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AfDB Agenda: Tackling Unemployment, Advancing Education
Featured

AfDB Agenda: Tackling Unemployment, Advancing Education

Staff WriterMay 26, 2025May 26, 2025

Ahead of potentially defining presidential elections in the history of Africa’s premier development institution. African Development Bank, one of the…

Sauti Sol Celebrates 5 Years of “Midnight Train” – Kenya’s Most-Streamed Album
Showbiz

Sauti Sol Celebrates 5 Years of “Midnight Train” – Kenya’s Most-Streamed Album

Staff WriterMay 23, 2025

Kenyan Afro-pop powerhouse Sauti Sol is marking five years since the release of their acclaimed fifth studio album, Midnight Train.…

Tanzania Has Blocked Access To X
News

Tanzania Has Blocked Access To X

Staff WriterMay 21, 2025

Tanzania has blocked access to X, the internet watchdog NetBlocks reported on Tuesday, hours after the country’s police force’s account…

New Nigerian Action-Crime Thriller The Fire and The Moth Debuts on Amazon Prime Video
Showbiz

New Nigerian Action-Crime Thriller The Fire and The Moth Debuts on Amazon Prime Video

Staff WriterMay 20, 2025May 20, 2025

Nigerian production house Nemsia Studios has unveiled its latest film, The Fire and The Moth, now streaming on Amazon Prime…

NBA Africa CEO Clare Akamanzi Celebrates Five Years of the Basketball Africa League in Kigali
News

NBA Africa CEO Clare Akamanzi Celebrates Five Years of the Basketball Africa League in Kigali

Staff WriterMay 17, 2025

NBA Africa CEO Clare Akamanzi marked a major milestone for the Basketball Africa League (BAL) during the launch of the…

Aliko Dangote and David Rubenstein Acquire Kenya’s Oldest Tour Company
Business

Aliko Dangote and David Rubenstein Acquire Kenya’s Oldest Tour Company

Staff WriterMay 16, 2025

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, and American billionaire David Rubenstein have acquired Pollman’s Tours and Safaris, Kenya’s oldest and most…

Eddy Kenzo Calls for African-Owned Music Platforms
Showbiz

Eddy Kenzo Calls for African-Owned Music Platforms

Staff WriterMay 16, 2025

Ugandan music star Eddy Kenzo is making headlines again — this time for his powerful message at the AFRIMA 2025…

Rapper Tory Lanez Hospitalized After Prison Stabbing in California
Showbiz

Rapper Tory Lanez Hospitalized After Prison Stabbing in California

Staff WriterMay 13, 2025May 14, 2025

Rapper Tory Lanez was hospitalized Monday after being stabbed 14 times during an attack by another inmate at a California…

Cholera Kills Nearly 600 in Angola Amid Widespread Outbreak
News

Cholera Kills Nearly 600 in Angola Amid Widespread Outbreak

Staff WriterMay 13, 2025May 14, 2025

Angola is battling its deadliest cholera outbreak in two decades, with nearly 600 people killed and more than 18,000 infected…

Saudi Arabia Hesitates on BRICS Membership Amid U.S. Negotiations
Business

Saudi Arabia Hesitates on BRICS Membership Amid U.S. Negotiations

Staff WriterMay 8, 2025May 14, 2025

Saudi Arabia has yet to formally join the BRICS bloc despite attending a recent meeting in Brazil, as it navigates…

Nigerian Teen Sets Guinness World Record With Massive Autism Awareness Painting
News

Nigerian Teen Sets Guinness World Record With Massive Autism Awareness Painting

Staff WriterMay 5, 2025May 14, 2025

A 15-year-old Nigerian teenager has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest painting on a canvas, using art…

Moussa Ibrahim – Africa Is Bleeding; Because It’s Being robbed
Opinion

Moussa Ibrahim – Africa Is Bleeding; Because It’s Being robbed

Staff WriterApril 30, 2025

For centuries, Western empires looted the continent’s gold, oil, rubber, and people. Today, the same powers wear suits, fly flags…

DR Congo, M23 Rebels Agree to Ceasefire
News

DR Congo, M23 Rebels Agree to Ceasefire

Staff WriterApril 24, 2025April 24, 2025

Representatives of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23rd Movement (AFC/M23) have jointly announced their renewed…

Pope Francis Dies at 88 on Easter Monday
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Pope Francis Dies at 88 on Easter Monday

Staff WriterApril 21, 2025

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, passed away on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of…

Davido Drops His Fifth Album 5ive Featuring a Star-Studded Lineup
Showbiz

Davido Drops His Fifth Album 5ive Featuring a Star-Studded Lineup

Staff WriterApril 18, 2025

Afrobeats superstar Davido has officially released his highly anticipated fifth studio album, 5ive, on April 18, 2025. The 17-track project…

Spotify Royalty Payments Hit $59M in Nigeria and South Africa
Showbiz

Spotify Royalty Payments Hit $59M in Nigeria and South Africa

Staff WriterApril 7, 2025

Audio streaming giant Spotify’s royalty payments to artists from Nigeria and South Africa – its two biggest African markets –…

Tems Shuts Down Johannesburg with a Sold-Out Show!
Showbiz

Tems Shuts Down Johannesburg with a Sold-Out Show!

Staff WriterMarch 21, 2025

Tems, the globally celebrated musician, recently kicked off her much-anticipated Born in the Wild Tour in Johannesburg, South Africa. The…

The Ben’s BK Arena Concert: A night to remember at his “New Year Groove & Album Launch
Society & Events

The Ben’s BK Arena Concert: A night to remember at his “New Year Groove & Album Launch

Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2025

Renowned RnB singer Mugisha Benjamin, widely known as “The Ben” or “Tiger B” ushered in the new year with an…

Building Africa’s Knowledge Future: The Inspiring Journey of Obinna Richfield-Anah
Interviews

Building Africa’s Knowledge Future: The Inspiring Journey of Obinna Richfield-Anah

Staff WriterDecember 16, 2024

Nigeria’s Obinna Richfield-Anah, recently crowned CILIP’s Knowledge Manager of the Year 2024, has shared his remarkable story. The Knowledge Manager…

Cedrick Mupenzi Wins Rwf50 Million at “Hanga PitchFest 2024
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Cedrick Mupenzi Wins Rwf50 Million at “Hanga PitchFest 2024

Staff WriterNovember 12, 2024November 12, 2024

Cedrick Mupenzi, the founder of the Rwandan startup ‘Sinc Today’, emerged as the grand prize winner of the 2024 Hanga…

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