Kenya: TV Comedian Eric Omondi Charged With Creating a Disturbance
[Capital FM] Nairobi — TV comedian Eric Omondi Otieno has been charged with an offence of creating disturbance.
Congo-Kinshasa: In Urban DRC, Chaos Reigns As Mourners Abandon Funeral Traditions
[Global Press Journal] Kirumba, Democratic Republic of Congo — For many, party-like funerals in urban DRC signal the loss of traditional African ways of life.
Nigeria: Davido’s ‘Timeless’ Dominates Streaming Platforms Across the World
[Premium Times] Afrobeats is not only penetrating non-African global markets, it is also crowding out Western music in much of Africa.
Nigeria: Timeless Review – Nigerian Star Davido’s New Album Is Mostly Form Over Substance
[The Conversation Africa] Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido (David Adeleke) has demonstrated himself to be a master of showboating. He is able to milk every situation to the maximum. And he did not disappoint with the recent trailer for his fourth studio …
Liberia: FPA Editor Rodney Sieh Receives Commendations As He Launches His Latest Book, the Unofficial Biography of George Weah, in Washington
[FrontPageAfrica] Washington — It was a blitz, glamour and celebration moment at the book launch “The Unofficial Biography Of George Weah”, The Story Of Africa’s Footballer President by award-winning Liberian journalist Rodney D. Sieh in Washington D….
Rwanda: Rwandan Filmmaker Scoops Global Science Film Festival Award
[New Times] Rwandan psychotherapist and filmmaker Celestin Mutuyimana, was on April 2 awarded as the first scientist filmmaker winner for his movie ‘Sewing Souls’ during the 5th Global Science Film Festival (GSFF) in Zurich, Switzerland.
Nigeria: Portable, Burna Boy, Naira Marley, Other Nigerian Singers Who Have Landed in Custody
[Daily Trust] Celebrities flaunt a lifestyle which makes them seem larger than life, but they are never above the law. The arrest and arraignment of Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable is the latest testimony.
South Africa: BBTtans – How I’ll Spend My $100,000 Prize Money – Khosi
[Premium Times] Before entering Big Brother Titan’s house, 25-year-old Khosi was a journalist.
Africa: Happy Songs – These Are the Musical Elements That Make Us Feel Good
[The Conversation Africa] Music has a unique power to affect the way people feel and many people use music to enhance or change their mood, channel emotions and for psychological support.
Rwanda: Kwibuka29 – Six Reads as Commemoration Approaches
[New Times] For a community to heal, the history of tragedy and misfortune ought to be preserved. And in our case, using literature to document the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi not only keeps us from forgetting our nation’s history, but also keeps u…