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Nigeria: Pop Star Yemi Alade Wants to Help Women in New UN Role
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 23 September 2020
Nigerian pop star Yemi Alade called on Wednesday for coronavirus recovery plans to focus more on women, particularly in her home country, saying she planned to use a new role as a… Read more »
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UNDP, 23 September 2020
Having risen to the top of a male-dominated industry, Nigerian singer-songwriter Yemi Alade was today appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme… Read more »
Nigerian Singer Yemi Alade Wants to Use UN Role to Help Women
The popular award-winning singer has been appointed as the new goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme. Her role is to help bring to light the impact of poor health and socio-economic systems on the poorest and most vulnerable people which largely include women in developing countries. She gained global fame after becoming the first female Afro-pop artist to get more than 100 million views on YouTube, winning multiple music awards and featuring on Beyonce's The Lion King: The Gift album last year.
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The popular afrobeat Nigerian singer has submitted her album Woman of Steel for consideration for the Grammy Awards. Read more »
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The afro-pop singer Yemi Alade shared her excitement on her Instagram page, where she thanked her fans for their support. Alade becomes the second Nigerian artist to attain such a ... Read more »
