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Posted on December 30, 2024December 30, 2024

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Nolo Phiri launches ‘Leading Ladies’, to empower South Africa’s women in entertainment

Staff Writer, Bizcommunity.com Leading Ladies will feature insightful discussions with prominent women in South African television Nolo Phiri, an influential figure in South African entertainment and a trailblazer in empowering young creatives, is set to launch a groundbreaking project: Leading Ladies, a 10-part roundtable series in celebration of South African female industry leaders.“This new project represents…

Posted on August 1, 2023August 1, 2023

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Uganda: 30th anniversary celebration of the coronation of King of Buganda

By Rédaction Africanews and AFP Thousands of Ugandans on Monday thronged the palace grounds of the country’s largest kingdom Buganda, defying rain as they danced and ululated to mark 30 years since the coronation of King Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II. Dressed in traditional attire — with men wearing a white tunic called a “kanzu’ and…

Posted on July 30, 2023July 30, 2023

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Cameroonian sculptor transforming wastes into arts

By Rédaction Africanews In Yaoundé, Cameroon, a painter and sculptor Joseph Francis Sumegne presents his exhibition “La citadelle des anciens” (“The citadel of the elders”). Half-man, half-animal sculpture made from objects of all kinds. The result is an impressive display of creations from another world. “The artist uses what I’d call banal materials to sublimate…

Posted on July 24, 2023July 24, 2023

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Reviving Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum: Ghana’s Founding Father Honored

By Rédaction Africanews and Peter Quao Adattor In the heart of Ghana’s capital, Accra, stands a symbol of national pride and historical significance – the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, dedicated to the country’s first prime minister and President, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Recently, this prestigious memorial has undergone a remarkable renovation, ensuring its enduring legacy and…

Posted on July 19, 2023July 19, 2023

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Congo celebrates the 11th edition of the Pan-African Music Festival

By Rédaction Africanews 20 years ago, at the 2003 edition, the Alphonse Massamba-Débat stadium was chosen as the venue for the largest stage of the Pan-African Music Festival, which the Congo has not hosted since 2015 due to the economic crisis and the Coronavirus. “We’re really delighted that Fespam is coming back. Because we participated…

Posted on July 3, 2023July 3, 2023

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South Africa: uncertainty surrounding Zulu king’s health

By Rédaction Africanews Uncertainty reigned on Sunday over the health of South Africa’s Zulu king, the head of the country’s most influential traditional monarchy, with his spokesman denying reports he had been hospitalised. Misuzulu Zulu, 48, ascended the throne last year after the death of his father, Goodwill Zwelithini, amid a bitter feud over the…

Posted on June 12, 2023June 12, 2023

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S.A: Exhibition confronts destruction of African wildlife

By Rédaction Africanews and AP Africa’s fauna is at the heart of Roger Ballen’s latest exhibition. The artist explores through installations and multimedia works the troubled relationship between humans and nature. The exhibition titled End of The Game has drawn crowds to Johannesburg’s Inside Out Centre for the Arts since March 28. “There are a…

Posted on June 5, 2023June 5, 2023

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Voters await results in Guinea-Bissau

By Africanews Votes are being counted in Guinea-Bissau following Sunday’s legislative elections. Around 600 soldiers were deployed to ensure security during the electoral process. Voters are seeking to end instability after a coup attempt in February 2022 led to the dissolution of the National Assembly. “There were no problems and voting took place peacefully. No…

Posted on June 4, 2023June 4, 2023

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The balafon, an ancient African instrument

By Rédaction Africanews and Anadolu Paukum Bassi is a Cameroonian balafon musician. He plays an instrument that is a type of struck idiophone. Known as balafon, the sort of xylophone can be constructed of animal hors, skins and wood. It is believed to have been crafted in 12th century in the Sosso Kingdom, located in…

Posted on May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

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Ama Ata Aidoo: Ghana’s famous author and feminist dies

One of Africa’s most-celebrated authors and playwrights, Ghanaian Ama Ata Aidoo, has died aged 81. A renowned feminist, she depicted and celebrated the condition of African women in works such as The Dilemma of a Ghost, Our Sister Killjoy and Changes. She opposed what she described as a “Western perception that the African female is…

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