Adut Akech and her lover Samuel Khier capture lasting memories for Vogue Australia.

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AC Milan and Super Eagles star Samuel Chukwueze gifted his father, Reverend John Chukwueze, a ₦465 million nine-bedroom mansion in Umu Chimaelu, Okoko Item, Abia State, on June 11, 2025, earning widespread admiration.

He also donated 20 tricycles (Keke NAPEP), awarded scholarships, and gave cash to support local youths and underprivileged individuals, uplifting his community.

Chukwueze’s generosity leaves a lasting impact on Okoko Item, showcasing his commitment to giving back.

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What if the HERO you trusted to save MILLIONS was never really here to save you?

For years, BILL GATES has stood as the shining face of global aid in Africa. With billions spent on fighting AIDS and boosting healthcare, many believed his mission was pure hope for a continent that deserved better. But deep inside rural clinics and dusty villages, another TRUTH has started to echo.

Some African leaders, doctors, and activists are now asking bold QUESTIONS. How did so much foreign AID leave local health systems weaker, not stronger? How did billions in drugs and vaccines fail to build lasting independence for African nations?

According to a revealing report by The Guardian (2020), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has more power in shaping global health than many governments themselves. Yet their influence often bypasses local voices, leaving African communities dependent on donors for survival. Instead of empowering homegrown health solutions, it creates a CYCLE OF DEPENDENCY that keeps African health tied to outside interests.

When a single billionaire can control what diseases get attention, what medicines get funded, and which countries get aid, is this really CHARITY — or CONTROL?

Behind closed doors, some claim it’s about more than healthcare. Some say it’s about population management, quiet economic control, and keeping Africa’s fate in foreign hands while appearing generous to the cameras.

Yet hope is not lost. Brave African health workers, young researchers, and community leaders are rising to take back their story. They believe AFRICA must lead its own health revolution, build its own solutions, and stop looking up to billionaires for rescue.

It is up to us to ASK QUESTIONS that matter. Who profits when a continent stays sick? Who loses when Africa becomes self-reliant? And are we bold enough to dig for the answers no one wants us to know?

If you believe Africa deserves to write its own story, to heal its people with its own hands and minds — then your voice matters now more than ever.

FOLLOW our BACKUP PAGE @afrikan_echo because this page faces huge RESTRICTIONS. We share the stories they don’t want you to see.

Australia's first formal truth-telling inquiry has found crimes against humanity and genocide were committed against Aboriginal people in Victoria, and has recommended that Victorian First Peoples be compensated through treaties with interest.

Since 2021, the Yoorrook Justice Commission has been tasked with investigating the past and ongoing impacts of colonisation in Victoria.

Running for more than four years until this week, it is now the longest state-run royal commission in Victoria, hearing from hundreds of witnesses over 67 days of public hearings.

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