Tag: African Diaspora

Edouard Mendy: How Chelsea’s new goalkeeper beat setbacks to succeed

New Chelsea keeper Edouard Mendy's journey to the top has been far…

Babacar Diarra, BBC Babacar Diarra, BBC

Faris Gezahegn: ‘I was forced to flee my country because of my sexuality’

Faris Cuchi Gezahegn is an LGBT rights activist who lives in Austria…

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Nigeria’s Kelechi Nwakali: Visa issues nearly derailed my career

A light seems to have shone at the end of the tunnel…

Debola Adebanjo, BBC Debola Adebanjo, BBC

How Vogue’s British-Ghanaian editor Edward Enninful is shaking up the fashion world

August 2020 saw no soca floats sliding along West London’s Ladbroke Grove.…

Diana Evans, TIME Magazine Diana Evans, TIME Magazine

Barbara Gonzalez: The CEO changing perceptions in Tanzanian football

Facing prejudice because of her age and gender is something Barbara Gonzalez…

Celestine Karoney, BBC Celestine Karoney, BBC

Stephen Akpabio-Klementowski: ‘I went from prison to PhD’

Stephen Akpabio-Klementowski tells the extraordinary story of how he transformed his life…

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Mercy Baguma: Ugandan family want answers from UK

The Ugandan family of Mercy Baguma, who died in the UK where…

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Ikponwosa Ero: The first UN independent expert on albinism fighting the stigma

Ikponwosa Ero was born in Nigeria with albinism, a rare condition that…

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Anne Wafula-Strike pushes for change in disability

Anne Wafula-Strike was the first wheelchair racer from Sub-Saharan Africa to compete…

Peter Musembi, BBC Peter Musembi, BBC

Mani Arthur: ‘Why I created a support group for black cyclists’

There aren’t many black cyclists on the global sport stage. So when…

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