Africa: All of Africa Today – September 17, 2025
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Kenya: Muslim Ritual Meets Swahili Culture At Kenya’s Unique Annual Maulidi Festival
[The Conversation Africa] Lamu is a historic Swahili port town on an island off the northern coast of Kenya. Each year it hosts the famous Lamu Maulidi Festival, a sacred Muslim celebration, planned this year for 17-18 September.
Nigeria: God and Nollywood – How Pentecostal Churches Have Shaped Nigerian Film
[The Conversation Africa] In Nigeria today, one doesn’t have to attend a church service to hear a sermon. The pulpit has moved – onto screens, into living rooms, and across YouTube.
Uganda: Rwandan Gospel Singer Gogo Gloriose Dies in Kampala
[New Times] Rwandan gospel singer and social media sensation Gloriose Musabyimana, widely known as Gogo Gloriose, has passed away in Kampala, Uganda. She was 36 years old.
South Africa: Villagers Beg New Rain Queen to End Tzaneen Drought
[Scrolla] Boreholes in Tzaneen have run dry, and 42 have been vandalised as villagers cry out for help during a drought. Mayor Pule Shayi says R45-million has been set aside to fix boreholes, but locals want the Rain Queen to step in.
South Africa: Gogo Maweni Accused of Using Witchcraft Live On TV
[Scrolla] A photo from Thokoza Gogo shows a pig wearing underwear said to belong to a woman who had an affair with a client’s partner. Viewers are split between those accusing Gogo Maweni of chasing attention and others defending her right to practis…
Nigeria: Nigeria’s Rotational Presidency – How Religion, Ethnicity Fuel an Undemocratic Power Game
[Daily Trust] Nigeria’s rotational presidency, often sugarcoated as a tool for national unity, is nothing but a cynical ploy–a Trojan horse smuggled into politics by elites who exploit the twin poisons of religion and ethnicity to manipulate power.
Nigeria: Creating a ‘Ganu-Si’ Economy
[This Day] In a viral video said to have been recorded on the eighth-day Fidau prayers for the repose of his mother who died recently, Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall (KWAM 1) could be heard lamenting to an unidentified man in the street slan…
Uganda: The Fading Beat – Preserving Traditional Drumming in Kigezi Churches.
[Nile Post] In the rolling hills of Kigezi, Uganda, the sound of drums has long been an integral part of Sunday church services.
Malawi: Bushiri Exposes Deep-Rooted Biasness in SA Media – ‘I Filled FNB With Over 110 000 People Four Times, Yet No Coverage.’
[Nyasa Times] Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has taken to social media to publicly accuse South African media of a deep-seated bias and selective reporting, following what he describes as an intentional effort to undermine his ministry while elevating secula…