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Fadumo Dayib: First Female Somali President?
Twitter Fadumo Dayib – leading Somalia Fadumo Dayib has the goal of becoming Somalia’s first female president. After earning her master’s degree in health care and public health, she became involved with the United Nations which seeded her passion and drive to help the people of Somalia. Aiming to run for the 2016 elections,…
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…
