African youth leaders to converge on Ghana for a 2-day summit

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The Young Politicians and Leaders Network (YPLN), the organising body aims to leverage on this avenue to bring together policy makers, young entrepreneurs, business executives, professionals and start-ups, to discuss various topical issues that pertain to economic empowerment, leadership, and entrepreneurship development.

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Sarkodie named ‘Year of Return’ ambassador

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Last month, Sarkodie used his acceptance speech at the BET hip hop awards to urge African Americans to come to Ghana for ‘Year of Return’. “I just want to say thank you to the Almighty God. To family, this one is for my lil girl Titi…. I think Africa has always had it and it is about that time. This year is the Year of Return and I will urge each and every one of you here to take a trip back home.” Sarkodie said.

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Akon, Sarkodie, Efya, Samini and more for Africa Conference for Collaborations, Exchange and Showcases (ACCES)2019

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ACCES 2019 will kick off on 28 November with the Music In Africa Honorary Award ceremony where Ghanaian legends Ebo Taylor and Bibie Brew will be awarded for their outstanding contribution to their home country’s music industry and that of Africa as a whole. They will join previous award recipients Baaba Maal (2017) and Eric Wainaina (2018).

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‘The Money Stone’, a documentary about child labour in galamsey to make its Africa premiere at Black Star international Film Festival, Accra

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“The Money Stone” tells the stories of Justice and Maxwell, two teen boys fighting for their dreams among the deadly gold mines of Ghana. The film will make its Africa premiere at the Black Star International Film Festival with screenings on August 22 at 8:00 PM and August 24 at 2:00 PM at the Silverbird Cinema in the Accra Mall.

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Young Ghanaian Poet, Gabriel Opare Blames American Pop Culture For The Cultural Decline Of Africa

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Because of the decline in oral tradition, a growing number children don’t learn the language of their hometowns or know the histories of their ethnicities etc. African cultures are slowly creeping towards a dangerous detrition. It is with this passion, having noticed that Africans are becoming more Americanized by the day, than Africanized that led the poet to capture this in his poetry book, The Face of Poverty Is Black & Other Poems

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