Month: July 2023

How Kenyan Youths Use Matwana Culture to Capture the Zeitgeist of their Generation

If you are familiar with Nairobi then you must know that the…

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11 African Musicians That Have Appeared in Barack Obama’s Summer Playlist So Far

Barack Obama’s playlist is a collection of songs that the former US…

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Barack Obama Can’t Stop Listening to Ayra Starr — Check Out His Summer Playlist

Former US President Barack Obama has shared his 42-song summer playlist for…

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This Barbie Malibu Dreamhouse was Designed by Nigerian-American Victoria Adesanmi

A Nigerian-American interior designer, Victoria Adesanmi, has made headlines for her stunning…

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Nike Art Gallery Brings African Art to Hamptons Fine Art Fair

Nike Arts Gallery USA, an extension of the leading gallery of contemporary…

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Nigerian-American Author Nnedi Okorafor Lands Seven-Figure Deal for New Novel

Nnedi Okorafor, the acclaimed Nigerian-American author of Africanfuturist science fiction and fantasy,…

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Shallipopi’s Obapluto Fuels a Renewed Reverence for 19th-Century Benin Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi

When a random new kid began to trend on Twitter for an…

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Mayowa ‘Shutabug’ Alabi Lists New NFT Art of Trendy Ojude Oba Women

Mayowa ‘Shutabug’ Alabi, a visual artist from Lagos, Nigeria, has listed a…

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Niyi Fagbemi Documents Vibrant Glitz and Glamour at the ‘23 Ojude Oba Festival

Niyi Fagbemi, a talented photographer and filmmaker, was at the '23 Ojude…

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You Probably Didn’t Know Mama G Had a Trendy Music Career

Patience Ozokwor, popularly known as Mama G, is one of the most…

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From Nearly 300 Entries, Meet the Shortlisted Writers for The 2023 Caine Prize

The Caine Prize for African Writing, an esteemed annual award honouring outstanding…

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Belgium Government Set to Return Looted Congolese Artefacts

Belgium has announced plans to return artworks stolen from Congo during its…

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