Africa: All of Africa Today – July 10, 2025
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South Africa: Khanyi Mbau Gets Her First Netflix Nomination
[Scrolla] Khanyi Mbau is the only African up for a Netflix Reality Universe award after more than 23 years in the industry. She stars in Young, Famous & African and says being herself on screen helped her earn the global nomination.
Africa: All of Africa Today – July 4, 2025
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Africa: Netflix Gives African Film a Platform – but the Cultural Price Is High
[The Conversation Africa] Netflix began its Africa operations in South Africa in 2016. When the US streaming giant announced it was setting up shop in Nigeria in 2020, many west African film-makers, writers, artists and media audiences were jubilant.
South Africa/Algeria: All of Africa Today – June 23, 2025
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Ghana: Kwame Akoto-Bamfo – the Ghanaian Artist Using Work About Slavery to Find Justice and Healing
[The Conversation Africa] Thousands of sculpted heads – captive African men, women, and children – meticulously created by the artist Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, emerge from the soil at the Nkyinkyim Museum, as a sacred gathering of ancestors. Together, they fo…
Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Rapper Aand Influencer Joins WFP DR Congo Family As Champion For Nutrition
[WFP] KINSHASA — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announces its partnership with rising Congolese music star Sista Becky (Rebecca Kalonji) as a High-Level Supporter, advocating for nutrition and healthy eating in the Democratic Republic o…
Liberia: Liberian Afrobeat Star Jzyno Rallies Nation Behind UN Security Council Bid
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — Popular Liberian Afrobeat singer Jonathan Lee, widely known as JZyNo, has issued a passionate call for national unity as Liberia prepares for one of the most significant moments in its diplomatic history — its bid for a n…
Mauritius: Mauritius Launches Unesco Culture 2030 Indicators
[Government of Mauritius] Mauritius has embarked on the implementation of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Culture 2030 Indicators at national level and for the city of Port Louis, which is a key step in ali…
West Africa: Launch of the 1st Edition of the West African Festival of Arts and Culture (ECOFEST)
[Ecowas] The West African artistic community is preparing to vibrate to the rhythm of creativity and cultural diversity with the official launch of the first edition of the West African Festival of Arts and Culture (ECOFEST).