Beninese music icon Angélique Kidjo celebrates her global legacy with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the first dedicated to a Black African. In Nigeria, the town of Ogijo has more lead-recycling factories than any
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Angélique Kidjo becomes the first Black African honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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19.08.2026
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Angelique Kidjo makes history with Hollywood walk of fame star
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Angélique Kidjo Talks ‘Hope,’ Her Mother’s Legacy and Making History With a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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