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Decades after his death, Fela Kuti, Nigeria’s most famous musician continues to live on through his art. Afrobeat a genre he pioneered, has transcended generations after him, existing in varying forms. Contemporary African pop stars are sampling his work in new records.ADVERTISEMENT Much of that music is called “Afrobeats” today, (the ‘s’ is important) A new […]

The annual Vodafone Ghana Music Awards culminated on Saturday in honour of various entertainers in the music industry. The country’s most anticipated entertainment event was held virtually in respect of protocols to guard against the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Prior to the main event, Ghanaian actor James Gardiner and TV presenter Regina Van-Helvert hosted […]

The internet has opened new frontiers of music for people looking for something other than popular Top 40 radio fare. In France, for instance, the music scene is soaking up some new sounds from the African continent. Elhame Lecoeur reports.

There are two kinds of reactions to Beyoncé’s new Black Is King video: lavish praise – and deep criticism. The praise comes from her many fans and from many reviewers. The criticism often comes from Africans. We are both from Africa. Esther Ngumbi was born and grew up in Kenya. Ifeanyi Nsofor was born and grew up […]

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Almost 400 years since our ancestors were captured and taken into various lands outside of Africa. Africa’s Fuse ODG and Jamaica’s reggae icon Damian “Jr Gong” Marley have united on a mission to bring their descendants back home to where they belong mentally (Self Love), physically (Africa) and spiritually (Love) through this powerful piece of […]

In recent times morals and values amongst the people of Ghana has fallen greatly. There is no sense of patriotism anymore.Everything left behind by our fore fathers have been greatly mismanaged.The time has come to stop blaming government for everything and start taking up some of the responsibilities ourselves. Education abandoned for centuries. There is […]

Slavery was a widespread and complex practice that affected numerous ethnic groups. Slavery existed in various forms across different regions and time periods, and specific data on the scale of enslavement for individual tribes may be limited. Nonetheless, some tribes and ethnic groups faced significant impact due to the transatlantic slave trade, Arab slave trade, […]

Introduction After enduring 400 years of slavery imposed by Europe and the USA, many African countries are now facing the arduous task of rebuilding their societies and overcoming the long-lasting effects of this dark period in history. The impact of slavery on Africa has been immense, affecting not only its economy but also its social […]

Meg Guliford on being a black grad student right now: “I’m disappointed with and disheartened by the institutional expectation that pressing forward … “We are not okay. And you shouldn’t be either.”

As the West focuses on its own survival, Africans have the opportunity to complete what their ancestors started. The Western “brand” is suffering from what many see as a “slow and haphazard” response by Western governments to the COVID-19 outbreak. As the epicentre of the pandemic moved from China to Europe and now to the […]

Nigeria, South Africa and Morocco booked their places in the round of 16 of the women’s football World Cup, as Germany, Brazil and Canada packed their bags to head home at the conclusion of the group stages on August 3rd 2023. That’s three of the top 10 teams from the Fifa world rankings out in the group […]

Ghanaian bodybuilder William Bonac alias “The Conqueror” has been named winner at the 32nd Arnold Classic at the 2020 Arnold Sports Festival. He narrowly won over five-time champion Dexter “The Blade” Jackson in what industry players consider very competitive and interesting. Bonac won his first Arnold Classic tittle in 2018 and finished second in 2019 […]