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World Cities Day

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The Mandela Rhodes Scholarship: A personal journey of growth and leadership development

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Music heritage and wellbeing

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World Oceans Day is a reminder of our oceans' very pressing needs

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A conversation with 2023 Äänit Prize winner Maureen Etuket

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A catch-up with Äänit 2023 winner Kira Düsterwald

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Melody Asukile: A neurologist who wants more patients to benefit from accessible, accurate epilepsy diagnosis.

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Biotechnologist, Praise Tembo is determined to address aging, a key challenge of our century!

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The Dramaturge: Lunga Radebe, the writer with a vision for South African TV

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The founder: Joseph Kihara, the Kenyan businessman on a fast track

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The Criminologist: The young academic telling untold stories of the criminal justice system

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The Pan-African tech guru: Chido Dzinotyiwei on the 4iR in Africa

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Driving a green agenda within big business: Yannick Yala Konga

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Christy Chitengu: The young lawyer fighting for the rights of stateless people.

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New skills for a new nation: Meet Ismail Ombo Dumutu from South Sudan

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Luqman Jama: The Somali scholar seeking a path from poverty to peace for his nation

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My story of MRF impact: Fanidh Sanogo

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My story of MRF impact: Luqman Abdukadir and Ismail Dumutu

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My story of MRF impact Reem Elsayed

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My story of MRF impact: Nogues Ollier

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Making magic with actor Masasa Mbangeni

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Made in the fire: From civil war to civil service

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Taking the baton forward: The scholar advocating for girls' rights

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Taking the village with him

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Doctor beyond borders: In the mind of an ENT surgeon in training

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Hope For Africa

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True Grit: From Pharmacy to Robotics and AI

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Long walk through adversity: a former child bride’s path to education

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Fanidh Sanogo: Going sideways to see differently

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Yohane Gadama: The need for neurology

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Kadria Hassan: What happens when cities develop too quickly?

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Afro-vision: the filmmaker on a mission to tell better stories about Africa

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From offcuts to inputs: the entrepreneur creating a circular economy in fashion

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Preaching peace: the young leader slowing down Cameroon’s civil war

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The courage coach: how Rachel Nyaradzo Adams is developing deep benches of leaders in Africa

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Healing first: how Tumelo Moreri is helping young Africans become leaders

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Preserving African languages with linguist Ahmed Sosal

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Healing Humanity with drama therapist Leané Meiring

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Inventing Algorithms with tech boss Lethabo Motsoaledi