was released on TLC GO on May 31, and 90 Day Fiancé fans are already comparing new cast member Ariela—a 28-year-old freelance writer and mom-to-be from Princeton, NJ—and her Ethiopian fiancé, 29-year-old dancer-choreographer Biniyam, to Babygirl Lisa Hamme and Usman Umar from 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days.
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By Yahia Hatim | Morocco World News
A new reform to the Quebec experience program, known as PEQ, has sparked outrage among Moroccan students and workers in Quebec, Canada, who were hoping to apply for permanent residency in the French-speaking province.
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by Wesleigh Ogle | KATU
It’s hard to believe Lisa Amani, a Congolese refugee, is only a high school senior. The Roosevelt High School student has been through so much in 18 years to reach her 2020 graduation.
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Rekik Abaineh and her husband Solomon Hailie, owners of Bolé Ethiopian Cuisine in St. Paul, Minnesota, told ABC News it was “overwhelming” to see their restaurant reduced to rubble after the first night of George Floyd protests in Minnesota’s Twin Cities
By Kelly McCarthy | abcnews
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By Julius Bizimungu | The New Times
The community of Rwandans living in the United States have donated $47,918.04 (approximately Rwf45 million) to the Government-established recovery fund. A copy of the appreciation letter from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning to the Chairman of the Community indicates that Rwandans in the US diaspora donated financial resources to respond to the pandemic.
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By John Wanjohi | Mwakilishi.com
The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of many Kenyans living in the US, with some losing their jobs, sent on unpaid leave, or forced to shut businesses for those who are self-employed. But for 28-year-old Moses Mbai, a Kenyan entrepreneur based in Dallas, Texas, the pandemic is a ‘blessing in disguise.’
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By Nana Osei-Opare | The Washington Post
The extrajudicial killing of George Floyd has sparked days of unrest and protest around the United States. What is less well known but no less important is how this event has sparked massive anti-racism protests around the world, including in Nairobi, Lagos, London, Berlin, Toronto and most recently, Paris.
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by Earl Nurse | CNN
“Can I navigate home? This place that I call home? And if I can’t, then is it really?”
Those are the questions actor and comedian Yvonne Orji asked herself when she decided to stay in Lagos, Nigeria, on her own for two months at the age of 27. As a young child, she had moved with her family from Port Harcourt, Nigeria, to the United States; after that, the only Nigeria she knew came from summer visits to her hometown, during which she hardly ever left her parents’ side.
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Gustavo Palencia | Rueters
Migrants from Africa and the Caribbean, stranded in Honduras after Central American countries closed their borders to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, on Wednesday kept marching north in an attempt to reach the United States.
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By Rupa Shenoy | PRI
Malika Dahir, a Somali American and mother of three in Minneapolis desperately needed an outlet to talk about George Floyd’s killing and everything that has happened since so she organized a prayer gathering online to process it together.
Listen to the story.
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Remi Duyile is a Nigerian-born former Vice President of Bank of America. She is one the most influential figures in the world of international finance, as well as being a serving commissioner in the state of Maryland. She is also the Chief Executive Officer of Image Consulting Group. She was recently featured on the May/June 2020 issue of PLEASURES MAGAZINE
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BY NOMVELO MASANGO | Sowetan
When it comes to South African designers who are flying the country’s flag high, Thebe Magugu is undoubtedly among the best. The LVMH prize winner, who was the first in Africa to ever receive the prize, has become a household name and continues to shine bright.
In this week’s episode of Insecure, American actress Issa Rae wore a red cold shoulder safari jacket from Magugu’s ‘African Studies’ collection.
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By Larry Madowo | BBC
As protests rock the US following the death of African-American George Floyd in police custody, Kenyan journalist Larry Madowo writes about the racism he has experienced in the country.
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A Kenyan American Mr. Richard Mumia Shimaka died last week in the US due to Covid-19 complications, raising the number of Kenyans who have died in the Diaspora through symptoms related to the deadly Corona Virus in the USA.
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By CBS Minnesota
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s office has released their full and final autopsy report on the death of George Floyd, noting that he had tested positive for COVID-19, but it was not a contributing factor in his death. The office’s final diagnoses states Floyd “became unresponsive while being restrained by law enforcement officers; he received emergency medical care in the field and subsequently in the Hennepin HealthCare (HHC) Emergency Department, but could not be resuscitated.”
Respected pathologists like Dr. Bennett Umalu had raised concerns about the findings of a preliminary report.
