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Journalist. a and graduate . Before: Covered companies and the economy in East Africa for . Alum and .
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I thought he was doing this in Tanzania?!
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Idris Elba has announced plans to build a film studio in Ghana.
He will shoot a movie in Ghana in December.
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It must be slightly surreal for him - on the cusp of this momentous moment in his career yet he is on a team that’s struggling.
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No one should have thought that LeBron, at this point in his career, would score 63 points on Saturday, but many did because he has provided so many miracles in his career.
On Saturday, he came short, but showed why many believed he wouldn't.
nytimes.com/2023/02/05/spo
As great as Haaland is it’s amazing how anonymous he can be at times during games. And he has been incredibly ineffective thus far in this game. #TOTMCI
The Lions of Teranga 🇸🇳 are the kings of African football. They beat Algeria 🇩🇿 to win the CHAN tournament to add to their AFCON title they won in 2021. Mabrouk!
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How this man isn’t under pressure is surprising to me.
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FT.
Wolves 3 - 0 Liverpool
I can't wait for Klopp's excuse.
#RadullKE
#WOLLIV
Everton stun the league leaders Arsenal. What a start to the weekend’s football. #PremierLeague
Time for Jorginho. #EVEARS
Hmmmm.
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With all the money that Chelsea has spent recruiting talented midfielders the question remains - where are the goals going to come from?
With all the money that Chelsea has spent recruiting talented midfielders the question remains - where are the goals going to come from?
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Which begs the question as to why they are laying off people, thousands of people in the case of the tech industry.
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I'm starting to think — stay with me here — that the tech and media sectors are not indicative of the labor market as a whole.
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I have seen the film. It should’ve received a few nominations for sure.
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Despite being a critical and box office smash hit, The Woman King didn’t get the Oscar nominations that many think it deserves. Director @GPBmadeit tells me it speaks to the “the historical dismissiveness of Black women and their work – and their excellence.”
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“It’s not just one Black person in a pool with 12 white teammates, or two. It’s a whole pool full of all Black athletes."
Fantastic story by on Asante Prince's mission to grow water polo in Ghana.
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Black Americans Are Much More Likely to Face Tax Audits, Study Finds - The New York Times
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"For our parents, the process of aging in America can feel like immigrating all over again."
“After a certain age, they become the confused generation,” she says. “They can’t go back and live there again. They don’t quite fit in here either.”
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Apparently Mo Salah is better than Sadio Mane and Neymar.
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Tanzania warns its nationals against fighting for foreign armies after the death of a student last October who had been recruited from a prison in Moscow by the Wagner Group to fight for Russia in Ukraine.
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Serikali yatoa ufafanuzi kuhusu kifo cha Mtanzania aliyekuwa masomoni nchini Urusi
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Is there a way to get a rid of the “For You” stream on Twitter?
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If they both run, Democrats likely lose that seat, right?
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New: Democrat @RubenGallego officially launches his campaign for Senate in Arizona
"The problem isn’t that Sen. Sinema abandoned the Democratic Party — it’s that she’s abandoned Arizona," he says.
Team Sinema won't comment.
Unclear if she runs in 2024.
nbcnews.com/politics/2024-
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The 2023 Caine Prize submission window closes this Thursday 26th January!!
Writers, please read our rules of entry here: caineprize.com/rules-of-entry then contact your publishers and ask them to submit your story.
Publishers: Submit entries via this link👇
zealous.co/theakocainepri
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Arsenal are for real.
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The things we do to each other, Subhanallah.
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Nigerian authorities Friday reported on an attack in north central Benue state that left at least eight people dead and added that some of the victims were beheaded. dlvr.it/ShBBnd
IMF chief says global economic outlook ‘less bad’ than feared
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Ya Allah, if this is your plan, I trust you.
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A professional soccer player.
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What did you want to be when you were 13?
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Unlikely that Kane will move to Bayern so I would go with Kolo Muani.
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Who should #Bayern sign in the 2023 summer transfer window as their future no. 9 striker, their heir to Robert #Lewandowski?
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#fcbayern #fcb #bayernmunich #lewandowski #emcm #choupo #Lücke #Füllkrug #KoloMuani #Thuram #Kane #thfc #sge #bmg
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Man City are humiliating Chelsea. #EmiratesFACup
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Interesting.
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EXCL: Roberto Martinez has reached verbal agreement to become Portugal coach. Appointment as Fernando Santos successor likely to be finalised towards end of next week. 49yo Spaniard has had club + int’l interest since leaving Belgium role @TheAthleticFC theathletic.com/4066354/2023/01
Chelsea will be lucky to be a top six side in the premier league going forward.
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Wall Street Journal reporter was conducting interviews outside of a Chase Bank before he was handcuffed and detained by police
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Kevin McCarthy in 2021: "I want you to watch Nancy Pelosi hand me that gavel. It will be hard not to hit her with it.”
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Is making $200 million embarrassing?
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Sure, Ronaldo ending up in Saudi Arabia is awkward, even embarrassing for him. But the real losers are the Ronaldo stans - they have to stream Al Nassr games and pretend they’re enjoying them now.
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“In 1961, to ward off European teams eager to buy his contract rights, the Brazilian government passed a resolution declaring him a nonexportable national treasure.”
Rest in piece, legend. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
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Should I take over as Twitter CEO?
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Our #USAvGarciaLuna podcast is OUT!
Episode 1, here futuroinvestigates.org/investigative-
10 years ago, I started investigating Genaro García Luna. 3 years ago, he was detained in Texas, accused of helping El Chapo. In a few weeks, he will face trial in NY.
Listen to and me
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