South Africa: The Jew in King Shaka’s Court – How a 19th-Century Castaway Shaped a Zulu Leader’s Legacy
[The Conversation Africa] Gales tore at the Mary’s sails, and surf crashed across the brig’s deck. Seventeen-year-old Nathaniel Isaacs tied himself to a railing to avoid being washed overboard. The Mary’s rudder soon splintered against a rocky bar at t…
South Africa: Aka Murder Suspects Finally Heading Back to Face Justice in South Africa
[Scrolla] Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande, accused of killing rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motshoane, dropped their appeal against extradition from Eswatini to South Africa. Their decision, following new evidence filed by prosecutor Lom…
Nigeria: Arts, Culture, Innovation Are Critical Pillars for Abia’s Future – Gov Otti
[Premium Times] Mr Otti made the declaration at the grand finale of the Abia Talent Hunt, tagged “Abia Beyond Creativity”, organised by the state’s Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy in collaboration with the Ministry of Sports and Youth De…
Nigeria: Zuma Film Festival to Screen 3156 Films From 10 Countries
[Leadership] Zuma International Film Festival is set to screen 3,156 films at its fifteenth edition, from December 1 – 5, 2025.
Nigeria: Lancelot Imaseun to Launch Memoir On His Life Behind the Camera
[Leadership] Veteran filmmaker, Lancelot Oduwa Imaseun will launch a memoir documenting his thirty years behind the camera on November 27, 2025.
Nigeria: ‘Dance Speaks’ Inspires Layman’s Appreciation of Dance
[Leadership] ‘Dance Speaks’ a documentary centered around six professional dancers in six different genres of dance has heightened the layman’s appreciation of the art of dance.
Nigeria: Why I Write About Black Women, Afro Diaspora Experiences – Åkerström
[Leadership] Award-winning Photographer, Travel writer and Author of ‘Bitter Honey’ ‘In Every Mirror She Is Black’ and ‘Everything Is Not Enough’, Fola Akinmade Åkerström, has revealed why her fiction works focus on black women and Afro diasp…
Ghana: Title of Book – Ghana Politics
[Ghanaian Times] AUTHOR: KOFI BENTUM QUANTSON, FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY CO-ORDINATOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA AND THE FIRST EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD (NOW NARCOTICS CONTROL COMMISSION).
Kenya: The Advent of the Arbantone Music Genre in Kenya
[Capital FM] In the ever-evolving Kenyan entertainment landscape, a relatively new music genre has been at the centerstage of it all. Albeit fast-rising and with quite the dynamic fanbase, Arbantone has shown no signs of slowing down, with hits being c…
Rwanda: New Comic Book Inspires Rwandan Students to Embrace Science, Innovation
[New Times] Mutoni is 12 and full of wonder. She lives in a quiet village in Gakenke District, where the lights often flicker out and where girls are still told that science is not for them.