Nigeria: Skit Maker ‘Untouchable’ Reveals More About Reported Demolition of Buildings in Enugu Estate
[Premium Times] The skit maker had raised an alarm that his house was about being demolished by the Enugu State Government.
South Africa: South Africa Looking to Halt Auction of Mandela Memorabilia
[DW] Over 70 items belonging to Nelson Mandela are due to go on auction in New York in February, but the South African government is trying to block the sale.
Africa: Prime Video Cuts Funding in Africa, Middle East
[Premium Times] Stakeholders have described it as a sad development for the African film and television industry.
South Africa: Soul Brothers – the Story of a Band That Revolutionised South African Music
[The Conversation Africa] Biographies of important South African musicians often fall into two categories: they either emerge from PhD or other university-based research, or are the fruit of dedicated digging by a fan or family member. The first kind b…
Africa: The Shame and Pleasure of Masturbation – Poor Things Gets Girls’ Early Sexual Feelings Right
[The Conversation Africa] This piece contains spoilers for Poor Things.
Nigeria: Breach of Contract – Court Dismisses Davido’s Preliminary Objection
[Vanguard] A Delta State High Court sitting in Effurun has dismissed the preliminary objection by Nigerian-American singer, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido and his company, Davido Music Worldwide Limited, challenging the jurisdiction o…
Ghana: Ghana to Participate in ‘Reconnecting Afro Root’ Carnival in Salvador
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana will from February 9 to 14 participate in this year’s Reconnecting Afro Root Carnival at Salvador, Bahia in Brazil.
Africa: The Best African Books of 2023
[African Arguments] Once more, African writers from the continent and diaspora have provided us some literary gems. Our top novels of 2023, in no particular order.
Rwanda: Is Rwandan Hip-Hop Dead or Has It Evolved? What Industry Players Say
[New Times] When You Talk About Hip-Hop as a genre of music in Rwanda, the first thing that comes to mind is Tuff Gang, a group of young men who became prominent in the early 2000’s, bringing to the fore the likes of Jay Polly, Bull Dog, Fireman and ot…
Ethiopia: Local Efforts in Yeha Intact Cultural Heritages
[Ethiopian Herald] Owing to the great commitment of the local population of Yeha, the cultural heritage site was not destroyed and the magazines remained untouched during the armed conflict, Germany’s Embassy in Addis Ababa said.