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Afrobeats superstar Kizz Daniel returns with a brand-new EP titled Lemon Chase. The seven-track project isn’t just a warm-up for his forthcoming album Uncle K—it’s a deeply personal collection that explores themes of love, loss, healing, and joy, all wrapped in melodies that resonate with listeners on an emotional level. Each song on the EP […]
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Celebrated Kenyan writer and Nobel Prize contender Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o died on Wednesday, May 28th, at the age of 87 in Atlanta, United States. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our dad, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, this Wednesday morning,” wrote his daughter Wanjiku wa Ngũgĩ on Facebook. “He lived a […]
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Did you know that there are approximately 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide? Can you imagine all the different ways in which we all use the internet? Obasanjo’s Internet is our interview series where we speak to some of our internet favourites on how they relate to the internet and what it means to them and their […]
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Irrepressible force in Kenya and Africa’s literary community, Ngugi wa Thiong’o has died at 87. His work spanned roughly six decades, primarily documenting the transformation of his country – Kenya – from a colonial subject to a democracy. From his debut novel, Weep Not, Child (published May 1964) to his final works, Ngugi maintained a […]
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Nigerian-American filmmaker Anu Bamidele is the creative force behind Nolly Babes, a short film that blends nostalgia with social commentary. Drawing from the distinctive aesthetics and storytelling traditions that made Nollywood a cultural phenomenon, Nolly Babes reimagines the genre with a contemporary lens. The film follows a struggling actress and her two ambitious friends as […]
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Shareholders of the African Development Bank (AfDB) will convene at its Abidjan headquarters in Côte d’Ivoire on Thursday, May 29, to elect a new president, marking the conclusion of a high-stakes race to succeed Akinwumi Adesina, whose second term ends in August 2025. The election will determine who steers the continent’s premier financial institution amid […]
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For nearly a decade, The Nova Frontier Film Festival has been illuminating screens with voices often left in the shadows of mainstream cinema. Founded by visionary filmmakers Billy Frank from the West Indies and Lydia Darly from Guadeloupe, this cultural cornerstone was born from a recognition of the glaring absence of authentic storytelling from the […]
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Great stories aren’t the sole building block of great films. Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, Billy Wilder’s The Apartment, Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream, Boon Joon Ho’s Parasite, Celine Song’s Past Lives, Ema Edosio-Deelen’s Kasala!, Damilola Orimogunje’s For Maria Ebun Pataki and a host of others aren’t great films because they tell great stories, what […]
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