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06 May 2025
How This Nigerian Woman Is Crossing Africa on a Motorcycle: One Border, One Story at a Time
From Ibadan to Dakar, Ebaide Udoh is chasing a world record on two wheels — and showing what’s possible for African women along the way.
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17 April 2024
Tunde Onakoya is Attempting a 58-Hour Chess Marathon: ‘We’re Doing Great Things From a Small Place’
The Nigerian chess master and convener of Chess in Slums Africa, takes on one of his greatest challenges yet: attempting to break the Guinness world record for the longest chess marathon, without losing a game, in Times Square, New York.
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26 March 2024
What's Driving West Africans' Recent Guinness World Record Attempts?
Over the past year, thousands of West Africans have vied for Guinness World Records — we take a look at what's driving these attempts.
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