Unveiling The Nominees For The 6th AFRIMA Award
The 6th AFRIMA set a new record with 8,157 songs/videos entries. It took a 13-man jury a week to review all the entries. However, songs…
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Ghana’s Aker Energy Gets US$100 To Develop Deepwater Oil Project
The development of Ghana’s Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points (DWTCTP) block received a boost from the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). The oil block which is…
Our Top 10 Favorite African Music Videos Of The Week (August 2nd)
One of Africa’s biggest export in the past two decades is entertainment. Many African musicians have sold-out venues in western countries. However, not minding the…
Tanzanian Journalist Maxence Melo Mubyazi Makes List Of Press Freedom Award Recipients
Journalism often comes with the bitter experience of harassment, physical or legal threats, and imprisonments. Consequently, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) rewards journalists who…
Another Nigerian Visual Artist Sells Artwork For Over Half A Million Dollars
Art is a thing of beauty and those who appreciate artworks don’t mind paying a hefty fee for them. A few years ago, Nigerian artists…
Nigerian Wendy Okolo Makes History At NASA
Every now and then a genius emerges from Africa and stuns the world. This time it is Wendy Okolo making history as the first black…
Hawi Is Ethiopia’s First Female Superhero Comic And Here Is A Sneak Peek At Her Story Line
In not too distant past, a black superhero was almost a myth. However, this changed recently with the screening of Black Panther. But still, there…
Zimbabwe Artists Unite To Raise Funds For Cyclone Idai Victims
Last week Thursday, cyclone Idai hit Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe destroying human and properties on its path. It is said to be one of the…
Central Bank Of Nigeria Did Not Ban Textile Imports. This Is What They Did Instead
On the 5th of March 2019, a Facebook post by the Nigerian Tribune, one of the leading tabloids in the country alleged that the Central…
Kenya’s Mobile Money M-Pesa to Become Available on AliExpress
Safaricom has secured a deal that will enable users to pay for online shopping at AliExpress using M-pesa. AliExpress is an online shopping platform run…