<p>African Voices goes into the octagon to explore mixed martial arts with ​​South African middleweight UFC champion Dricus Du Plessis. CNN’s Larry Madowo spoke with him a few months after his title fight against American Sean Strickland to discuss his historic win, his journey, and what’s in store for his next fight.</p>
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How South Africa got its first UFC middleweight champ

African Voices goes into the octagon to explore mixed martial arts with ​​South African middleweight UFC champion Dricus Du Plessis. CNN’s Larry Madowo spoke with him a few months after his title fight against American Sean Strickland to discuss his historic win, his journey, and what’s in store for his next fight.

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<p>African Voices goes into the octagon to explore mixed martial arts with ​​South African middleweight UFC champion Dricus Du Plessis. CNN’s Larry Madowo spoke with him a few months after his title fight against American Sean Strickland to discuss his historic win, his journey, and what’s in store for his next fight.</p>
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How South Africa got its first UFC middleweight champ
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<p>In the 1980s, Kansas City Chiefs legend Christian Okoye paved the way for young Africans to play American Football in the United States. Now, Washington Commanders’ Haggai Chisom Ndubuisi and Seattle Seahawks’ Kenneth Odumegwu are making their own way in the league through the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program.</p>
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Meet the elite Nigerian athletes making moves in American Football
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King Promise: ‘Afrobeats has become the yardstick for all Africans making global music'
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<p>The Nigerian doctor on what drove her to become a doctor, and helping advance knowledge of sickle cell anemia.</p>
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2013: Dr. Bosede Afolabi explains why she chose medicine
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Ghanaian singer King Promise champions African music on the global stage
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<p>For years, African children relied on Western content to meet their educational and entertainment needs. Now, African animators are changing that. CNN finds out how the creators of Kunda Kids and Jeni & Keni are using animation to teach life lessons and celebrate African culture.</p>
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How two creators are changing the edutainment narrative for children in Africa through animation
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Nigerian Singer Rema sits down with Larry Madowo for an interview for African Voices Changemakers in Detroit, Michigan August 17, 2024.
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Rema is setting the tone for the next wave of Afrobeats
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<p>CNN takes you inside Nigerian singer Rema’s highly anticipated Benin City homecoming concert as he shares with Larry Madowo why his hometown of Benin City will always have his heart.</p>
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Inside Afrobeats singer Rema’s homecoming to Benin City
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Lesotho singer Morena Leraba
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There’s more to African music than Afrobeats – just listen to these artists
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