MuseAfrica presents 20 reasons why Africa is Great today
Updated – MuseAfrica celebrates 20 Reasons why Africa is Great today on #AfricaDay2020 at 3:45 PM.
All the great moments Africa has earned that has changed and also shaped the conversations in the World from Music, fashion, Politics, food, culture, sports + more.
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Check out 20 Reasons why Africa is Great today presented by MuseAfrica.
#MuseAfrica #MuseAfrica celebrates #ThisIsWhyAfricaIsGreat: On 19 August 1992 Zimbabwean former professional footballer, Peter Ndlovu made history by being the first African footballer to play in the new English @PremierLeague. #AfricaDay #AfricaDay2020 pic.twitter.com/BXZydFqsML
— MUSE AFRICA (@muse_africa) May 25, 2020
#MuseAfrica celebrates #ThisIsWhyAfricaIsGreat: Did you know South African former professional boxer, Gerrie Coetzee was the first African ever to fight for, and win, a world heavyweight championship, having held the WBA title from 1983 to 1984. #AfricaDay #AfricaDay2020 pic.twitter.com/LJ8Rbm1lGF
— MUSE AFRICA (@muse_africa) May 25, 2020
#MuseAfrica celebrates #ThisIsWhyAfricaIsGreat: In 2012 Nigerian Singer @iamdbanj released his viral hit Oliver Twist which debuted at number nine on the UK Singles Chart and also saw cameo appearances from @kanyewest, @therealmikedean, @BigSean in the music video. #AfricaDay pic.twitter.com/8z93myBRkl
— MUSE AFRICA (@muse_africa) May 25, 2020
#MuseAfrica celebrates #ThisIsWhyAfricaIsGreat: In 1990, The Cameroonian national team became the first African team to reach the quarter-final of the @FIFAWorldCup.
— MUSE AFRICA (@muse_africa) May 25, 2020
Since then Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal have all reached the QF of the FIFA World Cup. #AfricaDay #AfricaDay2020 pic.twitter.com/ci6o0qYj1g
#MuseAfrica celebrates #ThisIsWhyAfricaIsGreat: @Afrochella is a celebration of Africa’s diverse culture and the vibrant work of African creatives & entrepreneurs. African art, cuisine, music, and food its popular culture' which attracts fans from across the world. #AfricaDay pic.twitter.com/rcsNrJGXLL
— MUSE AFRICA (@muse_africa) May 25, 2020
#MuseAfrica celebrates #ThisIsWhyAfricaIsGreat: In December 2019 @AfroNationGhana brought the entire continent to Ghana to celebrate Afrobeat Music with a Four-day Festival which saw performances from @stonebwoyb, @shattawalegh, @heisrema, @burnaboy and many more. #AfricaDay pic.twitter.com/WYYJRjOemD
— MUSE AFRICA (@muse_africa) May 25, 2020
#MuseAfrica celebrates #ThisIsWhyAfricaIsGreat: President @NAkufoAddo declared 2019 as the Year of Return in order to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of African slaves in America. The campaign saw Africans in the diaspora returning to the African continent pic.twitter.com/5WHswYzvOx
— MUSE AFRICA (@muse_africa) May 25, 2020
#MuseAfrica celebrates #ThisIsWhyAfricaIsGreat: Released in 2018, @GuiltyBeatz, @PAPPYKOJO, @patapaa_amisty and @mreazi's "Akwaaba" became one of the most popular songs from Africa across the globe and popularized the 'Akwaaba' dance. #AfricaDay #AfricaDay2020 pic.twitter.com/uuNPtNFrUI
— MUSE AFRICA (@muse_africa) May 25, 2020
#MuseAfrica #MuseAfrica celebrates #ThisIsWhyAfricaIsGreat: In 2019, UK rapper Stormzy born to a Ghanaian mother made history as the first UK rapper to headline @Glastonbury Festival and the second Black Male Artist to achieve the feat. #AfricaDay #AfricaDay2020 pic.twitter.com/smS4mUbOd6
— MUSE AFRICA (@muse_africa) May 25, 2020
