Benin: Teenage Performers From Benin Use Girl Power to Take on the World
[RFI] On the back of Glastonbury, a team of young performers from northern Benin, in West Africa, took their message of female empowerment to another prestigious festival in England – the Womad World of Music, Arts and Dance.
Nigeria: First Northern Professor of Education Launches New Books
[Daily Trust] The first professor of education in northern Nigeria, Adamu Baikie, yesterday launched his books on education and Sabon-Gari, the multi-ethnic quarters in Kano.
Nigeria: Celebrities, Fans Mourn Wizkid’s Mother
[Vanguard] International music star, Wizkid is mourning at the moment after news filtered in on Friday that he lost his mother to the cold hands of death.
Nigeria: BBNaija All Stars – Uriel Goes Emotional on TV
[Vanguard] Evicted Big Brother Naija ‘All Stars’ housemate Uriel went emotional days back while featuring on a programme on Arise News.
Nigeria: Wizkid’s Mum Dies in London
[Vanguard] Afrobeats superstar Wizkid is currently bereaved. The pop singer lost his mother, Jane Dolapo Balogun, to the cold hands of death in the early hours of yesterday in London.
Ghana: Adenta Municipal Assembly Supports Traditional Authorities to Observe Homowo
[Ghanaian Times] The Adentan Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region yesterday donated assorted food items to the traditional authorities towards the celebration of this year’s Homowo.
Nigeria: Tonto Dikeh Fumes After NDLEA Unveils Naira Marley As Ambassador
[Premium Times] “I don’t do drugs, I just smoke weed.”
Rwanda: Davido in Kigali for Giants of Africa Concert
[New Times] Nigeria’s Afrobeats star David Adedeji Adeleke OON, popularly known as Davido, touched down in Kigali on Thursday, August 17 to headline the closing concert of Giants of Africa’s 20th anniversary slated for Saturday.
Somalia: PM Hamza Expresses Condolences On Death of Somali Eminent Poet
[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia — Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has expressed condolences on the death of renowned poet Jama Kediye, who lost his life in Somaliland mortar shelling.
Rwanda: From Rwanda to Germany – an Artist’s Journey
[New Times] Before moving to Germany in 2016, Tete Loeper, real name Divin Umulisa Gashugi, was a journalist, script writer for ‘Urunana,’ a radio show, and a performing artist. Currently, she is a creative lecturer, author of Barefoot in Germany and w…