Zimbabwe: 26 Years Later, System Tazvida’s Shoes Still Too Big to Fill
[The Herald] February is special for the Tazvida clan, family, friends and fans.
Kenya: Kenyan Trumpeter Mackinlay Mutsembi Completes 24-Hour Marathon, Eyes Guinness World Record
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Kenyan trumpeter MacKinlay Mutsembi has successfully completed a 24-hour trumpet-playing marathon, setting the stage for a potential Guinness World Record.
Ghana: Ghana’s Unique Hand-Painted Movie Posters Blend Horror and Humour
[RFI] In Ghana, dozens of artists have made their mark creating hand-painted movie posters that blend exaggerated horror with slapstick comedy. This unique art form began in the 1980s during Ghana’s mobile cinema boom, giving artists freedom to reimagi…
Nigeria: 2baba Divorce Saga – Why My Marriage to Tiwa Savage Crashed – Teebillz
[Premium Times] “I went through the same thing 2Baba and Annie are experiencing. Regarding men, people think we don’t have emotions, express ourselves, or struggle with issues…”
Africa: UNICEF Names Khaby Lame as a Goodwill Ambassador
[Unicef] Global content creator champions children’s rights following four-day visit to see UNICEF’s work in Senegal
Nigeria: Nollywood Actor Asa Koko Is Dead
[Premium Times] His career spanned over a decade, during which he featured in numerous Yoruba-language films, gaining recognition for his distinctive acting style and significant contributions to the industry.
Nigeria: Singer Tems Cancels Rwanda Show Over M23 Support
[Vanguard] Nigeria’s Grammy-winning singer Tems announced on Thursday she was cancelling an upcoming concert in Kigali over Rwanda’s support of the M23 armed group waging an offensive in eastern DR Congo.
Kenya: TikTok Tight-Lipped On Monetization for Kenyan Creatives
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Chinese social media platform TikTok has announced that it has no plans to monetize Kenyan creators.
Nigeria: Femi Pedro At 70 – Between Fate and Diligence
[This Day] According to Edward Morgan Forster, English novelist, and short story writer, “failure and success seem to have been allotted to men by their stars. But they retain the power of wriggling, of fighting with their star or against it, and in th…
Nigeria: NIS to Honour Eleyae, Lalong, Soname, Onyema, Others At 50th Anniversary Celebration
[This Day] As part of activities lined up to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the National Institute for Sports (NIS) in Lagos, some ex students of the institute as well as six eminent Nigerians have been listed to be inducted into its…