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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

Nigeria: Towards a Cohesive Security Approach (1)

13th January 2025
[Premium Times] Two books were billed for presentation on that day. One of them was entitled: The Power of Information Sharing: Antidote to Nigeria's Security Threats. That title instantly attracted my attention as I looked at the invitation card.

Liberia: Sayou Tequah Jnr Shapes the Liberian Music Video Industry With ‘Gana Gana’

13th January 2025
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- Sound is the birthplace of creativity. Everything on earth sings, has a rhythm, and flows in waves. The synchronization of events and history reveals that life itself is made of rhymes--nothing is a mistake. When Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, once remarked that his songs were channeled through him by a force beyond human comprehension, he categorized himself as merely a vessel--a medium through which the universe speaks. From sound comes vision, and those who can truly listen to the silence within

Nigeria: The Art of Transcending Trauma

13th January 2025
[This Day] UK-based artist, Wakrot Chinshaka, harnesses his tragic experiences while growing up in his home city to promote peace, unity, and healing. Okechukwu Uwaezuoke writes

Somalia: Sahra Halgan – the Message Is the Music

13th January 2025
[Afropop] The history of Somalia (officially, the Federal Republic of Somalia) and Somaliland (officially, the Republic of Somaliland) in the 20th century is, sadly, and like too many African countries, a story of colonization, dictatorship, struggle for independence and civil war. During most of the century, French, Italian and British interests controlled and determined the fate of the Somalis until the beginning of the 1960's. The story is also very complicated and beyond our scope here. Suffice it to say that

Uganda: Ikon Awards Hosts Acting Masterclass With Hollywood’s Morocco Omari

13th January 2025
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Ahead of the highly anticipated annual Ikon Awards 2025, Hollywood's Morocco Omari facilitated an acting masterclass with over 200 attendees at UCC House Bugolobi. Omari is a seasoned screenwriter, and producer, celebrated for his prominent roles in Empire, Chicago Fire, Homeland, and many other popular series.

Ghana: Ghana Wins and the Star Is Mahama

10th January 2025
[Premium Times] The star is not John Dramani Mahama, who has just been sworn in as the President of Ghana even if he too is a winner. The star is Ibrahim Mahama, no relation of John, a spectacular young artist we discovered in Tamale, northern Ghana.

Zimbabwe: Unique Library for Children a Big Hit

10th January 2025
[The Herald] A six-year-old bends over a brightly illustrated story book, lips moving and deep in concentration; two brothers look through Wind in the Willows; while an older boy reads quietly at a bench. This was the scene yesterday morning at Marandellas Children's Library -- the only establishment of its kind in Rhodesia, and one that is probably unique to Southern Africa.

Ghana: Decoding Ancestors, Defying Empires

9th January 2025
[Ghanaian Times] In late 2017, I was living in London when a powerful wave of emotion began to overwhelm me. Tears and anger surfaced unexpectedly every time Nana Yaa Asantewaa's name entered my thoughts or conversations.

Nigeria: What’s Happy About the New Year

8th January 2025
[Daily Trust] Every 31st day in the month of December, Nigerians gather in their houses of worship in what they stupidly describe as cross-over night. What started as a Pentecostal gimmick by pastorpreneurs to raise funds from gullible folks to meet their desire to buy another jet or build another university that excludes the children of members is now an all-comers affair. It's the race to woo the unseen being cutting across sects and religions with even media houses cashing in on the deal.
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