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First Black Lady Michelle “Rock” Obama veers from tradition
Did you know that Michelle Obama only agreed to support Barack Obama’s decision to run for president of the United States only if he...
Minyeshu: “Proud to be Ethiopian”
Minyeshu's second album, Dire Dawa, is an introduction into a colourful world. Rich with folkloric influences and modern tones, the album's repertoire ensnares the...
Kenya signs deal with Qatar to make airport African hub
The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has signed a Shs 27.3 billion (US$ 350 million) deal with Qatar's Afro-Asia Investment Corporation (AAIC) for the development...
Ethiopian aviation giant snubs East Africa goes to West Africa
The Ethiopian Airlines has signed a five-year-long management contract with ASKY, Africa's newest international airline, that is set to provide an air transport link...
World’s first underwater museum to be built by Egypt
Egypt has announced plans to develop an underwater museum to show off the country's cultural and historical heritage under the Bay of Alexandria off...
Landmark Vasco Da Gama monument in Kenya threatened
A centuries old monument which attracts thousands of both domestic and foreign tourists annually to the Kenya Coastal resort town of Malindi, 150 kilometres...
A quest for equality; Now what?
When Edward Blyden, one of the founding fathers of Pan Africanism, published his book, Christianity, Islam and the Negro Race in 1887, it was...
Miriam “Mama” Makeba : The passing of an African legend
One of South Africa’s celebrated singer Miriam "Mama" Makeba has died. Makeba died in Italy overnight aged 76 after...
Tin Hinan Festival in Tamanrasset to feature 26 african countries
Twenty six African countries as well as Arab and European countries will feature in the Tin Hinan Festival in Tamanrasset, southern Algeria, 23-24 February...
The morning after King’s Dream : Henceforth, White House no more for whites only
'Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred,’ Martin Luther King told his...
Ethiopian Film “TEZA” wins Tanit d’Or at Carthage Film festival
The film "Teza" of Ethiopian film director Haile Gerima won the Tanit d'or, supreme consecration of the Carthage Cinematographic Days (JCC), whose 22nd session...
Keziah Jones knocks on wood, “Nigerian Wood”
Keziah Jones will be playing in a series of concerts this fall in France, where he was discovered twenty years ago. In an interview...
FESPACO award winner for best film “Ezra” screening in Dakar
The movie "Ezra", directed by Nigerian Newton Aduaka, will be shown at the French Institute Leopold Sédar Senghor in Dakar, Senegal, on 31 October...
Africa Hall now a Monument, Museum and ‘Holy Ground’
Africa Hall, the place where the first summit of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) took place, is to be preserved as the continent's...
Kenya gets low-cost flights : Air Arabia enters travel market
Air Arabia, a low-cost flyer based in the Middle East, has entered the Kenyan air space, seeking a piece of the market out of...
World Festival of Negro Art (FESMAN) to open in five capitals
The Senegalese minister of Culture and Francophonie, Mame Biram Diouf, Thursday announced that the World festival of negro arts (FESMAN) will be held between...
President Festus Mogae Wins Ibrahim Award
And the winner of the Ibrahim Prize for good governance is ... President Festus Mogae, former head of state of the Republic of Botswana....
‘Harubuntu’ excellence awards for Africa finally sees the light
Eleven projects presented by African associations are on the list of competitors for the three "Harubuntu" 2008 prizes, a contest organised by Echos Communication...
Denmark holds conference on Education and inter-cultural understanding
A three-day Conference on 'Education for Inter-cultural Understanding and Dialogue' will start in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Tuesday, UNESCO said in a statement Monday.
During the...
Rwanda to become English-speaking
« Rwanda wants to speak English. » French is to be banned from the Rwandan educative and administrative system. The decision announced by the...
Cinéma-vérité highlights Egyptian film “Hassan and Morcos”
The film, "Hassan and Morcos" by the Egyptian actor Abdel Imam, sponsored by the Office of the High Commission of the United Nations for...
Nigeria prepares for World Black Festival of Arts and Culture in Senegal
Ahead of the third World Black Festival of Arts and Culture in Dakar, Senegal, next year, Nigeria has commenced serious preparation for the event....
Abdou Diouf, Secretary General of OIF, congratulates Nobel laureate
The Secretary General of the International Francophonie Organisation (OIF), Abdou Diouf, on Thursday congratulated French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, for winning the 2008...
Disney embarks on a quest to seduce black people
Emotions have never run amok with such intensity in black communities, both in the United States and across the Atlantic to the United Kingdom....
Three African photographers exhibit in three countries
Three African photographers who launched their works on September 22 in Dakar, Senegal, will be exhibiting in three countries on the continent.
Djibril Sy, Pelagie...
Congolese painter, Rhdode Makoumbou mounts exhibition in Spain
Congolese artist and painter, Rhdode Bath-Schéba Makoumbou, is scheduled to mount an exhibition of her works from 3 October to 15 November in Bilbao,...
A national cultural heritage site for the late Samora Machel
The Mozambican government has decided to grant the town of Chilembene - the birthplace of the country's first president Samora Machel - in the...
Number 1 First Lady Detective Agency with Jill Scott takes shape
Entitled "The Number 1 First Lady Detective Agency movie", this movie, which is one of the maiden editions to be shot in Botswana, is...
Nigerians flock back to their deserted gods
It appears the western and eastern gods no longer appeal to some Nigerian natives of the Yoruba tribe as the annual Osogbo festival of...
Ethiopia calls for reinstatement of stolen African art
African artefacts looted or inadvertently taken away from Africa by colonialists and invaders of the continent must be repatriated, Ethiopian newspapers suggested this week.
The...