Nigeria: How Burna Boy, Rema, Tems Wow the World With Afrobeats At the NBA All-Star in USA
[This Day] Many Nigerians will agree that Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the late Afrobeats founder, Nigerian born global icon will be trumpeting in excitement in his grave at the moment reason being his genre and style of music keeps waxing stronger with electr…
Africa: The Battle for Africa – Covid Consensus As History of the Present
[African Arguments] Debating Ideas aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offer…
Africa: Why Nigerian Music Artists Are Globally Recognised More Than Other African Artists
[Premium Times] You need to know that other African countries are not as populated as Nigeria, the large population allows Nigerian artists to succeed even more than their African counterparts in the international music space.
South Africa: Pretty Yende to Sing At King Charles’s Coronation
[Scrolla] South African opera singer Pretty Yende has been personally selected by King Charles III to perform at his coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey in May this year.
Africa: Signing of the Host Agreement of the Temporary Secretariat of the African Audio-Visual and Cinema Commission (AACC)
[African Union] H.E. Amb. Minata Samate Cessouma, Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development and H.E. Dr. Alfred N. Mutua, Cabinet Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of the Republic of Kenya signed the Host Agreement fo…
Zimbabwe: Shadaya Forced to Calm Fans Baying for Hopewell’s Blood After Critique of Rihanna, ASAP Rocky Tweet
[New Zimbabwe] Shadaya Knight had to calm his fans Monday after they launched scathing attacks on fellow Twitter favourite Hopewell Chin’ono (@daddyhope) whom they accused of inhibiting freedom of expression.
Africa: Africa Magic Announces 9th Viewers’ Choice Awards, Calls for Entries
[Leadership] Following the eight-day extravagant eighth edition in 2022, the organisers of Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVC), MultiChoice Nigeria and Africa Magic, are ready to roll out the red carpets for another year of recognising the best …
Nigeria: NBA All-Star Halftime Show – Burna Boy, Tems, Rema Steal Show
[Premium Times] The incredible lineup of Tems, Burna Boy and Rema was a pointer to the fact that they were not internationally acclaimed stars but ones with loyal fanbases in the United States.
Nigeria: Fast-Rising Singer B-Tone Drops ‘Nudes’
[Premium Times] The artiste, experimenting with inputs from different artists and genres, created a new dimension of an Afro-fusion pop EP.
Rwanda: Film On Women’s Heroism During Genocide Nominated for UK Award
[New Times] ‘Bazigaga’, a short film that tells the story of Rwandan women who saved lives during the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi was nominated for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award (Bafta) that will be announced tonight, February 19.