Senegalese-Born TikTok Star Khaby Lame Sells Company for $900m
Daba Finance
Khaby Lame, the world's most-followed TikTok creator with over 160 million followers, has closed an all-stock deal valued between $900 million and $975 million with Rich Sparkle… Read more »
Government Is Killing the Film Industry, Say Protesters
GroundUp
Hundreds of industry professionals marched in Cape Town calling for a meeting with trade and industry minister Read more »
Guinness World Records Confirms Truphena Muthoni's 3-Day Tree-Hugging Feat
Capital FM
Guinness World Records has officially ratified Kenyan environmental activist Truphena Muthoni's extraordinary feat of hugging a tree continuously for 72 hours, setting a new world… Read more »
Busting Clichés - IShowspeed and African Content Creators Go Beyond 'Safaris and Suffering'
Capital FM
IShowSpeed's livestreamed Africa tour adds to the work that African digital influencers have been doing in recent years to capture the continent beyond clichéd images of… Read more »
Gospel Cinema Launches Film Project to Strengthen Christian Filmmaking in Africa
This Day
Gospel Cinema International has launched the Africa Gospel Film Project (AGFP), a new initiative aimed at building capacity among Christian filmmakers across Africa and expanding… Read more »
IShowspeed Draws Massive Crowds, Cultural Buzz During Viral Liberia Visit
FrontPageAfrica
Popular American internet personality and livestreamer Darren Jason Watkins Jr., known globally as IShowSpeed, ignited a frenzy across the capital city of Liberia on Saturday,… Read more »
Ruth Kadiri Crowned As YouTube Influencer of the Year
Premium Times
At the centre of that success is her flagship YouTube channel, which by late 2025 had grown to approximately 3.6 million subscribers and recorded over 742 million lifetime views. Read more »
IShowspeed Set to Arrive in Namibia On Tuesday
Namibian
The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) says American streamer Darren Watkins Jr, popularly known as IShowSpeed, will arrive in the country on Tuesday. Read more »
New Faces in Music to Keep an Eye On in 2026
New Times
A new year in Rwanda's music industry carries significant promise as fresh talents continue to emerge and reshape the soundscape. Read more »
Veteran Actor Jide Kosoko Declared Oloja of Lagos-Elect
Premium Times
The actor now awaits his traditional installation and capping by the Oba of Lagos in line with the state's traditions and palace protocols. Read more »
Singer Nina Rose Criticises Ugandan Feminists Over Silence On Alleged Abuse
Nile Post
Renowned singer and former political aspirant Nina Kankunda, popularly known as Nina Rose, has criticised sections of Uganda's feminist movement, accusing them of selective… Read more »
YouTube Sensation Ishowspeed Brings Global Spotlight to Liberia
Liberian Observer
The streets of Liberia's capital were temporarily brought to a standstill on Saturday, January 24, as global YouTube sensation Darren Watkins Jr., popularly known as IShowSpeed,… Read more »
'Suka!' Divides Amapiano Fans As Ai Track Climbs Charts
Scrolla
Rea Gopane released Suka! in December 2025 and the song now has more than 1.2 million streams on streaming platforms. Some listeners on X say Suka! sounds fresh and catchy but… Read more »
ZIMURA Warns Public Against Unauthorised Claims
263Chat
Zimbabwe's music rights body has moved to distance itself from an unauthorised gathering linked to a faction calling itself the "ZIMURA Renewal Team" warning members and the public… Read more »
Burna Boy Warns Internet Troll of Legal Action On a Defamatory Comment
This Day
Templars, a leading law firm in Nigeria, has issued a warning to a netizen named Mirex with the social media handle @mirexmoses on a defamatory comment made on X (formerly twitter)… Read more »
