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Africa: Entertainment in 2020 - Wow, What a Year!
allAfrica, 22 December 2020
The year is almost over, and aren't we all glad! Read more »
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Kenya: Top 5 Celebrity Break-Ups of 2020
Nairobi News, 28 December 2020
Last year we witnessed several celebrity breakups and this year, even with the Coronavirus pandemic to deal with, the script remained just the same. Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyan Celebrities We Bid Farewell to in 2020
Nairobi News, 28 December 2020
This year the world has said goodbye to quite a number of top celebrities. Read more »
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Kenya: Juiciest Scandals That Astonished Kenyans in 2020
Nairobi News, 28 December 2020
Just when you thought Kenya's endemic problems could not get any worse, the country witnessed its fair share of scandals in 2020. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: 2020 - the Year Death Robbed Us With Impunity
The Herald, 28 December 2020
No sun sets without leaving history, and indeed in a year, moon after moon, leaves behind history. Among the tenets of history is death. Death is the effervescent robber of life.… Read more »
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Nigeria: 10 Other Popular Trends Nigerians Used to 'Catch Cruise' in 2020
Premium Times, 26 December 2020
Despite the challenges encountered in the year, Nigerians found ways of cracking humour at the gloomiest of times. Read more »
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Africa: Gone But Not Forgotten - Remembering the Stars We've Lost in 2020
allAfrica, 23 December 2020
While death is inevitably a part of life, but it doesn't make it any easier for those left behind. This year has been brutal to the entertainment industry as it robbed us of… Read more »
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Botswana: Botswana Entertainment in 2020
Botswana Daily News, 22 December 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many industries scarred the world over and the entertainment industry is no exception. Read more »
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South Africa: The Reading List's Guide to the Less Obvious (But Still Essential) Books of 2020
Daily Maverick, 21 December 2020
This year has, unsurprisingly, been a weird one for publishing, with some books appearing late and others held back until 2021. Read more »
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Africa: How the 'Beats Conquered the Year of the Plague - and the World
Daily Maverick, 17 December 2020
It's the unforgettable year of Covid-19, but 2020 is also when the genre of Afrobeats deepened its global imprint. Read more »
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South Africa: 2020 - a Year Like No Other for South African Music and the People Who Create It
Daily Maverick, 22 December 2020
The pandemic has impacted the livelihoods of local musicians and artists, some of whom have managed to survive through creating hits and other initiatives. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Good Year for Film, Television
The Herald, 24 December 2020
Lights, camera and action! Read more »
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Nigeria: The Nigerian Celebrity Babies We Welcomed in 2020
Premium Times, 23 December 2020
A number of Nigerian celebrities have been welcoming their babies all year long, from Regina Daniels to Simi, Halima Abubakar, and even Zlatan Read more »
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Nigeria: Celebrities Who Hogged Headlines in 2020
This Day, 13 December 2020
In a year that recorded the good, bad and ugly, these celebrities made it almost unforgettable, writes Vanessa Obioha Read more »
Entertainment in 2020 - Phew, What a Year!
2020 was looking promising - parties, concerts, movies lined-up and scheduled for the year but then in just a matter of days, everything fell apart. The novel coronavirus pandemic challenged the industry like never before. We grieved the deaths of Cameroonian jazz singer Manu Dibango, South African musicians Joseph Shabalala, Mshoza, and legendary actress Mary Twala. We also witnessed some artists exceeding, such as South African DJ Master KG having a stellar year with his hit song, Jerusalema featuring Nomcebo Zikode. The self-acclaimed African giant Burna Boy continues to reign on the music scene and shows his musical prowess to the world.
Here's some of allAfrica's coverage that had people talking.
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Former U.S. president Barrack Obama has shared a list of 30 songs that made his 2020 a great one. Wizkid's song, Essence featuring Tems, has made it to the list. The track Read more »
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Whether it's been light-hearted love stories, heart-wrenching histories, or gritty thrillers, African writers have provided us with some brilliant books in 2020, all of which have ... Read more »
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Fuel trader and socialite Genius Kadungure, popularly known as Ginimbi, has been killed in a head-on collision. He was 36. His car veered off the road and smashed into a ... Read more »
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The South African hit song has gained huge international traction and has more than 125 million views on its official YouTube page. Since its release, Jerusalema has ... Read more »
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Senegalese-U.S. singer Akon is moving ahead with plans to create a futuristic pan-African city. Akon first announced his idea for the utopian city back in 2018, and he ... Read more »
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A woman has accused celebrity D'Banj of raping her in December 2018. She demanded a public apology from the artist, who stayed silent on the accusations for a few days. D'Banj then ... Read more »
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Ugandan socialite Zari Hassan now says bongo star Diamond Platnumz is back in her life but just to provide for their two children. In a social media video Zari lashed out at people ... Read more »
Entertainment in 2020 - Wow, What a Year!