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By Radio Afrodicia
Nnamdi Moweta is the host of Radio Afrodicia, a weekly on-air radio program dedicated to promoting African and African-influenced music. Originally from Nigeria, Moweta came to the US over twenty years ago. After studying at the San Francisco Art Institute, he quickly established himself as an influential DJ, music supervisor, consultant, manager, and promoter.
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Few weeks after kicking off Arlington Texas resumption, the popular Nigerian Shipping Line, Adelove Shipping opens another new location in Irving Texas USA.
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Drone firm, Zipline, has received the green light from United State regulators to operate flights to deliver much-needed supplies and personal protective equipment in the US. Zipline had struggled to find a foothold in America but it has vast operations in Africa and the company is now relying on some African engineers, including those from Rwanda, to train their new staff in America.
By Julius Bizimungu | The New Times
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When a high ranking official condemns state brutality against citizens in an interaction between African countries and the United States, Africa is typically on the receiving end. This week, the tide turned as the African Union (AU) issued a strongly worded statement condemning the killing of George Floyd, the African American killed by Minneapolis police officers.
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By Chika Oriuwa | MACLEANS
Nigerian-Canadian Chika Oriuwa graduated from medical school at the University of Toronto on June 2, 2020. This is her valedictory address.
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By Talia Ricci | CBC News
Nigerian-Canadian Chika Stacy Oriuwa has wanted to be a doctor since she was a small child. When she started medical school at the University of Toronto four years ago, she was the only black person in a class of 259 students. On Tuesday, June 2nd, she graduates as valedictorian. In doing so, she becomes just the second black woman valedictorian and the first woman in 14 years to receive the honour.
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By Ifrah Udgoon | Mail & Guardian
As a Somali immigrant to America, I am expected to be grateful to be here. But have I sold my soul to the devil? Black mothers have much to fear when it comes to their children. American soil is saturated with the blood of black people: slavery, Jim Crow, mass incarceration and the war on drugs, and police brutality have ensured that black people know pain and loss intimately.
Continue reading “‘Soon he’ll be seen as threatening, not cute’: What it’s like to raise my black son in America”
By Emma Kelly | METRO
Nigerian reggae star Majek Fashek has died aged 57, his manager has confirmed. The musician died in his sleep in New York after being ill for some time. His cause of death is not clear.
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By Katarina Hoije and Leanne de Bassompierre | Bloomberg
The U.S. and Nigeria are facing off in a dispute over whether allegations against the head of the African Development Bank should be investigated a second time, exposing a fault-line between the West and the continent over the issue.
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By MATTHEW KORFHAGE | THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Soon, Norfolk will be home to a kind of restaurant rare in America — a casual and friendly lunch counter devoted to the West African flavors of Ghana. At Yendidi restaurant in Norview Heights, Ghanaian-born chef Josephine Oteng-Appiah plans to serve the tomato-rich jollof rice stews, spiced beef and plantains, and vibrant grilled fish she grew up with — along with a whole new world of flavors she’s learned since moving to America.
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By BBC
Former African presidents have condemned the killing of George Floyd as violent protests continue in the US following his death in police custody. The Forum of Former Heads of State and Government has urged African countries to “raise a strong protest” to the killing and demand that the “perpetrators of this crime and all other crimes of this sort be punished in the strongest terms”, according to a statement released by former Beninese President Nicéphore Soglo.
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by Jaya Padmanabhan | San Francisco Examiner
In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s book “Americanah,” a young Nigerian woman, Ifemelu, comes to America and starts a blog about being a black person from another country. In one of her posts she writes, “Dear Non-American Black, when you make the choice to come to America, you become black. Stop arguing. Stop saying I’m Jamaican or I’m Ghanaian. America doesn’t care. So, what if you weren’t black in your country? You’re in America now.”
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By Felicia J. Persaud | News America Now
Like many, it was horrifying to watch the life of another black man – George Floyd, squeezed out of his body – literally – by a member of America’s Finest. And in a pandemic no less! But the harsh reality is, that since I moved to this country in 1996, I have lost count of the number of black and Latino men and immigrants killed by police without genuine cause.
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Ethiopian-American Kassy Kabede, the New York based private equity guru is increasing his investments in his native country Ethiopia. Cepheus Growth Capital Partners, led by Kabede, has made a significant minority investment in Lion Brands, one of Ethiopia’s largest fast moving consumer goods company. Cepheus is also in the process of raising $100 Fund as it prepares for emerging opportunities in telecoms, banking and services in Ethiopia.
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