Africa: Google Includes Swahili in Its AI-Driven Chatbot Bard
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Google has included Swahili on its conversational artificial intelligence (AI) service Bard, becoming the first language on the continent to be embedded in the solution.
Botswana: Partly Cloudy and Hot Really Really Hot
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone — A local movie, Partly Cloudy and Hot, won Best Actor award at the International Black and Diversity Film Festival in Canada on Tuesday.
Nigeria: Nollywood Actress, Cynthia Okereke, Dies One Year After Kidnap
[Vanguard] This is not the best of times for the Nigerian movie industry, as it has yet lost another vibrant actress, Cynthia Okereke, to the cold hands of death, at the age of 63 years.
Nigeria: Veteran Nollywood Actress Cynthia Okereke Dies At 63
[Premium Times] The actress famous for her role in Osuofia in London made news headlines in 2022 when she was kidnapped alongside her colleague Clemson Cornel.
Nigeria: Headies 2023 – Flavour, Asake, Basketmouth Bag Nominations (Full Nomination List)
[Premium Times] Only music materials, including singles, videos, EPs and Albums released and distributed on digital streaming platforms within the year in review, were considered for nomination.
South Africa: Sindiwe Magona’s New Book of Essays Tackles Issues South Africans Aren’t Talking About
[The Conversation Africa] Sindiwe Magona – who turns 80 this year – is a celebrated South African writer, storyteller, speaker and activist. In 2022 Magona, once a domestic worker, received her PhD in creative writing. Best known for her novels, autobi…
Nigeria: Asake, Burna Boy, Simi, Others Nominated for the 16th Headies
[Vanguard] Organisers of the The Headies awards have announced the nominees for the 16th edition for the voting and non-voting categories of its 16th edition.
Uganda: When It Comes to Me, People Always Jump to the Negative – Nwagi
[Nile Post] Singer Winifred Nakwanagi alias Winnie Nwagi has shown remorse regarding her recent stage outburst, which has attracted criticism from a section of the public.
Rwanda: Ubumuntu Arts Festival Returns Bigger and Better
[New Times] The Ubumuntu Arts Festival is giving new meaning to the age-old adage, “The tongue has power.”
Nigeria: ‘Gangs of Lagos – Oba of Lagos Condemns Portrayal of Eyo Masquerade, Lists Conditions
[Premium Times] Gangs of Lagos, since its release, has been a subject of controversies among the indigenous people of Lagos State, with the Isale Eko Descendants Union claiming that the film depicted Isale Eko as a den of criminals and Eyo masquerade a…