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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Oct 6

    "They just want you to be @beyonce or a @rihanna - that light skin and the big hair." Ghanian pop star @wiyaala, tells @BenInLDN and #BBCWhatsNew? how @Madonna inspires her and why she won't be conforming any time soon 🇬🇭🎤🎶pic.twitter.com/jgMGz4l6AI

    Wiyaala is winning!
    The Ghanian pop star brings her raw & infectious energy to BBC What's New?
    3:07 AM - 6 Oct 2018
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    112 replies 1,437 retweets 2,724 likes
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      2. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Oct 7

        Full @Wiyaala interview with @BenInLDN is now LIVE, right here on the #BBCWhatsNew YouTube channel!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7ru34z1dr8 …

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      3. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Oct 7

        Your kids can catch this week's full episode of #BBCWhatsNew here as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1tzHXhxftg … This week, the team look at how journalists get their stories 🕵🏾‍♂️🕵🏾‍♀️ including an interview with the continent's most famous under-cover reporter @anasglobal!

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      1. LionessofAfrica‏ @Wiyaala Oct 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @Beyonce and

        2013 - "African Fashion Is Being Stolen. @Beyonce, more African Than Me? No!"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InxGPb5V4fg …

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      2. Mboneni‏ @juliamj2001 Oct 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @africaupdates and

        I don’t know her music, now I’m interested

        1 reply 1 retweet 7 likes
      3. Aikins‏ @aikinsfelix Oct 6
        Replying to @juliamj2001 @BBCAfrica and

        Try wiyaala- leno (this place)

        0 replies 2 retweets 7 likes
      4. End of conversation
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      2. A Penny F 💀r Your Thots‏ @Oi_Penelope Oct 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @Beyonce and

        We must protect Wiyaala at all Costs!

        1 reply 7 retweets 28 likes
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      1. PieroAlldae‏ @pieroAlldae Oct 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @Beyonce and

        Indeed a lioness of africa

        0 replies 3 retweets 25 likes
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      1. Aimee‏ @ongeso Oct 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @Mwirigi and

        @Wiyaala you are an inspiration to all of us- to be ourselves and realise our full potential in our genuine selves....you have roared, we are listening. A lioness sleeps in the heart of every brave woman.

        0 replies 4 retweets 26 likes
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      2. Dont scare Me, colonizer‏ @Skaffeke Oct 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @Beyonce and

        #GRACEJONES!! #madonna? Me no think so

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. LionessofAfrica‏ @Wiyaala Oct 6
        Replying to @Skaffeke @BBCAfrica and

        You are a clever boy! it's Wiyaala, the lioness of Africa! 😂😂pic.twitter.com/IAjJrYyCR9

        1 reply 4 retweets 19 likes
      4. Dont scare Me, colonizer‏ @Skaffeke Oct 7
        Replying to @Wiyaala @BBCAfrica and

        Clever lady, you mean? Yes, thank you👏🏾

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Jide Macaulay HHH ™‏ @RevJide Oct 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @Beyonce and

        I am in love with her and all her styles. She is doing this for our community and we support her.

        0 replies 2 retweets 20 likes
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      1. vivien hope‏ @VHndA Oct 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @Beyonce and

        I like her n totally agree!!! 😁😁😁

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      2. Turkish Gays - LGBT‏ @PrideTurkey Oct 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @Beyonce and

        Wow.. She is great. Hard to believe she has not become an international sensation yet.

        1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
      3. Ben Hunte‏Verified account @BenInLDN Oct 9
        Replying to @PrideTurkey @BBCAfrica and

        She's touring internationally, so she's definitely on her way! 👌🏾

        0 replies 1 retweet 5 likes
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      1. Eric Tetteh‏ @erictettehkwesi Oct 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @Beyonce and

        I like it too Wiyaala. Great interview. Energizing. Can't stop watching it @Wiyaala

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      1. Pizza‏ @AdamuMusah20 Oct 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @Beyonce and

        What you love is what I love

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      1. NadiaUmar‏ @NadiaUmar18 Oct 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @Beyonce and

        The Lioness has spoken ! Long Live Wiyaala

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      2. João Mindo II‏ @theconcreteape Oct 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @Beyonce and

        I am so happy with ya @Wiyaala. Keep being your own self. U the Africa in Person. Why be Beyoncé and Rihanna if they aren't even original.

        1 reply 3 retweets 13 likes
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