Africa: Trace Awards 2025 – Celebrate Musical Excellence And Vote For Your Favourite Artists!
[Trace Awards] The Trace Awards & Summit 2025, the most prestigious musical event on the African continent, is set to electrify Zanzibar. The Trace Awards ceremony, taking place on the 26th February 2025, will bring together the continent’s an…
Ethiopia: Addis to Host 1st Monthly Bike Festival
[Ethiopian Herald] The metropolitan city has made preparations to host the first monthly bicycle festival aimed at promoting sustainable transportation modes, and increasing tourist influx, the Addis Ababa Transport Bureau announced.
South Africa: Thousands Expected At Cape Town Waterfront for New Year Celebrations
[SAnews.gov.za] The City of Cape Town says it expects some 35 000 people to make their way to Waterfront in Cape Town for the New Year’s Eve fireworks celebration tonight.
Africa: Notable Deaths of 2024 – – Honouring Lives and Legacies That Helped Shape History
[Daily Maverick] This year, we bid farewell to extraordinary figures who shaped history through their courage, creativity, and contributions. From Tony Heard’s fearless journalism and Connie Chiume’s cultural brilliance to Dingaan Thobela’s legendary b…
Uganda: Ugandan Comedy Group Wins Trump Jr’s Praise With Skit On Assassination Attempt
[Nile Post] The group, renowned for their creative online skits, recreated the attempted assassination of Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.
Uganda: I Warned Artists That Govt Would Make Them Beggars, but They Ignored My Advice – Bobi Wine
[Nile Post] National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has once again criticised artists for their dependency on government handouts, which he says undermines their value, respect, and independence.
Africa: Good News You May Have Missed in 2024
[UNDP] From rewriting harmful narratives to keeping forests intact, meet some of the people fighting for a peaceful and sustainable planet
Nigeria: Mixed Fortunes of Stagnation and Hope
[This Day] The Nigerian cultural scene looks back on a mixed bag of artistic stagnation, brief flashes of genius, and the deaths of legendary people who contributed to the development of the country’s rich cultural legacy as 2024 draws to a conclusion….
Nigeria: Entertainment Trends of 2024
[This Day] A Resurgence of Epic Movies
Nigeria: I’m Not Fela, I’m for Peace – Burna Boy
[Vanguard] Grammy-winning Nigerian artiste Burna Boy, whose real name is Damini Ogulu, has distanced himself from comparisons to Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti.