Africa: WOMEX 2023 – the Rundown From Ron!
[Afropop] Each year, come late October, there is a gathering of what could be described as a tribe – this year it was nearly 3000 people, from over 100 countries. There are no real rules to join this tribe, no initiations, no uniforms, and no secret ha…
Nigeria: Nigeria’s Jekwu Anyaegbuna Wins UK Top Poetry Prize
[Vanguard] The Nigerian fiction writer and poet, Jekwu Anyaegbuna, has won this year’s “Poetry London” Prize, a top poetry prize in the United Kingdom. His entry “Unusual Inmates” was announced in October 2023, by the organisers at a ceremony that held…
Zimbabwe: Another of Q’s ‘Don’t Smell Like a Zimbabwean’ Videos Circulates After Comedian Was Recently Forced to Apologise
[New Zimbabwe] Comedian Q the Boss might just find himself at the centre of a fresh wave of criticism after another video of him urging Zimbabweans to bath made its way online.
Egypt: Did Napoleon Really Fire At the Pyramids?
[The Conversation Africa] Directors of historical feature films face a difficult task. How can they make the characters familiar to an audience without reducing them to caricature? How can they make sure that knowledge of the outcome – battles won or l…
Nigeria: Why I Want to Become an Actor – Wizkid Reveals
[Vanguard] Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, aka Wizkid has revealed the reasons he wants to become an actor.
Nigeria: Burna Boy, Rema Win Inaugural Afrobeats Awards
[Leadership] The duo of Burna Boy and Rema have won the inaugural Afrobeat categories at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards held on Sunday, November 19, 2023.
South Africa: Movie Review – Magenta Coal: Promising Series Crashlands At Tail End
[Premium Times] In the quest to present an unravelable mystery, the plot twists into a knot so tight it is hard to follow.
Mozambique: Mozambican Jazz Artist Wins Prestigious International Award
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Nigeria: Mohbad’s Father Rejects Fresh Moves for Son’s Burial, Insists On DNA
[Daily Trust] Joseph Aloba, father of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has warned against his son being buried without his approval.
Nigeria: Temi Otedola – the Least Amount I Have Ever Had Is $1,200
[Daily Trust] Temi Otedola, Nigerian actress and daughter of billionaire Femi Otedola, has disclosed the least amount that she has ever had is $1,200.