Film director Alain Kassanda wanted to collect films from the colonial Belgian Congo to tell the story of his grandparents. However, the images he found were racist propaganda that ... Read more »
Condolences and recognition for his extraordinary achievements continue to pour in for Johaar Mosaval, the District Six-born ballet dancer who defied apartheid to become a se Read more »
Algeria has banned the movie, Barbie, after authorities said it "promotes homosexuality and other Western deviances" and that it "does not comply with Algeria's religious Read more »
Award-winning writer Ayobami Adebayo took the literary world by storm with her debut novel Read more »
Sixto Rodriguez, the legendary singer-songwriter has died at the age of 81. He passed away on August 8, 2023, after suffering a stroke. Rodriguez began his music career in the ... Read more »
The crew of the South African TV show Sizok'thola is under investigation after a suspected drug dealer, Robert "Kicks" Varrie, died during an interrogation. The controversial show ... Read more »
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a Bill into law which recognises Sign Language as the official 12th language for South Africa. During the signing ceremony, Ramaphosa sai Read more »
Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo and former President John Dramani Mahama joined family and friends in the forecourt of State House in Accra on Thursday, 13 July to mourn the death ... Read more »
After five decades on the stage, one of the continent's great musical innovators, and an outspoken critic of corrupt politics, has taken his last bow - in exile, because it was too ... Read more »
Kiswahili originated in East Africa, spreading around the continent and the globe. It's been adopted as a working language at the African Union and there's a push Read more »
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