Nigeria: Veteran Nollywood Actress Cynthia Okereke Dies At 63
[Premium Times] The actress famous for her role in Osuofia in London made news headlines in 2022 when she was kidnapped alongside her colleague Clemson Cornel.
Nigeria: Headies 2023 – Flavour, Asake, Basketmouth Bag Nominations (Full Nomination List)
[Premium Times] Only music materials, including singles, videos, EPs and Albums released and distributed on digital streaming platforms within the year in review, were considered for nomination.
South Africa: Sindiwe Magona’s New Book of Essays Tackles Issues South Africans Aren’t Talking About
[The Conversation Africa] Sindiwe Magona – who turns 80 this year – is a celebrated South African writer, storyteller, speaker and activist. In 2022 Magona, once a domestic worker, received her PhD in creative writing. Best known for her novels, autobi…
Nigeria: Asake, Burna Boy, Simi, Others Nominated for the 16th Headies
[Vanguard] Organisers of the The Headies awards have announced the nominees for the 16th edition for the voting and non-voting categories of its 16th edition.
Uganda: When It Comes to Me, People Always Jump to the Negative – Nwagi
[Nile Post] Singer Winifred Nakwanagi alias Winnie Nwagi has shown remorse regarding her recent stage outburst, which has attracted criticism from a section of the public.
Rwanda: Ubumuntu Arts Festival Returns Bigger and Better
[New Times] The Ubumuntu Arts Festival is giving new meaning to the age-old adage, “The tongue has power.”
Nigeria: ‘Gangs of Lagos – Oba of Lagos Condemns Portrayal of Eyo Masquerade, Lists Conditions
[Premium Times] Gangs of Lagos, since its release, has been a subject of controversies among the indigenous people of Lagos State, with the Isale Eko Descendants Union claiming that the film depicted Isale Eko as a den of criminals and Eyo masquerade a…
Kenya: Nairobi’s Soma Nami Bookstore to Host African Book Fair in August
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Soma Nami Books, a leading Kenyan Pan-African Bookstore has announced that it will be hosting The African Book Fair, an annual week-long book fair centering African Literature.
Ghana: Edina Traditional Area Observes Bakatue Festival
[Ghanaian Times] Elmina — The chiefs and people of the Edina Traditional Area in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo- Abrem (KEEA) Municipality of the Central Region have climaxed their celebration of this year’s Bakatue festival with a durbar.
Uganda: Annie Maria Adikin Wins Best Spoken-Word Performance At Nguvu Poetry Festival
[Nile Post] Annie Maria Adikin has been named the winner of this year’s Nguvu Poetry Festival.