South Africa: Ordinary White South Africans and Apartheid – Bound to a Racist System They Helped Prop Up
[The Conversation Africa] In South Africa, apartheid was a divisive political system entrenched by a white minority who regarded other ethnic groups as inferior, creating townships on the outskirts of cities to house the black population and legislatio…
Rwanda: American Horror Movie Starring Rwanda’s Umuhire to Premiere in Kigali
[New Times] AQuiet Place: Day One’ an American horror film starring award-winning Rwandan actress Eliane Umuhire and Kenya’s prominent actress Lupita Nyong’o, will premiere at Canal Olympia, Rebero, Kigali on Friday, June 28.
Nigeria: ‘Stop Production of Same-Sex, Pornographic Films’ – NFVCB Warns Filmmakers
[Premium Times] The Board says the warning follows reported cases of covert activities by some filmmakers and content creators.
Nigeria: Mohbad – Elegushi Urges Police to Unravel Cause of Death
[Vanguard] Elegushi of Ikate-Elegushi kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi, has urged the police to unravel the mystery surrounding the death of Ilerioluwa Aloba, otherwise known as Mohbad.
Nigeria: We Dated for Two Months Before He Proposed – Actress Sharon Ooja Shares Love Story
[Vanguard] Nollywood actress, Sharon Ooja, who married her lover, Ugo Nwoke, in Abuja on Thursday, has shared her journey into marriage.
Ghana: Actor Agya Koo Praises Akufo Addo for Building Creative Arts Senior High School
[Accra Times] Agya Koo’s statements follow criticism from colleague actress, Oheneyere Mercy Asiedu, who accused the NPP government of neglecting the creative arts sector
South Africa: Peter Randall – a Pioneering Publisher Who Established the Radical Ravan Press in South Africa
[The Conversation Africa] Peter Randall, a pioneering South African activist publisher and educator, passed away on 5 June 2024 in Johannesburg. He was the co-founder of Ravan Press, which published books critical of the racist apartheid state.
Nigeria: Why I’m Yet to Get Married – Don Jazzy
[Vanguard] Nigerian music icon Don Jazzy has disclosed the reason is yet to get married.
Nigeria: Court Grants Mohbad’s Family Permission to Conduct Second Autopsy
[Premium Times] The Aloba family rejected the previous autopsy results.
Ethiopia: Why Self-Publishing Is Not a Feasible Option in Ethiopia?
[Ethiopian Herald] Every rainy season in Ethiopia usually offers a better opportunity for the publishing and distribution of more books and the surge in reading. As schools close down for the long vacation and many people stay at home due to the rains,…