Tag: Sports
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Meet Boujmaa Guilloul | First African windsurfer to win International Windsurfing Competition
I grew up literally a ten minute walk from the ocean. As children, my brother and I would sneak out of the house and go play football on the street or go fishing. Once when out fishing, I saw tourists surfing. At first I thought wind surfing was out of reach. To be honest it…
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Johanna Omolo | My African Story and being A boy from the Dumpsite
When I go back, I know I am close to home whenever I start to smell and to be welcomed by the famous stink of Dandora garbage dump. It is unbearable.
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Africa Dreams Big with Masai Ujiri and The Giants of Africa
Masai Ujiri might have a full time job as the President and General Manager of the Toronto Raptors, Canada’s only team in the NBA. But he is also fiercely dedicated to youth development in Africa. Born and bred in Nigeria, Masai realized that there is an abundance of basketball talent in Africa but the players…
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Diane Nukuri; From A Small Village In Burundi To The Olympics
Carrying my country’s flag at the London Olympics has been the highlight of my running career so far. I loved dressing up in our traditional clothes. I got to hang out with people from all over the world, not just other athletes from Burundi, although that was the best part. It was a great night…