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The Day the Desert Remembered: Timbuktu’s Manuscripts Rise Again

The Day the Desert Remembered: Timbuktu’s Manuscripts Rise Again Opening Scene: Dust, Light, and the Hum of Return The room is quiet enough to hear the brush, bristle by bristle,

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Dust to Data: How Timbuktu’s Secret Libraries Escaped War and Went Digital

Dust to Data: How Timbuktu’s Secret Libraries Escaped War and Went Digital Hook: Fragile Pages That Outlived Empires In a city ringed

Receipts of Revolution: The Diaspora Strategy Politicians Can’t See (But It’s Already Winning)

Receipts of Revolution: The Diaspora Strategy Politicians Can’t See (But It’s Already Winning) Cold open: From Brixton to Baltimore in minutes It

When the Streets Went Live: Kenya’s Digital Generation Rewired Power in Real Time

Title: When the Streets Went Live: Kenya’s Digital Generation Rewired Power in Real Time Lede: The Night Nairobi Found Its Pulse Nairobi

They Logged On, They Showed Up: Kenya’s Gen Z Just Made a President Blink

They Logged On, They Showed Up: Kenya’s Gen Z Just Made a President Blink Opening Notes, A Street That Felt Like a

Entrepreneur Expands The UK’s First African Fine Dining Food Brand

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People & Politics

So What do you do, Lois Chimimba?

The Glasgow-born Actress on Growing Up, Making it in Theatreland and wonder.land Interviewed by Shola Adenekan Tuesday, November 17, 2015. 1. Can

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Music

The Making of a Reggae Classic

ON BLACK UHURU’S “GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER” By Mtume ya Salaam of kalamu.com Saturday/Sunday, July 5-6, 2008. If you can name

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Life & Style·Travel & Wellbeing

She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story

By Duaa Eldeib | @deldeib | With thanks to NewBlackMan | Originally published by ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom.

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Africa

God and Politics in Nigeria

Playing The God Card In oil-rich but poverty-stricken Nigeria, God, business and politics go hand in hand. Corrupt politicians often justify their actions

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Technology

What Makes Open Banking APIs Essential for Today’s Fintech

By Business Desk Thursday, 27 March 2025. Innovation and customer-centric solutions are key to success in financial technology (fintech). One technology that

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Arts & Media

Dalton Paula’s Art is Subversive, Educative and Innovative

By Shola Adenekan Tuesday, December 3, 2024. Brussels is the epicentre of art in Europe, just as it does with its easy

Food

Innovations That May Change the Food We Eat

Technology is ever changing, and this is true for food just as it is in any other industry. We’re constantly adapting what

Obituaries

“The Message is Still the Same”: The Soul of D.J. Rogers

“The Message is Still the Same”: The Soul of D.J. Rogers By Mark Anthony Neal | @NewBlackMan | with thanks to NewBlackMan (in

Travel & Wellbeing

How to Deal With Stress Effectively

How to Deal with Stress EffectivelyBy Features DeskWednesday, October 27, 2021.Today’s modern world is full of stressors. Whether it is being stuck

Africa

The Day the Desert Remembered: Timbuktu’s Manuscripts Rise Again

Africa

Dust to Data: How Timbuktu’s Secret Libraries Escaped War and Went Digital

Africa

When the Streets Went Live: Kenya’s Digital Generation Rewired Power in Real Time

Africa

Entertainment

Travel & Wellbeing

How Are Wellness and Aesthetics Linked?

By the Health Desk Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Wellness and aesthetics have become increasingly intertwined, with people recognizing that taking care of both the mind and body is essential for a balanced and fulfilling life. Traditionally, wellness was seen as a concept focused on