Nigeria: Jollof Wars – Celebrating the Diversity of Taste At World Jollof Day Festival 2022
[Vanguard] The fuel on which families, conversations, cultures and celebrations in West Africa runs. Unifying yet intensely divisive. A simple yet multifaceted delicacy with an extraordinary ability to arouse intense positive emotions.
Zimbabwe: 87 Artistes to Take Part in Soul Jah Luv Commemoration
[The Herald] Mandaza Chikarango — Arts Correspondents
Nigeria: Burna Boy Not Nigeria’s Biggest Artiste – ID Cabasa
[Premium Times] The Coded Tunes boss said every generation and season always has someone who is the arrowhead.
Nigeria: Amazon Prime Video Launches Local Service in Nigeria
[TechCrunch] Amazon Prime Video today announced the launch of the localized version of its streaming service in one of Africa’s biggest markets–Nigeria. Just as it did in Southeast Asia some days back, the tech giant is attempting to boost its subscri…
Africa: Beyoncé Has Helped Usher in a Renaissance for African Artists
[The Conversation Africa] Beyoncé has released her seventh solo studio album, titled Renaissance (2022). The album, an event in global popular culture, is the first of a three-part project by the US artist. Her previous outing, the visual album Black i…
Nigeria: Nigeria’s Creative Sector Could Help Write the Security Governance Playbook
[ISS] The influential arts community, especially the youth, can work with government and civil society to reduce insecurity.
Nigeria: Charly Boy Advises Married People, Says Marriage Intact
[Daily Trust] Veteran Nigerian singer and songwriter, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa popularly known as Charly Boy has said that his marriage is intact and he is not considering a divorce from his wife, Lady Dianne. He seized the moment to explain to his fr…
Zimbabwe: Writer Tsitsi Dangarembga’s Application for Discharged Rejected
[New Zimbabwe] Writer Tsitsi Dangarembgwa’s application for discharge on charges of inciting public violence has been dismissed.
Nigeria: Nigeria Tackles Publishing in Predatory Journals
[SciDev.Net] Lagos — Higher education institutions in Nigeria need to train academics to spot fraudulent journals, researchers say.
Nigeria: Kidnapped Actors Regain Freedom – Guild
[Premium Times] The actors were released on Wednesday night.