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General News of Wednesday, 1 July 2020

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Black Lives Matter: Africa is racist against herself - Reno Omokri

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Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has said that Africa is racists against herself while giving reasons why black lives don't matter to Africans.

In an Instagram post, Reno Omokri revealed that local media houses prefer to hire Africans who sound foreign while BBC hires Africans who sound African.

He wrote: "Does #BlackLivesMatter to Africans when:

"The @BBC hires African journalists who sound African. But, indigenous African broadcast stations will not hire Africans who sound too African. They want you to sound polished and Western. Sadly, Africa is racist against herself. We promote #BlackLivesMatter , yet we are ashamed of our African heritage. We have 2 names, both of which are Western names. It is not only via violence that we can prove that Black Lives Matter. Our names and attitudes prove it better than violence ever could!".