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05 August 2024
Cindy Ngamba Secures First-Ever Refugee Olympic Team Medal
The historic win by the boxer born in Cameroon is a symbol of hope and resilience for millions of displaced people worldwide.
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Sports
17 May 2023
PFL Welcomes Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou to Their Roster
Cameroonian-French heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has signed to the Professional Fighters League and will fight exclusively for the league.
Film + TV
09 August 2018
This Short Doc Follows Ghana's Rising Female Boxers
Meet Ramatu, the Ghanaian national boxer who dreams of bringing a medal home to Jamestown—Ghana's boxing mecca.
Sports
19 June 2013
Who Wrote Togolese Boxer Bintou Yawa Schmill's Press Release?
We unpack the gendered and racialised language in the press release for African female boxer Bintou Yawa Schmill
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