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Odun Ifa Exhibition

Yoruba Gallery’s Odun Ifa 2024 exhibition showcased an eclectic mix of art from talented artists presenting the essence of Ifa / Orunmila in practice, belief, culture and lifestyle, including the Orisa’s associated with Ifa such as Orisa Ibeji and Orisa Esu in his multidimensional forms and energies.
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Emmanuel Olaleye-IFA OLOKUN
Emmanuel Olaleye-IFA OLOKUN
Watson Mere-SANGO BABA WA
Watson Mere-SANGO BABA WA
Akanni Kehinde- THE SAYER
Akanni Kehinde- THE SAYER

Liberia: Saytumah Urges Dei Women to Marry Dei Men to Preserve Cultural Identity

2nd December 2024
[Liberian Investigator] Bomi County -- Former Bomi County Senator Morris Saytumah has called on Dei women to prioritize marrying within their ethnic group as a way to safeguard the Dei language and cultural heritage. Speaking at the launch of the Dei Language Jesus Film and the Dei Literacy Association in Jenneh Number Three, Bomi County, Saytumah underscored the urgency of preserving the identity of the Dei people in the face of increasing intermarriage and cultural erosion.

Zimbabwe: Miss World Zimbabwe Crowned

2nd December 2024
[The Herald] Twenty-three-year-old Courtney Jongwe was crowned Miss World Zimbabwe queen at a ceremony held on Saturday in Borrowdale, Harare.

Nigeria: May D Shades Wizkid On Social Media

2nd December 2024
[Leadership] Nigerian singer, Mr May D, has claimed that his Grammy-winning colleague, Wizkid, wouldn't have been on his level if he didn't fall out with his former record label, Square Records.

Nigeria: What the Yoruba People Have Lost

29th November 2024
[This Day] "Chief Lóògò Bámútùlá explains, 'I grew up amid deities...In the house, the gods talked audibly and clearly. They spoke precise human language...' This is a Chief who actively remembers his ancestors, who offers his own stories of a life lived through the Nigerian Civil War and beyond, and whose clients include those of many different affiliations. His practices include prayer, festival, charms, psychiatric care, pharmaceutical and medical interventions,

Namibia: Breyten Breytenbach – Peace, Perfect Peace

29th November 2024
[Namibian] It was with sorrow that I heard yesterday of Breyten Breytenbach's passing. The esteemed Afrikaans writer, poet, painter and activist was Gondwana's guest at Etosha Safari Lodge & Camp seven years ago. We filmed him on the deck of the lodge against the backdrop of the verdant mopane forest.

South Africa: Jan Smuts Was a White Supremacist. Nelson Mandela a Black Liberation Hero. New Book Explores What They Have in Common

29th November 2024
[The Conversation Africa] Jan Christiaan Smuts (1870-1950) and Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (1918-2013) belonged to and were shaped by two different epochs in South Africa, yet left an indelible mark on its history. Sociologist Roger Southall has brought them together, so to speak, in a book, Smuts & Mandela, The Men Who Made South Africa. Among the many parallels he draws between the two men - one a racist white supremacist and the other a non-racialist and African nationalist - is that they were both nation-builders. Smuts made
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