Nigeria: Troubles Faced Building New Afrika Shrine – Femi Kuti
[Daily Trust] Femi Kuti, an afrobeat legend and son of the pioneer of the music genre has revealed the hurdle he scaled to continue his father’s legacy. According to the legendary saxophonist, to rebuild his father’s Afrika Shrine, he faced some diffic…
Nigeria: Police Assault – Why Seun Kuti’s Trial Is Stalled
[Daily Trust] On May 15, a passer-by took a video of iconic afrobeat singer and ace saxophonist, Seun Kuti, slapping a uniformed police officer. The video which has since gone viral got the singer on the radar of the Nigeria Police Force.
Nigeria: Hilda Baci Effect – Nigerian Masseuse Attempts 72-Hour Massage-a-Thon
[Premium Times] Ijeoma is attempting to set a Guinness World Record for the longest massage on different individuals.
Nigeria: ‘I’m Top Dawg of the Alleged Pregnancies,’-Davido’s Alleged Pregnant Lover Shades French Counterpart
[Premium Times] “Stop comparing me with other allegedly pregnant women. I don’t care what they are doing”.
Nigeria: Nigerian Wins Best Director At World’s Largest Black Film Festival
[Vanguard] A United Kingdom-based Nigerian filmmaker, Ogo Okpue, has been awarded the Best Director at the 2023 American Black Film Festival Award for his film, ‘A Song From The Dark.’
Ghana: Wither Stands Culture – Kusum?
[Ghanaian Times] The interim agreement between the Ga State and protestors about the usual ban for a period before the start, is only pyrrhic triumph for both together with the culture Ministry which brokered that. For want of anonymity, I shall use re…
Rwanda: Gakondo Connect Excites Fans at Inaugural Concert
[New Times] A night filled with cultural dances and singing with singer Ignance Hirwa, Inyamibwa, Iganze Gakondo group and Muyango, the Gakondo Connect concert held at Kigali Cultural Village proved how much traditional music and dance gives Rwandans joy.
Uganda: French Embassy Invests in Uganda’s Creative Future
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda — The Embassy of France in Uganda contributed Shs180 million to support young Ugandan content creators in the design and production of digital media.
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe-Born Leo Miyagee Lights Up Irish Hip Hop Scene
[New Zimbabwe] BELFAST-BASED Zimbabwe-born rising hip hop star Leo Miyagee is relishing the opportunity to showcase his talent to a wider audience after being recently selected to feature in the 2023 instalment of the prestigious Stendhal Festival in N…
South Africa: Zondo At Your Fingertips – New Book Offers an Accessible and Condensed Version of South Africa’s Ambitious Corruption Inquiry
[The Conversation Africa] Anti-corruption activist Paul Holden has done South Africa a great favour by summarising the work of the judicial commission that probed massive corruption under former president Jacob Zuma. No one except academics will read t…