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Sarkodie – Ghanaian HipLife
Hiplife is a music phenomenon that fuses high life and hip hop. This Ghanaian musical style is rapidly gaining momentum throughout West Africa and abroad– specifically in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and Germany. Hiplife can be traced back to the early 1980’s with artists such as K.K. Kabobo and Gyedu Blay Ambolley.…
Jacob Zuma: Business as usual or political scandal?
Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa, rose to power following his party’s victory in 2009, and was recently reelected in the 2014 elections. President Zuma is no stranger to controversy. In 2005 he was charged with rape, but was quickly acquitted. He has also battled legal allegations of racketeering and corruption. His main…
John “Bulldozer” Magufuli: Tanzanians love their new President
John Pombe Magufuli, was elected President of Tanzania on October 25, 2015. Backed by Chama Cha Mapinduzi, Tanzania’s dominant political party, Magufuli secured the election with 58% of the votes to Edward Lowassa’s 40%. About the Bulldozer Growing up as the son of a peasant farmer, Magufuli found it important to pursue education and…
Educating Africa: The Schools for Africa Initiative
Inspired by Nelson Mandela’s dream to help transform lives and advance society, Schools for Africa was founded in 2004 by the Nelson Mandela Foundation, the Hamburg Society, and UNICEF. Promoting equality for education to over 13 different African countries, this initiative has helped more than 30 million children get the proper education, schools, teachers…
