Rwanda: Diamond Platnumz Manager to Coach Gael – Profits in Music Can Take Decades
[New Times] Sallam SK, the manager of Tanzanian superstar Diamond Platnumz, has advised Rwandan entrepreneur and music executive Gael Karomba, also known as Coach Gael, not to give up on his investments in the music industry, emphasizing that profits c…
Nigeria: Court Sentences Portable to Three Months Imprisonment
[Vanguard] An Ogun State Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Ifo Local Government Area, has sentenced controversial street-hop artist Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, to three months in prison, with an option of a N30,000 fine.
Nigeria: Olamide Announces New Album, Enlists Wizkid On New Track
[Premium Times] This collaboration comes exactly 14 years after their first ever feature in ‘Omo To Shan’, released in 2011.
Nigeria: The Deadly Madness of ‘Prank Culture in Nigeria
[Daily Trust] In a country already battling the scourge of kidnapping, ritual killings, and rampant insecurity, the last thing Nigeria needs is a dangerous new wave of “pranksters” playing with human lives for social media clout. Yet, that is exactly w…
Ethiopia: Nation Taps Music, Arts to Power Economic Growth Via Ip
[Ethiopian Herald] — Ethiopia is sharpening its focus on music and the arts as key engines of economic transformation, using World Intellectual Property Day celebrations to spotlight the immense value of creativity to national development.
Liberia: Liberian Poet Aria Deemie Unveils Debut Chapbook ‘Humans for Sale’
[Liberian Investigator] Liberian poet and journalist Aria Deemie, a rising literary voice and two-time Press Union of Liberia award winner, is set to make her debut in the global poetry scene with the release of Humans for Sale, a searing chapbook conf…
Nigeria: Alleged Currency Mutilation – E-Money Celebrates Release
[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES reported that the EFCC arrested E-Money at his residence in Omole, Lagos, on Monday night.
Liberia: EU-Liberia Concludes Two-Week Film Festival Across Montserrado and Western Liberia
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia — The European Union Delegation to Liberia has concluded a two-week film festival aimed at promoting advocacy and dialogue in communities across Montserrado County and three counties in western Liberia.
Somalia: Somalia and Unesco Discuss Cultural Cooperation and Preservation of Radio Mogadishu Archives
[Radio Dalsan] On Tuesday, Somalia’s Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Daud Aweis, welcomed Ms. Louise Haxthausen, the country representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), for a high-level…
Malawi: Stage Set, Lights On! Mwezi Arts Unveils the Dazzling Theater Renaissance Cabaret
[Nyasa Times] Get ready, Malawi! The spotlight is swinging your way as Mwezi Arts, the powerhouse of local performance, rolls out the red carpet for the first-ever Theater Renaissance Cabaret (TRC) — a bold, electric, and internationally-flavored thea…