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Baaba Maal, the renowned Senegalese singer-songwriter, has been appointed as a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification, as reported by The Associated Press. Maal has been actively involved in climate change and refugee..

Ubuntu "I am, because you are." Ubuntu is the universal Bantu philosophy adopted by South Africa as a guiding principle after the abolition of apartheid. Ubuntu encompasses the interdependence of humans on one another and the acknowledgment of one..

Ever since 2023 began, Rwandan musicians have stayed active on the mission of releasing back to back hits, and the month of April and March was not left out. From banging visuals of Nillan's Afro-pop track dubbed Sober, to Bruce the 1sts '..

The Federal Government has issued a gazette recognizing ownership and vesting custody and management of repatriated Benin Artefacts in the Oba of Benin. With the official gazette, the dispute over the ownership, custody and management of the repatri..

Contemporary music star Jah Prayzah is set to make his debut at the Victoria Falls Carnival, promising an explosive performance for his fans. The three-day festival, now in its 11th edition, will host a number of popular musicians, including the crèm..

The artist El Anatsui was born in Ghana and has spent the bulk of his career in Nigeria, but is a citizen of the world. News of a major new installation of his work coming to the prestigious Tate Modern gallery in London is just one in a string of ma..

Luanda — The first edition of the National Jazz Festival, also dubbed "Angojazz", was opened Monday at the Iron Palace venue, in Luanda, by the mentor of the project Dimbo Makiesse. The project's mentor informed ANGOP that it will take place fo..

Nigeria is known worldwide for its rich and diverse culture, and one aspect of that culture that has gained global recognition in recent years is its music. Nigerian artists such as Davido, Wizkid, and Burna Boy have become household names across the..

This week's Afropop Worldwide program From Nashville to Nairobi: A History of Country Music in Kenya tells the remarkable story of Country and Western music's enduring hold on listeners in that East African country. But this is part of a bi..

Moffat Takadiwa is a Zimbabwean artist famous for creating work from found materials. His exhibition Vestiges of Colonialism, curated by Fadzai Muchemwa, opened at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe on 16 March. This is the 40-year-old Takadiwa's ..

World-renowned Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, has written an open letter to the President of the United States of America over the recently conducted presidential election in Nigeria. Taking to her verified Instagram account, the author said, ..

Winky D, a 40-year-old Zimdancehall artist, is hugely popular in Zimbabwe. He's also increasingly in the news for the messages in his songs, some of which address social injustice and corruption under a regime that stifles freedom of expression...