November 2018

25 Nov

The Zambian “Afronaut” Who Wanted to Join the Space Race

In 1964, Edward Mukuka Nkoloso wanted to join the space race. Was he for real? ILLUSTRATION BY HEIDI & GARETH CHISHOLM At the height of the Cold War, a schoolteacher launched the Zambian Space Program with a dozen aspiring teen-age astronauts. Was he unfairly mocked? by Namwali Serpell | The New Yorker My country was born on October 24, 1964. The former British protectorate of Northern Rhodesia, taking its new name from the great Zambezi River, would henceforth be known as Zambia. A week...
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25 Nov

Meet the 10-year-old DJ taking Ghana by storm

Erica Armah Bra-Bulu Tandoh, better known as DJ Switch, is the youngest person to win the prestigious Ghana DJ award in June 2018. The 10-year-old, who began DJing a year ago, attracts hundreds of people to her shows, which feature music, singing, dancing and even horses. Despite her love of music, Erica hopes to be a gynecologist when she is older and is an advocate of education. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1zLIr7Msd4 See more of DJ Switch's music on her YouTube channel ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnm1...
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