Nigeria: Burna Boy Emerges First African Artist to Hit 1bn Audiomack Streams
[Vanguard] Grammy award-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has become the first African music artiste to hit one billion streams on Audiomack.
Nigeria: Nigerian Filmmaker Okpue Wins Best Director in U.S.
[Daily Trust] Ogo Okpue, a UK-based Nigerian filmmaker, has emerged as best director in a tie with Bryan Keith Montgomery Jnr., at the 2023 American Black Film Festival Award for his film, “A Song From The Dark”.
Africa: South Africa’s ‘Jabhim’ Set to Take on the World at Global Street Fighter Tournament
[allAfrica] Cape Town — Street Fighter, the venerated fighting game franchise, is adored and played by a community across the globe. The release of Street Fighter 6, the latest in the series, has attracted a wave of interest comprising new and veteran…
Togo: To your handkerchiefs !
[Télégramme228] The followers and lovers of the traditional Bobobo dance will still be served next July.
Nigeria: American Rappers, Travis Scott, Sheck Wes Shoot Music Video in Kano
[Vanguard] American rappers, Travis Scott and Sheck Wes are currently shooting a music video for an upcoming song in Kano state.
Nigeria: My Daughter Excited I’ll See Burna Boy, Rema in Nigeria – Bill Gates
[Vanguard] American business mogul, Bill Gates, said her 20-year-old youngest daughter, Phoebe, was excited he would see Nigerian music stars– Burna Boy and Rema– when he visits Nigeria.
Africa: Launch of the Temporary Site of the Great Museum of Africa (GMA). a Flagship Project of the African Union Agenda 2063
[African Union] Under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Arts of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria and the AU Commission Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development the Launch of the Temporary Site of the Great …
Nigeria: Guinness World Record – Hilda Baci Immortalized As Longest Cooking Marathon Holder
[Vanguard] After Hilda Baci was officially certified by Guinness World Record, GWR, as the longest cooking marathon holder, the management of Amore Gardens renamed its Industrial Kitchen as ‘Chef Hilda’s Kitchen’ as a way of honouring the Cook-A-Thon s…
Rwanda: Perle De Vie to Launch the Seventh Album
[New Times] Created at Rwankeri Adventist College in 1998, Chorale Perle de vie (Pearl of Life choir), is set to release their seventh Album titled “Ndahimbaza.”
East Africa: Region Urged to Amend Treaty to Recognise French, Kiswahili Use
[New Times] The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has recommended amending the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community (EAC) to enforce the recognition of French and Kiswahili as official languages within the Community.