In a recent post on her twitter page, Ghanaian actress and entrepreneur Yvonne Nelson has said that most African leaders hide behind Parties and Manifestos to make empty promises. It is not new to see most politicians promising heaven on earth during campaigns and manifestos to citizens in the bid of winning elections. As Ghana will be going to the …
Mati Diop, French-Senegalese actress and director, has become the first black female director to win an award in Cannes Film Festival’s 72-year history. News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Diop took home the Grand Prix , equivalent of a silver prize, for her film ‘Atlantics’, a Senegalese drama about sexual politics among young migrants. The Grand Prix award, bestowed by the …
Ghanaian Afro-pop singer Wiyaala has been chosen as a panellist to discuss African music and film on Saturday, 1 June 2019 at Cambridge University in the UK. The topic is: “Music, Film, Arts and Culture: Retelling African Stories.” The discussion forms part of the sixth annual Africa Together Conference of the University. Other speakers are Peter Ogbu Okwoche of the …
The African Union Commission, AUC, has formally unveiled the 2019 All Africa Music Awards, tagged; 6th AFRIMA, calendar of events at the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Monday, May 13, 2019. In a press release signed by the Acting Director, Social Affairs Department, African Union Commission, Mr. Machacha Shepande, the first activity on the continental awards event calendar …
Ghanaian media personality, Berla Mundi has been confirmed as moderator for the Mzuzah Technology/Sustainability Panel at the 16th Annual African Economic Forum scheduled to hold at the Colombia University, United States, later this week. The media personality will be interacting with CEOs from some of the world’s largest technology companies on the theme: ‘The Role of Technology in Sustainability; Innovative …
Gambia’s National Assembly on Monday ratified the agreement that seeks to establish African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Lamin Jobe, Gambia’s trade minister, while presenting the motion before lawmakers, said it would address the country’s international trade difficulties. “This document will definitely serve as a take-off point to enhance the free movement of people, goods and services. By using this, …
African governments should embark on policy and regulatory reforms to attract investments required to bridge a housing deficit occasioned by rapid population growth, a pan-African housing financier, Shelter Afrique, said on Tuesday. Daniel Nghidinua, chairman of Shelter Afrique, said enactment of new policies and laws was key to addressing bottlenecks to home ownership that included lack of access to credit …
Ghanaian reggae musician and radio presenter Abubakar Ahmed known in showbiz as Blakk Rasta has revealed that he was once tagged as a fetish priest for wearing an African print to church. He told Nana Kwesi Asare in an interview on The Big Show on Class91.3FM, Saturday, 23 March 2019 that he wore an African print full of beads to …
Barrister and women’s rights campaigner Cherie Blair has been criticised for saying “most African ladies’ first sexual experience is rape”, reports the UK Guardian newspaper. British MP Chi Onwurah, who is chair of the all-party parliamentary group for Africa, is quoted as saying: “Ms Blair should enable African women to speak for themselves instead of usurping their voice and their …
Newspapers are reacting to the prosecution of a Hong Kong politician who tried to bribe two African presidents in exchange for contracts for a Chinese oil company. On Monday, Patrick Ho Chi-Ping was sentenced to three years in prison in the US for bribery and money laundering. CNN said that the trial of Patrick Ho Chi-Ping “felt like a Hollywood …
