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Ndakuna Fanso Amidou is a Master’s student in Green Templeton College and the Oxford Internet Internet Institue is currently studying an MSc in Social Science of the internet and MBA at the University of Oxford. Ndakuna was, on July 14 presented the award by David Lammy MP in the Palace of Westminster.

The Rare Rising Stars celebrates the achievements of black students in the UK. This year’s award ceremony marked the eighth edition of the initiative. The following constituted the panel of judges for the selection of the winner; David Lammy MP, Trevor Phillips OBE, Jean Tomlin OBE, and Google’s Adrian Joseph

Who is the top black student in the UK in 2016?

Very often many people who rise to fame start from humble beginnings. The top black student in the UK 2016 Rare Rising Stars award is no stranger to such origins.

Amidou grew up in a village outside of Bamenda, in the North West region of Cameroon, where he didn’t start formal schooling until age ten. After taking O Levels in his village school and qualifying as a mental health nurse, he eventually joined his brother in London. He worked for the NHS for five years before studying engineering as an undergraduate at Brunel University, working as a nurse throughout his studies.

He worked for the NHS for five years before studying engineering as an undergraduate at Brunel University, working as a nurse throughout his studies.

In 2008, he founded a health care clinic in Cameroon in order to address the lack of access to healthcare in rural areas. Today the clinic employs more than 22 nurses and two visiting doctors and serves around 100 patients per day.

Amidou has worked in the UK for Motorola and Vodafone, and is now studying a 1+1 MSc and MBA programme at Oxford with a Pershing Square Graduate Scholarship.

‘Every year, I am stunned by the quality of the Stars. Every year, I am inspired. Often facing unfavourable circumstances, our Stars have achieved remarkable things, and they deserve to be recognised’ said Raph Mokades, Managing Director of diversity recruitment firm Rare, which runs the awards.

It is known that the Oxford University has enjoyed distinguished positions on the Rare Rising Stars list, with fourteen entries over the last eight years. Oxford students have three times been named the UK’s top black student.

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Cameroonian citizens namely, Abdou Nassara, 35, Jean Claude, 40, Gonou Desire, 37, Mimba Serges, 37, Kambiwa Dieu Nedort, 43, Moguem Solo, 42 and Tiadeu Barnard, 34 have been arrested on allegations of faymania alongside other national in Bangladesh.

Two other suspects are from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A Bangladesh security officer said: “They were detained during a drive conducted on Sunday night with large amounts of fake foreign and Bangladeshi currencies.”

The security officer explained that the Cameroonians ran a scam with black US dollars. The color of the fake money is black so that it can go undetected at the airport. The money returns to its original color upon being washed with a chemical mixture.

He said they would give the buyer real dollars at first to build trust and then sell them fake currency once that trust was established.

The black dollars are usually brought into the country through diplomatic luggage, according to how the Bangladeshi authorities understand the game.

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A Cameroonian citizen currently receiving treatment in Quebec-Canada after a liver transplantation in 2012 has launched a heartfelt appeal to the Canadian government , a few weeks before her scheduled deportation back to Cameroon for fear of dying once she returns home.

Madame Kadje Rose, 64, from Bandjoun,in the Western region of Cameroon, went to Quebec in 2011 to pay a visit her children on a Canadian visitors visa she obtained from the Canadian Embassy in Cameroon.However, during her stay in Quebec, she encountered health problems. In 2012, she underwent a liver transplantation at St. Luc Hospital in Montreal.

Since the operation, she has been undergoing treatment and check-ups and she has been placed under medication for the rest of her life. However, proper treatments and medicines are rare in Cameroon, according to statements from her. It will therefore be a death sentence if Canadian Immigration authorities decide to send her back to Cameroon.

Meanwhile, she and her family have engaged the services a Canadian lawyer Stéphane Handfield, who has filed in a second application for permanent residence on humanitarian grounds. Mrs. Kadje had previusly applied to stay in Canada,but her request was rejected. The lawyer has made a request to reopen the file.

"I have considered the additional information that were submitted after the refusal of the application, given their importance to the decision that was made, and I decided to reopen the case," wrote G. Lanthier, Senior immigration officer. He added that all factors have been considered.

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The SOBA foundation e.V international convention on the 06.08.2016, hosted in the great city of Essen, Germany.
This convention will be under the patronage of the personal representative of the head of state of Cameroon,H.E Jean-Marc Mpey.
Cameroon ambassador to the federal Republic of Germany. The lord mayor of Essen city will be present among other very important personalities from around the globe.
This international convention is in close collaborations with SOBA Washington DC, SOBA US, SOBA UK,SOBA Montreal, SOBA Ireland,SOBA Belgium,SOBA France,SOBA Netherlands,SOBANS from the Scandinavia,SOBA Moscow,SOBA Cameroon and of course all the diaspora organisations.
Activities include:
A great people empowerment Forum, Community and Academic award of excellence and the greatest classical grand gala nite.
Our Projects:

We foster diaspora co-operations with different African countries in developing the African continent,curving down brain drain,promoting diaspora kids,businesses and careers.

RSVP at Prenses Palace the Royal hall at Westendhof 4, 45143 Essen,Germany.
Please reserve fast since we have very limited VIP seats left.
Contact: fanpage SObafoundation,
SObafoundation.org
Be part of this great event and make your presence felt.

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A young Cameroonian lady (31 years),has made headlines within the French media for posing as a victim of the terror attacks of Bataclan.She was sentenced Wednesday to six months suspended sentence by a French court for fraud and false statements. The accused had demanded 10,000 € from the guarantee funds for victims of terrorism and had filed a case that included falsified medical certificates and false testimony.

The young lady who had not been quiet long in the country, arrived France in 2007. She claims in her case file to have been present at the terror attacks at Bataclan on November 13, 2015.

In her account, the young woman said she managed to escape through a window when the terrorists were shooting indiscriminately.Tired of waiting for the transfer of the guarantee fund, the Cameroonian is used to have accused the French institution of "discrimination" .

It was during her placement in custody, that the lady admitted having fabricated everything, "i had problems, i could not pay medical bills, outstanding unpaid rents, and i lost my job at Franprix as well. She was sentenced to six months suspended sentence.

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A woman was beheaded by a train as she had sex inches from a railway track in Siberia.

Her lover survived the dangerous tryst close to Zaudinskaya station in remote Buryatia region.

The woman was on top of her partner when she heard the train approaching, but as she stood up for a mid-romp recess, the train took her head off.

A Russian Railways source said: 'The woman was on top of her partner and when she heard an approaching train, she started to stand up,' said a Russian Railways source.

'Right then, the speeding train tore her head off.

'Had she remained in her previous position, she would have stayed alive. The man survived.'

The moment of passion was near Zaudinskaya railway station in suburbs of Ulan-Ude, the regional capital.

Local sources have said amorous couple were homeless people who were 'both drunk', according to The Siberian Times.

The pair were not named.

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Details: Rita Akana; 15.Jul.2016; Hits: 3725

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Ethiopian officials have blocked social media sites across the country until national school exams conclude on Wednesday.

Facebook and other mobile apps have been disabled since Saturday, and citizens are complaining.

The government communications office said the sites were blocked to ensure an “orderly exam process,” beginning on Monday.

An online leak of national exam sheets in May forced the tests to be postponed. Some opposition media claimed responsibility for the leaks and many have called it an embarrassment for the government.

Blogger Daniel Berhane says the government has no legal basis to deny the freedom of expression to millions of citizens. He says that “this is not China.”

Ethiopia’s Education Ministry says 254,000 students are expected to sit for the national exams.

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