#MuseAfrica celebrates #ThisIsWhyAfricaIsGreat: The Lion King: The Gift album curated by American singer and songwriter @Beyonce which featured @shattawalegh, @mreazi, @TiwaSavage, @burnaboy and some of the biggest names in African Music and took Afrobeat to the world. #AfricaDay pic.twitter.com/Nbqqb8uIeC
— MUSE AFRICA (@muse_africa) May 25, 2020
#MuseAfrica celebrates #ThisIsWhyAfricaIsGreat: @Davido became the first African Artist to win the Best International Act Award at the #BETAwards. He is also the first African Act to receive a MAJOR BET award LIVE on stage. #AfricaDay #AfricaDay2020
— MUSE AFRICA (@muse_africa) May 25, 2020
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#MuseAfrica #ThisIsWhyAfricaIsGreat: We at Muse Africa would love to celebrate the achievements of fashion designer, entrepreneur, artist, and DJ @virgilabloh who is the First-person of African descent to be named artistic director of @LouisVuitton's menswear. #AfricaDay pic.twitter.com/OQthJl4t3K
— MUSE AFRICA (@muse_africa) May 25, 2020
#MuseAfrica #ThisIsWhyAfricaIsGreat: As we celebrate #AfricaDay2020 today, we would love to celebrate Kenyan Actress @Lupita_Nyongo who is the first black African woman to be nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the Oscars. pic.twitter.com/PVDwrQHELt
— MUSE AFRICA (@muse_africa) May 25, 2020
#MuseAfrica celebrates #ThisIsWhyAfricaIsGreat: Former Nigerian retired Basketball Player Hakeem Olajuwon (@DR34M) who is the first African player in the @NBA.
— MUSE AFRICA (@muse_africa) May 25, 2020
He led the @HoustonRockets to back-to-back championships in 1994 and 1995. #AfricaDay #AfricaDay2020 pic.twitter.com/C8i5IdKShx
#MuseAfrica celebrates #ThisIsWhyAfricaIsGreat: During the 2010 @FIFAWorldCup, Jerome Boateng (@JB17Official) and Kevin Prince Boateng (@KPBofficial) became the first brothers to play against each other as Ghana faced Germany. pic.twitter.com/WZWVbCswfd
— MUSE AFRICA (@muse_africa) May 25, 2020
#MuseAfrica celebrates #ThisIsWhyAfricaIsGreat: On January 27, 2020, @angeliquekidjo won the Grammy for Best world music album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards becoming the first African to win the Grammy Awards for the fourth time. #AfricaDay #AfricaDay2020 pic.twitter.com/d9dkmwE7cZ
— MUSE AFRICA (@muse_africa) May 25, 2020
#MuseAfrica celebrates #ThisIsWhyAfricaIsGreat: In 1984, Liverpool (@LFC) and Zimbabwean former professional Goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar became the first African Player to win then European Cup now @ChampionsLeague. #AfricaDay #AfricaDay2020 pic.twitter.com/14y8gMpBHh
— MUSE AFRICA (@muse_africa) May 25, 2020
#MuseAfrica celebrates #ThisIsWhyAfricaIsGreat: Oct. 07, 2019 @sarkodie became the first African to win the @BET @HipHopAwards for 'Best International Flow'. #AfricaDay2020 #AfricaDay pic.twitter.com/TxgjW9eWe8
— MUSE AFRICA (@muse_africa) May 25, 2020
#MuseAfrica celebrates #ThisIsWhyAfricaIsGreat: "New Guy" is a song recorded by Ghanaian rapper @Sarkodie featuring American hip-pop artist @AceHood which was released on 10 June 2015 becoming one of the biggest Hip-Hop Songs in Africa. #AfricaDay #AfricaDay2020 pic.twitter.com/uCvHjaQ1Rh
— MUSE AFRICA (@muse_africa) May 25, 2020
#MuseAfrica celebrates #ThisIsWhyAfricaIsGreat: Born to an African Father, @BarackObama was the first African-American president of the United States who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. #AfricaDay #AfricaDay2020 pic.twitter.com/Nmk1aPZm74
— MUSE AFRICA (@muse_africa) May 25, 2020