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Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane was a Mozambican scholar, sociologist and nationalist leader, born on 20 June 1920. He became the founding president of the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) and a leading figure in Mozambique’s struggle for independence from Portuguese colonial rule.
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King Jaja of Opobo, whose birth name was Jubo Jubogha, was born around 1821 in present-day Imo State. After being taken into the domestic slave system and later rising to prominence in Bonny, he became a powerful merchant and eventually founded the Opobo Kingdom in the Niger Delta.
NBM of Africa, Worldwide – Sapele Zone: Empowering Education Through “Back To School” Humanitarian Project
In a resounding commitment to community upliftment and educational empowerment, the NBM of Africa, Worldwide – Sapele Zone, has successfully implemented its “Back To School” Humanitarian Project
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Abebe Bikila was an Ethiopian long-distance runner, born on 7 August 1932 in Jato, Ethiopia. He became one of Africa’s most celebrated athletes and made history at the 1960 Rome Olympics, winning the marathon while running barefoot. He successfully defended his Olympic marathon title at Tokyo 1964, becoming the first athlete to win the Olympic marathon twice.
NBM To ECOWAS: Humanitarian Service Key To Peace Building
The NBM of Africa Worldwide has called on ECOWAS and other regional stakeholders to give greater recognition to humanitarian intervention, community support and public education as tools for preventing conflict and strengthening peace across West Africa.
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Kunta Kinte is the name given by author Alex Haley to his ancestor, a young Mandinka man from Juffureh in present-day The Gambia who, according to the family history presented in Roots, was captured and transported to North America as an enslaved person in the 18th century. His story became internationally known through Haley’s 1976 novel Roots and its television adaptations.