Nigeria: Nigeria’s Ojude-Oba Festival Celebrates Heritage With Colourful Parades and Horsemanship – How It Could Be Used to Attract Tourists
[The Conversation Africa] The Ojude-Oba festival is a vibrant annual celebration that has become an integral part of the identity of Ijebu-Ode, a city in south-west Nigeria. This colourful event, famous for its cultural displays and public parades, has…
Nigeria: Nancy Isime Slammed for Wearing Hijab in Heist Movie
[Premium Times] The movie’s set photos depicts women in hijabs and face veils brandishing guns during a bank heist, sparking widespread outrage.
Nigeria: YouTube to Celebrate Burna Boy’s 5 Years of African Giant July 26
[Vanguard] The global resonance of African music continues to captivate audiences worldwide, with its vibrant rhythms and unique fusion of genres. Among the artists leading this movement is the Grammy Award-winning artist, Burna Boy.
Southern Africa: SADC and the Longevity of Pan-Africanism
[The Herald] There are those writers whose contribution to public discourse is not a surfeit regurgitation of the mundane.
Africa: Pandemic Effects Linger, and Art Invites Us to Pause and Behold Distance, Time and Trauma
[The Conversation Africa] When I finished the manuscript for my book The Pause, which looked at the COVID-19 pandemic through the idea of “pausing,” a notion frequently invoked in pandemic discussions of suspended and cancelled activities, I was happy …
Eritrea: Eritrean Community Festival in the UK
[Shabait] Asmara — The Eritrean community festival was held with patriotic zeal on 20 and 21 July in London under the theme “Peace Anchored on Resilience.” The festival was officially opened by Mr. Saleh Abdella, Charge d’Affaires at the Eritrean Emba…
Nigeria: BB Sasore’s Entrepreneurial Journey to Shaping African Cinema
[This Day] Bodunrin Sasore, popularly known as BB Sasore, is the creative force behind Nemsia Studios, who traded in his microscope for a camera lens to pursue his passion for storytelling. With a background in biological sciences and a knack for filmm…
South Africa: Miss SA 2024 Finalist Chidimma Adetshina Faces Xenophobic Backlash
[Premium Times] Born in South Africa to a Nigerian father (Igbo) and a Mozambique mother, now naturalised South African, Ms Adetshina’s participation in the pageant has been met with criticism.
Africa: The Long Shadow of German Colonialism
[African Arguments] Debating Ideas reflects 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 offers debat…
Botswana: Kakomee Turns Discarded Metals Into Beautiful Sculptures
[The Patriot] Charles Kakomee showcases the transformative power of art by turning discarded pieces of metals into eye catching sculptures. A Mbanderu natives who hails from Kareng village in the North West District tell this publication about his pass…