South Africa: Play Commemorates 10th Anniversary of Rhodes Must Fall Movement
[GroundUp] A reimagined version of the popular 2016 “The Fall” play is being staged at Joburg’s The Market Theatre until 4 May
Rwanda: Producer Element Is Still At 1 – 55am–Management
[New Times] Renowned Rwandan producer cum singer Element Eleeeh has not left 1:55AM Ltd, according to the record label management.
Senegal: Visual Retelling of Thiaroye Massacre Sheds New Light On French Colonial Atrocity
[RFI] Twenty years ago, French photographer Yves Monteil was driving in Senegal when he passed a military cemetery in Thiaroye, in the suburbs of Dakar. Friends told him it was the burial site of Senegalese soldiers massacred by the French army during …
Rwanda: What’s Afro Nation Boss Smade Up to in Kigali?
[New Times] Nigerian-born British events promoter Adesegun Adeosun, widely known as Smade, is in Kigali since Thursday, December 26, for a private visit.
South Africa: Henry Bredekamp and the Khoisan – the Living Legacy of a Renowned South African Historian
[The Conversation Africa] When Professor Henry Charles “Jatti” Bredekamp began his career as a historian of early Cape Town in South Africa, there was still a commonly held myth that the region’s native people, the Khoisan, had “all but disappeared”. T…
Uganda: UPDF’s Wazalendo Sacco Contributes Towards Busoga Royal Wedding
[Nile Post] The Ugandan army, UPDF’s Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society has contributed shs5 million towards the upcoming Busoga royal wedding set for November, 18, 2023 in Bugembe.
Eritrea: Photo Exhibition in Connection With Beginning of Armed Struggle Anniversary
[Shabait] Asmara, 01 September 2023- A photo exhibition organized by the board of the liberation fighters association staged in connection with the 62nd anniversary of the beginning of the armed struggle for Eritrea’s Independence was officially opened…
Mali: Musician Salif Keïta Drops Transitional Council for Role in Mali Junta’s Govt
[allAfrica] Harare — The musician known as The Golden Voice of Africa, Salif Keita, is now a special advisor to the military junta’s leader in Mali, AFP reports.
Rwanda: Canadian General Relives Rwandan Experience in New Book
[New Times] Romeo Dallaire, a military general-turned humanitarian and human rights advocate, is set to launch his fourth book, whose sole message is a call on humanity to strive for peace.
Mali: Musician Salif Keïta Resigns From Transitional Parliament
[allAfrica] Harare — Salif Keta, a well-known musician from Mali, has left the assembly that the military, which has been in charge since 2020, established to serve as a legislative body, APA News reports.