Davido’s performance of “Feel it’ and ‘Unavailable’ from his ‘Timeless’ album was a highlight of the 2023 BET Awards The 2023 BET Awards went down on Sunday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, U.S., with Burna Boy doing Nigeria proud by winning the Best International Act for a fourth time. Tems snagged the “Best Collaboration”…
Prolific author and former Ghanaian education minister Ama Ata Aidoo passed away on 31 May 2023 at the age of 81. News of her death reverberated around the world, proof of her towering influence in literary, feminist and political spaces. Read more.
1 January 2023 marked the centenary of the birth of Ousmane Sembène, the Senegalese novelist and filmmaker hailed as the “father of African cinema”. Over the course of five decades Sembène published 10 books and directed 12 films across three distinct periods. He has been celebrated for his beautifully crafted political works, which range in style from…
As conflict and violence spread across the Sahel, Africa’s biggest film festival, hosted in Burkina Faso, promotes fellowship in times of crisis. In Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou, the atmosphere is vibrant. The West African nation is hosting the 28th edition of the Ouagadougou Film and Television Festival (FESPACO). Africa’s biggest film festival, which takes place every…
