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Aug
22
2024
By The African Mirror
Michelle Obama emphasizes hope — and doesn’t hold back

Michelle Obama emphasizes hope — and doesn’t hold back

WORLD
Former First Lady Michelle Obama called Vice President Kamala Harris “one of the most qualified people ever to seek the office of the presidency” and went after former President Donald Trump in a speech met with an enthusiastic reaction at the Democratic National Convention. On Tuesday, Obama took the stage in her hometown to remind voters of a feeling they had during her husband’s campaign for president.“America, hope is making a comeback,” Obama told the cheering crowd.  Obama is experienced at pitching historic candidates to the American public. She’s spoken at every DNC since former President Barack Obama’s first nomination…
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Apr
13
2024
By AHMED KINGIMI and ANGELA UKOMADU
A decade on, tragedy of Nigeria’s Chibok Girls endures outside the spotlight

A decade on, tragedy of Nigeria’s Chibok Girls endures outside the spotlight

NEWS
TEN years ago, Solomon Maina's daughter, Debora, was one of 276 schoolgirls kidnapped from their dormitory in the middle of the night by Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist militants. Global outrage was swift. A ubiquitous "Bring Back Our Girls" campaign, drawing support from the likes of Michelle Obama and Sylvester Stallone, shined a spotlight on the abductions. Then, in 2016 and 2017, negotiations led to the highly publicised liberation of around 100 of the captives. Debora was not one of them. A decade after that fateful night in April 2014, the world has largely forgotten the plight of the so-called Chibok…
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Apr
30
2023
By The African Mirror
Obama, Spielberg and Springsteen delight Barcelona restaurant staff

Obama, Spielberg and Springsteen delight Barcelona restaurant staff

WORLD
PEOPLE in Barcelona had to do a double take when former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and film-maker Steven Spielberg joined the throngs of tourists to visit some of the city's main sites - albeit with added security. The trio were in Barcelona to attend a concert by pal Bruce Springsteen at Barcelona's Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium on Friday night. Obama, Spielberg and Springsteen dined at the Amar restaurant in the Palace Hotel on Thursday. Staff member Pol Perello uploaded a photo of them posing with wait staff and chefs to Instagram with the comment "the pleasure this job brings…
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Aug
18
2020
By The African Mirror
Michelle Obama presses fight for Biden with scathing attack on Trump

Michelle Obama presses fight for Biden with scathing attack on Trump

WORLD
JOHN WHITESIDES and JAMES OLIPHANT FORMER first lady Michelle Obama has launched a blistering attack on President Donald Trump and urged Americans to elect Democrat Joe Biden in November to end the chaos she said had been created during the four years of Trump's presidency. In an impassioned speech capping the first night of the Democratic National Convention, Obama said the Republican Trump "has had enough time to prove that he can do the job" but had failed to meet the moment in a country reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, economic turmoil and racial injustice. "Whenever we look to this…
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