Gambia: No Longer At Ease by Chinua Achebe
[The Point] No Longer at Ease is another interesting novel by Chinua Achebe. It is set in the 1960’s at the time of African independence from European colonialism.
Nigeria: Edo to Host Over 500 Stakeholders As Film Festival Berths in Benin
[This Day] The Edo State Skills Development Agency, EdoJobs in collaboration with the Real Time International Film Festival (RTF) is set to host over 500 stakeholders in the industry for the seventh edition of the Real Time International Film Festival …
Nigeria: Simi Becomes First Female Artist to Reach 100m Streams On Boomplay
[Daily Trust] Nigerian singer, Simisola Ogunleye, also known as Simi has become the first female artist to reach 100 million streams on Boomplay.
East Africa: Kiswahili Is a Language That Speaks to Both Past and Present
[Africa Renewal] With over 200 million speakers, it is one of the most widely used African languages, encompassing more than a dozen main dialects.
Ghana: Bluecrest School Partners Odina Couture to Nurture Talents
[Ghanaian Times] BlueCrest School of Fashion & Design, a leading fashion school in Ghana has signed a partnership deal with OdinaCouture, a Ghanaian luxury fashion brand to nurture talents for the local fashion industry.
Nigeria: It’s Shame Nigeria Cannot Refine Oil – Nollywood Actress, Kate Henshaw
[Premium Times] The actress said Nigeria’s inability to refine its oil is an indictment on President Buhari who doubles as the nation’s Petroleum Minister
Nigeria: Davido’s Daughter, Imade, Asks Singer Why Aide Israel DMW Isn’t Sacked
[Daily Trust] Davido’s first daughter, Imade, has stunned her dad with a question, wanting to know why he hasn’t sacked his assistant, Israel DMW.
South Africa: Spiritual Traditions Fuel South African Jazz Artist Tumi Mogorosi’s New Album
[The Conversation Africa] Blues … Black … Darker than grey/ Creation sounds Gold Reef Mine rockfall crush-sounds/ Guitar-string gun-spit tear flesh/ Black sonic science/ Darkest Acoustics … (from Where Are The Keys? on Group Theory: Black Music)
Nigeria: Wole Soyinka’s Life of Writing Holds Nigeria Up for Scrutiny
[The Conversation Africa] Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka, known simply as Wole Soyinka, can’t be easily described. He is a teacher, an ideologue, a scholar and an iconoclast, an elder statesman, a patriot and a culturalist.
Nigeria: ‘Why Actress Funke Akindele Was Chosen As Lagos PDP Deputy Gov’ship Candidate’
[Daily Trust] Popular Nollywood actress Funke Akindele, popularly known as ‘Jenifa’, has finally been chosen as the running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos.