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African Tour: Cheering Crowds greet Pope Francis’ Message of Peace in Uganda

AMA — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 09:20:27 +0000

Thousands of enthusiastic Ugandans have greeted Pope Francis as he held a mass youth rally and honoured martyred Christians during the second leg of his historic three-nation trip to Africa. The 78-year-old pope preached a message of love and peace on Saturday as he ditched his prepared remarks to address the rally for young people [...]

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Gbenga Sesan: Connecting a Million on Al Jazeera English

AMA — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 12:15:38 +0000

As a school student Gbenga Sesan was denied access to the computer room at his Nigerian school and told he was not clever enough to operate one. Years later, Gbenga is an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) expert, who has won international awards and is running a successful consultancy business. “I’m the kind of guy [...]

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Basketmouth: Trash Talking on Al Jazeera English

AMA — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 11:35:53 +0000

Nigerian comedy has boomed in the last decade, and Bright “Basketmouth” Okpocha is, arguably, the country’s most successful stand-up comic. Born and bred in the notorious Lagos slum Ajegunle, he discovered his gift for comedy by chance and has never looked back. “Basketmouth means somebody who doesn’t hold anything back, which is like a basket. [...]

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