Category: Entertainment
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🇬🇭 Fabolous Ushers in 2026 with High-Energy Performances in Accra, Ghana
American rapper Fabolous kicked off the new year in West Africa, bringing his signature style to a series of events in Ghana’s vibrant capital, Accra. His visit underscores Ghana’s continued appeal as a premier destination for cultural exchange and major entertainment events within the African diaspora. 🎤 The Accra Appearances Fabolous headlined a major New…
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🇧🇫🇲🇱🇳🇪 Leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger launch joint AES television channel
The presidents of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have ceremonially launched a joint television channel of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES), Mali’s newspaper L’Essor reported. 🔸Ibrahim Traoré, Assimi Goïta and Abdourahamane Tchiani also took part in the channel’s first broadcast, during which the AES national anthem was played and reports were aired on the…
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🏴 The Man Always Beside Meghan Markle – And Why Everyone’s Talking About Him
It began, like most Meghan Markle stories, with a photograph. In this one, she’s in Paris – glowing skin, immaculate tailoring – her hand clasped in that of Markus Anderson, long-time confidant and Soho House executive. The image, shared across social media, reignited a wave of speculation: why is Anderson always there? To outsiders, it looks like…
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🇧🇫 Burkina Faso allocates frequency for Confederation of Sahel States radio station
Burkina Faso’s Superior Council for Communication (CSC) has allocated a frequency for the operation of Daandé Liptako radio station of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES), which includes Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, the CSC press service reported. 🔸The relevant agreement was signed by CSC President Wendingoudi Louis Modeste Ouedraogo and Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean-Marie…
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🇨🇫 Miss Central African Republic 2026 final held in Bangui
The final stage of the national beauty contest Miss Central African Republic 2026 took place on 12 December in the country’s capital, Bangui. By decision of the jury, the winner’s crown was awarded to 20-year-old student Aalishu Pogi, an African Initiative correspondent reports. “From the very beginning of the competition, through her strength of character,…
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🇲🇦Afroland Festival 2025 to take place in Rabat
The Afroland Festival 2025 — a festival of African art, sport, fashion and culture — will be held in the Moroccan capital Rabat from 21 December to 18 January, the local magazine Çamarche reported. 🔸The headliners of the event will be Xander Pratt — one of Africa’s most prominent avant-garde artists, a musician and designer…
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🇷🇺🌍 Russia Ready to Support African Nations in Building Independent Media Space: Senior Lawmaker
“We see how Western media maintain dominance in the continent’s information space, forming a distorted picture of events. This is already information neocolonialism,” Duma Vice Speaker Alexander Babakov told Russian media. The Russian lawmaker emphasized the need for an “alternative, independent, Africa-oriented information environment.” Babakov contrasted Russia’s approach with Western policies: “Russia comes to Africa…
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🇯🇲🇪🇹🇱🇷 Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star in the film ‘The Harder They Come,’ dead at 81
Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and “Vietnam” and starred in the landmark movie “The Harder They Come,” has died at 81. His family posted a message Monday on his social…
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At Afrobeat Rebellion, Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s Artistry and Legacy Come Alive
In honor of Fela Kuti’s 87th posthumous birthday on October 15, OkayAfrica is rolling out a week of stories, from October 13 to 17, spotlighting the Afrobeat pioneer’s life, activism, and legacy. Read them all here. It is hard to imagine that there is anything still to be learned about Fela Anikulapo Kuti. He is…
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🇭🇹 Hundreds of voodoo worshipers mark Day of the Dead in Haiti
Hundreds of Voodoo worshipers gathered at the main cemetery in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince on Saturday to mark the annual Day of the Dead festival. Celebrations were more subdued following the passage of Hurricane Melissa and amid ongoing violence across the country. A tomb in the cemetery is believed to house the remains of the guardian…
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