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In Uganda, Video Jokering (often referred to as VJing) is a unique and culturally significant form of film commentary and translation. A Video Joker (VJ) is a narrator and guide whose content style is to run commentary over a movie, usually a foreign blockbuster, to translate the dialogue into local languages (primarily Luganda) and add comedic or social commentary.
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There is a compounding comedy of errors affecting Naija rap, the oldest pillar of what is today known as Afrobeats. As with the great clown Pagliacci, none of the jokes are funny.
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Burkina Faso’s Burkinabè Film and Audiovisual Agency (ABCA) has officially launched the next edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), scheduled for February 27–March 6, 2027. Founded in 1969, FESPACO is Africa’s largest and oldest film festival. The Pan-African festival, which takes place every two years in the capital city of […]
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The Presidential Election will now hold on the 16th of January, 2027, while Gubernatorial and National Assembly Elections will hold on February 20th, 2027.
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In just three years, the +234ArtFair has quickly become an essential part of the Nigerian visual art scene’s calendar. Last year’s edition featured roughly 260 emerging artists and more than 300 artworks in different media.
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Anita Eboigbe, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Big Cabal Media (home to TechCabal, Zikoko, and Citizen), has lived a rich life across the Nigerian media space. From pioneering box office data at News Agency of Nigeria, helping to build the conflict-reporting powerhouse HumAngle, and now scaling operations at Africa’s top digital media firms. Her unique […]
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Breakup songs tend to come with choreography. There is a script, even when it pretends not to be one. The singer is wounded and you are meant to ache in solidarity. The singer is furious and you are meant to locate the villain. Even in the gentler versions — the “I’ve healed, I’ve grown” anthems […]
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