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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 18 Oct 2017

    Did you know that the first black student at the UK's prestigious Oxford University came from Sierra Leone? http://bbc.in/2hOdXjn pic.twitter.com/3LcdWUkh6J

    10:56 AM - 18 Oct 2017
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      1. Limbo‏ @AyoAderufus 18 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Sierra Leone had a mixed breed of West Africans because it was "FREE TOWN"

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      1. ona_96‏ @ownermandozana 18 Oct 2017
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        I thought he was from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

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      1. Gwavvu Wass‏ @GwavvuW 18 Oct 2017
        Replying to @SafehandsMcKay @BBCAfrica

        And they had to post such a picture in 2017, to make us proud?What’s wrong with you @BBCAfrica ?😡

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      2. Áhmēd Ŷ‏ @mcahmedy 18 Oct 2017
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        I’m surprised it’s not a Nigerian.

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      3. #Kwatadiary #237‏ @GrandvFranklin 18 Oct 2017
        Replying to @mcahmedy @BBCAfrica

        Naija wan capture everything!! Am surprise myself he's not from Cameroon

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      4. Iamnodaysoff®™ 🇺🇸  🇧🇼 🇿🇦 🐦‏ @brian_elephant 19 Oct 2017
        Replying to @GrandvFranklin @mcahmedy @BBCAfrica

        pic.twitter.com/ciZBRM2zhH

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      1. Evita‏ @togEvita 21 Oct 2017
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        Thanks for sharing. Good to know. #AfricaUnite

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      1. Osman Sankoh‏ @oasankoh 19 Oct 2017
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        I didn't know but I am not surprised. Sierra Leone was the first to establish a University in West Africa.

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      1. Waithira M. Protano‏ @In2TheSunshine2 19 Oct 2017
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        @africaupdates Hmm. Cc @WanjiraL

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      1. Jacob Okello‏ @JacobOkello2010 19 Oct 2017
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        Which year? Who was he? What were the benefits he brought back to Sierra Leone and Africa at large? What's to be learnt from this story?

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      1. Iamnodaysoff®™ 🇺🇸  🇧🇼 🇿🇦 🐦‏ @brian_elephant 19 Oct 2017
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        Not Kenya? 😟pic.twitter.com/ax7O5TDUVE

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      1. Nesbit Kirimi‏ @Nesbit8 18 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        so what! To be a better worker for countries exploiting them back home?

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      1. Isha Clarkson‏ @IshaClarkson1 18 Oct 2017
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        I'm so proud to hear that

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      1. Singh‏ @DumeSingh 18 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Now we know courtesy of BBC AFRICA.

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