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My African woman Crush of the Week ~ Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala GCON: The Africa Insight with David
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala GCON (/əŋˈɡoʊzi əˈkoʊndʒoʊ ɪˈweɪlə/ i; born 13 June 1954) is a Nigerian-American economist, who has been serving as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization since March 2021. Notably, she is the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization as Director-General. She sits on boards of: Danone,…
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Best African Movies ~ Lingui, The Sacred Bond: The Africa Insight with David
Lingui, the Sacred Bonds (Chad/France/Belgium/Germany) LINGUI, THE SACRED BONDS The iconic Mahamat-Saleh Haroun returns to his native Chad with this timely and fiercely feminist socio-realist drama that tackles the beast that is abortion rights in a conservative society. Amina (Achouackh Abakar Souleymane) is an independent woman who finds herself in a race against the forces…
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Business Africa ~ Eskom Holding SOC Ltd Insight: The Africa Insight with David
Eskom Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd operates in South Africa. The company provides electricity for South African citizens. The company was founded by Hendrik van der Bijl in 1923. An approximate of 95% of the electricity used in South Africa comes directly from Eskom Holdings while and 45% of the electricity used in Africa is being…
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Article Talk ~ Namibia Insight: The Africa Insight with David
NamibiaArticle Talk: Namibia Insight “Namibian” redirects here. For other uses, see Namibian (disambiguation).Namibia (/nəˈmɪbiə/ i, /næˈ-/), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south…
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African Tribes ~ Samburu, Kenya: The Africa Insight with David
Samburu, KenyaPopulation ~310,000 samburu women in colourful beadsSamburu women in colourful beads. The Samburu tribe from north and central Kenya are pastoralists from the great plains of the Samburu region. They primarily herd cattle but also keep other livestock such as goats, sheep, and camels. They are closely related to their southern neighbours the Maasai,…
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Story Time😊 ~ HOW I LEARNT TO SWIM: The Africa Insight with David
Story Time: HOW I LEARNT TO SWIM😊 By David West Some interesting happenings and events of my life and my experiences growing up, You can call it ” True life stroy”😅. This story is about how I learnt to swim… I still recall vividly how as a child I was thrown into the river by…
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African Tribes ~ San Bushmen, Kenya: The Africa Insight with David
San Bushmen, KenyaPopulation ~105,000 The San people are one of the world’s oldest tribes, and traditionally hunter-gatherers, known as the first people of South Africa. Today their descendants are a population of around 100,000 people across Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, and South Africa. The San’s tracking skills are renowned, and they have the…
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Article Talk ~ Central Africa Republic (CAR) Insight: The Africa Insight with David
Article Talk: Central Africa Republic Insight The Central African Republic (CAR)[a] is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the south, the Republic of the Congo to the southwest, and Cameroon to…
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African Poetry ~ Telephone Conversation; By Wole Soyinka: The Africa Insight with David
Wole Soyinka(b.1934) “Telephone Conversation” The price seemed reasonable, Location Indifferent. The landlady swore she lived Off premises. Nothing remained But self-confession. “Madam,” I warned,”I hate a wasted journey–I am African.”Silence. Silenced transmission of Pressurized good-breeding. Voice, when it came,Lipstick coated, long gold-rolled Cigarette-holder pipped. Caught I was foully.”HOW DARK?” . . . I had not…
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