Nigeria: Three Films Shortlisted for Nollywood in Hollywood 2025 Edition
[Premium Times] The selected films will be screened at two esteemed venues: Egyptian Theatre and Norris Theatre, University of Southern California.
Zimbabwe: Winky D’s Siya Video Reaches One Million Views Within a Week
[New Zimbabwe] ZIMDANCEHALL king, Wallace Chirumiko popularly known as Winky D’s Siya music video has surpassed one million YouTube views just a week after its release.
South Africa: The Fossil Skull That Rocked the World – 100 Years Later Scientists Are Grappling With the Taung Find’s Complex Colonial Legacy
[The Conversation Africa] Here’s how the story of the Taung Child is usually told:
Kenya: Nairobi Fashion Week Showcases the Future of Fashion with a Regenerative Theme
[Nairobi Fashion Week] Nairobi Fashion Week 2025, one of East Africa’s most influential fashion events, has successfully wrapped up with a powerful emphasis on regenerative fashion, highlighting the urgent need for sustainability and ecological respons…
Rwanda: Witness Implicates YouTuber Theoneste Nsengimana, Co-Accused in Alleged Conspiracy
[New Times] The High Court in Kigali on February 6 resumed the trial of YouTuber Theoneste Nsengimana and his co-accused, including Sylvain Nsanzimana, Claudine Uwimana, and Alexis Rucubangana, among others, who face charges related to conspiracy again…
Nigeria: Veteran Actor Columbus Irosanga Is Dead
[Premium Times] He was famous for his unforgettable role as ‘Igbudu’ in the 2001 classic, ‘Isakaba’.
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo’s Stylish Sapeur Movement Goes Beyond Fashion – 5 Deeper Insights
[The Conversation Africa] In the two Congos, there’s a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as “sapeurs”, who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it was rooted primarily in the Democratic…
Uganda: UCC Vows Action On Film Piracy As Filmmakers Pause Boycott Threats
[Nile Post] The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has pledged to take action against film piracy following a meeting with key filmmaking leaders on Tuesday.
Nigeria: Ex-Minister Kennedy-Ohanenye Returns to Nollywood, Stars in New Movie
[Premium Times] The former Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development was relieved of her duties in October 2024.
Nigeria: Creating a ‘Ganu-Si’ Economy
[This Day] In a viral video said to have been recorded on the eighth-day Fidau prayers for the repose of his mother who died recently, Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall (KWAM 1) could be heard lamenting to an unidentified man in the street slan…