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  "id": 2028974,
  "title": "Angélique Kidjo makes Hollywood history as first Black African on Walk of Fame",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/angelique-kidjo-makes-hollywood-history-as-first-black-african-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T21:36:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20260819-ang%C3%A9lique-kidjo-makes-hollywood-history-as-first-black-african-on-walk-of-fame"
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  "summary": "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 anywhere else in Africa, supplying the American auto industry at a heavy cost to nearby communities. Meanwhile, in Ivory Coast, the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace is the world’s…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Angélique Kidjo honoured with Hollywood Walk of Fame star [Video]",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/angelique-kidjo-honoured-with-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-video",
        "published": "2026-08-19T14:06:57.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}