Africa News of Monday, 29 June 2020

Source: bbc.com

'For black lives to matter, Africa must matter' - Burna Boy

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Nigerian star Burna Boy has been named Best International Act by the BET awards in the US for the second year in a row.


Accepting his prize from supermodel Naomi Campbell on Sunday, the musician spoke of historical attempts to reduce Africa to a "dominated nation" adding:


Quote Message: Now is the time to overturn that and go back to the royalty that we were. Because in order for black lives to matter, Africa must matter."
Now is the time to overturn that and go back to the royalty that we were. Because in order for black lives to matter, Africa must matter."