Niger fashion designer wants to spread positive image of her country
It was all glitz and glamour at the Joburg Fashion Week, a celebration of pan-African couture featuring designers and fashion…
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Angélique Kidjo, Royal Albert Hall review — 40 years of music and activism celebrated
As Angélique Kidjo strode elegantly on to the stage at London’s Royal Albert Hall in a floor-skimming, gold-sequinned gown and…
Not just another brick in the wall
Early in November 2023, a lineup of eleven local and three international artists spread across various parts of Cape Town…
How Editi Effiong & Richard Mofe-Damijo made ‘The Black Book’ a global Netflix hit
Netflix says the action-thriller, starring Nollywood icon Richard Mofe-Damijo as Paul Edima, an avenging ex-security operative on the hunt for…
Haiti: Music keeping children out of gangs in Port au prince
In Haiti’s capital, it is not unusual to hear loud crashes that many associate with the gangs who have torn…
Obama artist showcases portraits of African presidents
An artist who rose to fame as the first African-American artist to officially paint a US president – Barack Obama…