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Pope Francis in state

Africa

VIDEO: African allegedly turned away from paying last respect to late Pope Francis

By Emmanuel Akyereko An African man has been allegedly turned away from paying his last respect to Pope Francis at the St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican City on Thursdays. Per widely circulated video on social media, the black man was heard screaming and shouting on top of his voice after being allegedly denied access to the closet where everybody was paying their last respect to the late Pope. Pope […]

todayApril 24, 2025

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Golf legend Tiger Woods dating Trump Jr.’s ex-Wife Vanessa

Multiple golf championship winner Tiger Woods has gone public with his relationship with the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr. Vanessa Trump. According to sources, Woods has already informed his ex-wife Elin Nordegren about his courtship with Vanessa, fearing she could have learnt of it from the public space. Per numerous reports, Trump Jr. is cool with the pair being together and Ivanka Trump, Vanessa's former sister-in-law, has offered her good […]

todayApril 18, 2025

World of Hisayo Shito Kimono

Japan

Captivating scenes at 2025 World of Hisayo Shito Kimono Art in Tokyo

By Emmanuel Akyereko Impressive scenes were recorded at the 2025 World of Hisayo Shito Kimono Art in Tokyo during the weekend. The international fashion show drew a lot of top level and high class individual from across the world who attended the event in the Japanese capital. Japanese-born political activisit and former First Lady of Indonesia Dewi Sukarno was the special guest of honour at the event as the CEO of […]

todayApril 9, 2025 1

Akosua Agyapong performed to the delight of Japanese workers at the Japan Embassy in Accra

Japan

Award-winning Ghanaian highlife singer Akosua Agyapong thrills Japanese audience at Emperor’s birthday celebration

By Emmanuel Akyereko Celebrated Ghanaian highlife singer Akosua Agyapong was the toast of Japanese audience during her performance at an event to mark the celebration of the birthday Japanese Emperor at the Japanese Embassy in Accra, Ghana last week. Agyapong, 55, performed some of her best songs to the Japanese workers at the Embassy who danced to the nice Ghanaian highlife tunes. Agyapong began singing at an early age and […]

todayMarch 5, 2025

Africa

Ghana and Jamaica hold successful cultural exchange symposium in Tokyo

Ghanaian and Jamaican residents in Japan came together to celebrate their common cultural heritage in Tokyo, Japan over the weekend. The event was organised by the Ghana Embassy in Japan in collaboration with Bayside Entertainment Limited under the umbrella name Accra to Kingston Cultural Event at the Akasaka Civic Center in Minato-Ku. The event highlighted the power of cultural diplomacy, bringing together diplomats, dignitaries, and cultural enthusiasts to celebrate the […]

todayMarch 3, 2025

Simon Chibueze Christian

Africa

Nigerian soccer player Simon Chibueze Christian speaks on Jafriq Radio’s One Africa One World maiden episode

Nigerian soccer player Simon Chibueze Christian has been speaking to Jafriq Radio on the maiden edition of the One Africa One World series. In a 52-minute talk show, the lanky forward who is currently on the books of Osaka City FC speaks on a wide-range of issues bothering on relationship, racism, funny and intriguing moments since arriving in Japan about 6 months ago from his home country of Nigeria. Below […]

todayMarch 2, 2025

Queen Nanny of Jamaica was captured and sold into slavery from Ghana

Africa

Queen Nanny – Who is the Ghanaian woman whose head is on a bank note of Jamaica?

By Emmanuel Akyereko The setting is far away in East Asia, in the city of Tokyo - capital of arguably the most prosperous country in the region - Japan. A handful of immigrants from Ghana - a 38 million-populated country located in West Africa have conceived an idea. The grand scheme of this idea is an attempt to connect with parts of their missing roots which have been far away […]

todayFebruary 11, 2025

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