South African artist William Kentridge became world famous for his charcoal drawings and hand-drawn animated films, but his work continued to grow in scope and he began staging performances. Today he also creates operas and collaborative stage productions combining numerous art forms. One of his largest productions to date, The Head & The Load, tells […]
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Record-breaking Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey Effiong, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has narrated her experience in the contest in which that she shattered world records cooking for 100 hours. She noted that it was not easy making it into the Guinness Book of Records, as she almost gave up six hours into the competition. The […]
Prolific author and former Ghanaian education minister Ama Ata Aidoo passed away on 31 May 2023 at the age of 81. News of her death reverberated around the world, proof of her towering influence in literary, feminist and political spaces. Aidoo was Ghana’s foremost woman writer and her distinguished career spanned several decades. Her literary […]
“After king na king. You wouldn’t have seen me with her if the king was still alive. I no dey follow person wife.” Following several speculations, controversial Nigerian street singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has finally confirmed his romantic relationship with the late Alaafin of Oyo’s wife, Queen Dami. Queen Dami was one […]
A new trend has emerged among the elite of the African music industry – owning, or renting, private jets. While the concept of African artistes acquiring such luxurious assets would have been perceived as a distant dream a few years ago, today, a number of prominent African celebrities have defied the odds and taken to […]
The Ben’s Recent sold-out concert in Bujumbura, Burundi, was proof that Rwandan music is on the move and more than ever, local musicians are using their ability to satisfy global music consumers. Even before the sold-out concert, which took place on October 1, at the Messe des Officiers, the Rwandan star had already received a […]
Shanty Town, a 2023 Nigerian crime thriller created by Xavier Ighorodje Chichi Nworah and produced by Chinenye Nworah, bagged 15 of the total 29 categories of the BON Awards. Best of Nollywood Awards has officially released nomination lists and categories for the 2023 Nollywood award ceremony. Stylised as BON Awards, the annual film event honours […]
East African literature continues to grow and reshape itself in exciting new ways – and 2023 was no exception. The world really did take notice of the region when Tanzanian-British author Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2021. Interest in Gurnah’s work continued last year when he made a homecoming to east […]
The skit maker had raised an alarm that his house was about being demolished by the Enugu State Government. A popular Nigerian skit maker, Chibuike Ugwu, who raised an alarm about reported demolition in Centenary Estate in Enugu State, has revealed more details about the incident. Mr Ugwu, otherwise known as Untouchable, had, on 19 […]
After 150 years, 39 artefacts that form part of Asante’s royal regalia are due to return to the Asantehene (ruler of the Asante people) in Kumasi, Ghana, in February and April this year. The Asante empire was the largest and most powerful in the region in the 18th century and controlled an area that was […]
Seemingly disillusioned with the country’s leadership, Kenyans have taken to new ways of expressing their anger and frustration with their government. On social media and in everyday conversations, President William Ruto is now referred to as Zakayo, named after the infamous Zaccheaus, the much-hated chief tax collector in biblical Jericho. Ruto is also called Kaunda […]