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Last Tuesday, five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo made history by becoming the first African musician to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Let me repeat that: the first African musician to be honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Africa is the cradle of humanity and the birthplace of music, so …


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Du sol le bec de la poule ne revient jamais bredouille (proverbe Bamiléké – Cameroun) – on ne perd jamais en faisant quelque chose. A hen’s beak never comes back empty from the ground (Bamiléké proverb – Cameroon) – one never loses by taking action.

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On Sunday, August 16, 2026, in Rabat, Morocco, Cameroon defeated Malawi 3–0 to become the new Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) champion. It was a historic final that felt instantly unforgettable. Neither team had ever won the trophy before, and this made it only the third WAFCON final since 1998 where both sides were …


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On this day, 7 August which marks Cote d’Ivoire’s 66th anniversary of its ‘independence’, on this national holiday, the ancestral talking drum, Djidji Ayôkwé was presented to the people. This is the first object returned by France to Côte d’Ivoire, the first of 148 artifacts. France returned the sacred drum looted from Côte d’Ivoire after 110 years. …


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Africans shined at the 2026 Commonwealth Games which took place in Glasgow, Scotland from July 23 to August 2, 2026. 13 African countries won medals compared to 10 at the previous 2022 Commonwealth Games. These countries were : Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius, Cameroon, Uganda, Namibia, Ghana, Lesotho, Zambia, Gabon, Gambia, Rwanda. Nigeria topped the …


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