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Dr Mukwege did not resign because of pressure to declare more Covid-19 cases

Nobel laureate dismisses fake news about coronavirus role

African Heroes Jun 20
A post has been circulating falsely claiming that 2018 Nobel laureate Dr Dénis Mukwege resigned from COVID-19 response teams in DR Congo because he had been ordered to declare illnesses and deaths to be coronavirus-related even when they were not.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
UN must do more to remove 'stain of racism' - Officials
African Heroes Jun 16
More than 20 senior United Nations officials from different African countries have spoken about their outrage at systemic racism and police brutality in the United States and across the world.
Thousands of Africans fought for Britain in World War Two
Ghanaian veteran reaches out to UK's Capt Tom
African Heroes May 29
A 95-year-old World War Two veteran, Pte Joseph Hammond from Ghana, has sent a video message to fellow Burma veteran Capt Tom Moore, asking him to send a message to other veterans in Africa.
Private Joseph Hammond
Ghana WW2 in a coronavirus fundraiser
African Heroes May 23
A 95-year-old World War Two veteran from Ghana has set himself the challenge of walking two miles a day for a week to raise money for coronavirus charities.
Steve Biko
African Heroes: Steve Biko
African Heroes May 13
Bantu Stephen Biko was a freedom fighter with South African origin, who spearheaded a movement which aimed at empowering black natives to stop feeling inferior to the whites. He opposed apartheid in the strongest terms possible.
Patrice Lumumba
African Heroes - Patrice Lumumba
African Heroes May 10
Patrice Hemery Lumumba was a renowned leader of the 19th Century in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He fought for independence and was recognized as the leader of the Congo National Movement Party.