Spotify, on Friday, announced Rwandan-Ugandan jazz singer and songwriter Somi as the latest African singer to join its EQUAL Music Program. Spotify created EQUAL as a global initiative to cultivate gender equality in music and support female creators under one brand. The Grammy-nominated Somi is set to release a new album in July, that will pay tribute to the iconic Miriam […]
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Poised to take full advantage of emerging opportunities in local content administration, key stakeholders and policy leaders in Africa’s Oil and Gas, and other related sectors, yesterday met in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, and have unanimously advocated for a new local content strategy for Africa with a focus on adequate regulatory framework, funding, human capacity development […]
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Ace Nigerian music artiste, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, better known by his stage name “Burna Boy”, has reacted to winning the Grammy Award in the Best Global Music Album category a week ago. The self-styled African Giant noted that he was relieved when he was announced as the winner, and also maintained that he deserved to […]
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs, opens applications on its TEFConnect digital platform (www.tefconnect.com) today, January 1, 2021. This year’s intervention prioritises the economic recovery of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) and young African entrepreneurs, following the Covid-19 disruption to economic activities. To address the unique challenges […]
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Facebook on Monday, launched Avatars in Africa to give people new ways to express themselves online. Avatars are digital personas that enable people to engage across Facebook and Messenger in a more personal and dynamic way. You can use your personalised avatar to share a range of emotions and expressions via a digital persona that […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo says the number of COVID-19 cases in the WHO African Region has increased to over 30,000. The UN’s health agency gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Sunday. “Over 30,000 COVID-19 cases reported on the African continent with over 9,000 […]
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Facebook on Friday announced the expansion of its Coronavirus Information Centre to 24 more countries in Africa as part of its ongoing commitment to empowering people around the world with timely and accurate news from trusted health authorities. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information Centre is featured at the top of News Feed and provides a central […]
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This Spring, following the record-breaking results achieved in October 2019, Sotheby’s auction of Modern and Contemporary African Art (https://bit.ly/2wVm3Sv) will return to London for a fifth consecutive season. Since the inauguration of the series in 2017, Sotheby’s (www.Sothebys.com) sales in the category have achieved more than sixty world records, championing the work of artists across […]
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Tunisia, Senegal, Egypt and Algeria have all confirmed new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of those infected with the deadly disease to five in Africa. In a statement shared on the Facebook page of Egypt’s health ministry, it was gathered that the foreigner who tested positive for the new coronavirus strain was taken […]
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Barely a week after Africa got a clean bill of health on coronavirus disease, a fresh case has been recorded in Algeria. Algerian authorities announced that an Italian citizen who arrived in the country on February 17 has tested positive to the disease. “One case was confirmed positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), out of two suspected […]
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