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From sleeping on the streets of Freetown to becoming an author: Yusuf Kamara released his debut book ‘Out of the Slums Came Poetry’

‘Out of the Slums Came Poetry’ is a book written by Yusuf Kamara and co-authored by Bridgette O James, an established Sierra Leonean poet who lives in the United Kingdom
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8 reasons why studying the leadership style of Thomas Sankara should be mandatory for African leaders

A Pan-Africanist and undisputably one of the greatest African leaders of our time, Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara carved out a reputation dominant in African politics and history for generations to

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Meet 11-year-old Saratu Dan-Azumi: The Nigerian Mathematical Genius “That Can Calculate Numbers In Millions”

Saratu dan-Azumi has recently proven to be the babe of the media after stories of her outstanding mathematical skills topped the front pages of news agencies across Africa. A video

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Top 50 Most Interesting Facts About Africa You Should Know

Top 50 Most Interesting Facts About Africa
Here are the Top 50 Most Interesting Facts About Africa you should know
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Meet Cheikh Mbacke Thiam: The Senegalese man using home materials to make Afro-style sneakers

Cheikh Mbacke Thiam
Cheikh Mbacke Thiam is a Senegalese entrepreneur and innovator. He is famous and known for his handmade local Afro-style sneakers made from household materials.
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Simon Petrus: The Nambian prodigy who invented a sim-less and airtime-free phone using scraps

Simon Petrus
In 2016, Simon Petrus, a Nambian student made headlines after his invention made the news in all spheres of the continent. The prodigy invented the country's first-ever locally made sim-less
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Remembering Sierra Leone’s Forgotten Ebola Hero: Dr Sheik Umar Khan

Dr Sheik Umar Khan
Dr Sheik Umar Khan was a doctor from Sierra Leone who led the fight against the Ebola virus disease in Sierra Leone and saved more than 100 people before succumbing
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Sierraflixx: Two Young Sierra Leoneans Set To Launch Sierra Leone’s First-ever Movie Streaming Platform

Sierraflixx
Two young Sierra Leoneans, Idrissa Barry Jalloh and Fatu Kamara have created a streaming platform called Sierraflixx that is twenty-five times faster than YouTube and streams up to 4K ultra
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The Enslaved Black Man Behind The Jack Daniel’s Whiskey

Jasper Newton popularly known as "Jack Daniel" is celebrated for inventing Jack Daniel's Whiskey in the 19th century. However, the company announced in 2016 that Daniel had learnt the skill
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Was the KFC Recipe A Stolen Concept From A Black Woman Named Miss Childress?

Miss Childress, a black woman and African American is the brain behind the original KFC formula NOT Colonel Sanders
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Who Is Alhaji Ing. Mohamed Babatunde Cole – The Businessman Who Built And Donated A State-of-The-Art Multi-purpose Building Worth US$2 Million To Fourah Bay College

Alhaji Ing. Mohamed Babatunde Cole is a fellow of the Institute of Engineers in Sierra Leone; and a member of the Professional Engineers Registration Council.
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Who Is Constance Cummings-John – The Beautiful Sierra Leonean Woman On The New Twenty Leones Currency

Constance Cummings-John
Constance Cummings-John was a Sierra Leonean educationist and politician in both pre and post-colonial Sierra Leone who campaigned for women’s rights in Sierra Leone and the continent of Africa at
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20-year-old Sierra Leonean Innovator Mamadu Ndulador Bah Has Developed The First Locally Made Computer Power Bank In Sierra Leone

Mamadu Ndulador Bah
A 20 years old Sierra Leonean inventor and innovator, Mamadu Ndulador Bah, known for his fuel-free generator innovation has made history by developing the first-ever locally made computer power bank
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Meet Kimani Maruge: The Oldest Person To Ever Enroll In Primary School

It is never too late after all. There might be years wasted but no mistake is too great to bounce back. Kimani Maruge is a prime example. If you ask

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Software Developer Samuel Ayo Adepoju Has Created A Website ‘Leones Converter’ That Easily Convert The Old Leone To New Leone

The Leones Converter website can correctly convert the old Leone to the new Leone in a second. All you need to do is to input the value of Leones you
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