Rwanda: What is the Future of Miss Rwanda Competition?
[New Times] It is one year and a month since the decision was made on May 9 to temporarily suspend the annual beauty pageant, Miss Rwanda. Since then, there have been questions about the future of the competition and the way forward.
Uganda: B2C Lites Up Isabella Bar and Lounge At Tusker Lite’s Neon Street Rave
[Nile Post] Last night, Isabella Bar and Lounge was buzzing with excitement as party lovers gathered to experience the incredible Tusker Lite Neon Street Rave.
Rwanda: Kagame, Yo-Yo Ma Discuss Rwanda’s Journey of Reconciliation
[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Saturday, June 10, received leading classical cellist and 19-time Grammy Award winner, Yo-yo Ma, his wife Jill Hornor, and Partners in Health (PIH) Co-Founder Ophelia Dahl, at Village Urugwiro.
Uganda: Obituary – Kato Lubwama, Comedian and Former MP, Dies at 52
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala — From the theatre stage, to radio studios and to parliament, Kato Lubwama was a renowned figure in Uganda for more than three decades as he built a following in the arts sector with a successful career as a dramatist. …
Zimbabwe: Kasukuwere Details How He Survived 15 Minutes of Intense Gunfire During November 2017 Coup in New ‘Book’
[New Zimbabwe] FORMER Zanu PF political commissar and 2023 presidential aspirant Saviour Kasukuwere has narrated, in a yet-to-be-published book, how he survived 15 minutes of massive gunfire during the 2017 coup that toppled late President Robert Mugabe.
Tanzania: Minister Ndumbaro Blesses Indo-Tanzania Fashion Gala
[Daily News] THE Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Damas Ndumbaro, has launched a fashion show featuring Indian-inspired clothing with the aim of supporting wildlife conservation and the environment.
Nigeria: Premium Times Books Unveils New Title On Cyber Politics, Nigerian Elections
[Premium Times] “Over the past two decades, Mr Ibietan has researched deeply in the emergent interface between communication studies and psephology…,”
Zimbabwe: Animal Farm Has Been Translated Into Shona – Why a Group of Zimbabwean Writers Undertook the Task
[The Conversation Africa] Since independence in 1980, Zimbabwe has in some ways become like Animal Farm. Like the pigs in the classic 1945 novel by English writer George Orwell, the country’s post-liberation leaders have hijacked a revolution that was …
Nigeria: Afro Nation Nigeria Festival Announced
[Vanguard] The world’s biggest Afrobeats festival, Afro Nation, has confirmed a brand new edition, arriving in Lagos, Nigeria for the first time this year.
Nigeria: Nigeria Set to Host First Afrobeats Festival
[Daily Trust] The world’s biggest Afrobeats festival, Afro Nation, has concluded plans to hold a brand new edition in Lagos, Nigeria for the first time this year.