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Helen Oyeyemi: A Talented Voice for a New Generation
Fresh off a PEN/Open Book award for her 2016 story collection, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours (Riverhead Books), author Helen Oyeyemi continues to emerge as a voice of global importance. At just 32 years of age, Oyeyemi is already a veteran author of six highly acclaimed books. Oyeyemi was born in Nigeria in 1984 and…
Keeping Kenyan Youth in the Personal Banking “Loop”
Although there are some marked differences between African Millennials and their American counterparts, they share a certain sentiment towards personal banking. In Nairobi, the Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) recognizes that long queues, red tape, and triplicate banking forms are not in the best interest of this customer segment—i.e. account holders born in the 1980s and…
Janet Jackson Splitting from Husband
Just three months after giving birth to her first child, Janet Jackson is reportedly splitting from her husband. The former couple welcomed son Eissa in January. Jackson and husband Wissam Al Mana have been married since 2012. It’s her third marriage, having previously been married to James DeBarge and René Elizondo Jr. Al Mana is a…
NASA Releases Breathtaking Space Views of Africa
Earth is truly an amazing place, and mankind has traditionally viewed it through one perspective: the earth’s surface. NASA is changing that with their recent release of thousands of aerials, specifically of Africa’s geography. Africa is one of the largest continents on the planet, full of diverse geography, amazing ecosystems, large cities and…
