ART, CULTURE & CINEMA

AWF and Nature’s Best Photography Announce the Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards Call for Entries

(From Left) Kaddu Sebunya, AWF CEO, Mrs Anna Mkapa, wife to the late Benjamin Mkapa, Mr. Andrew Wambari Kairu, KCB…

4 years ago

Ramadan 2021: Fasting hours around the world!

This year the Muslim holy month ‘Ramadan’ is starting on Tuesday, April 13. The pre-sunrise to sunset fast lasts anywhere…

4 years ago

Kenyan court upholds ban on female genital mutilation

The Kenyan High Court has banned female circumcision for consenting adults. Kenyan high court stated that unlike the male cut…

4 years ago

Now Online: A Free Library Devoted to West Africa’s Food Heritage

In a Youtube video, entitled A Tale of Two Fritters, Ozoz Sokoh is in her kitchen making both akara, a…

4 years ago

Four-thousand-year-old Temple and Mummies Discovered in Egypt

A major discovery of a four-thousand-year-old funerary temple has been discovered in Egypt. Also inside the temple, a trove of…

4 years ago

Best of 2020: The top books by African writers

Combining the keepers of the literary faction and exciting new voices, the titles in our list feature a number of…

4 years ago

Dance, water and prayers: Celebrating the goddess Yemoja

Every year, the Yoruba people in Nigeria offer thanks to Yemoja, goddess of the river. She is also the mother…

4 years ago

Nigeria gets back 600-year-old artefact from the Netherlands

Nigeria received an old “priceless” terracotta head. It is at least 600 years old. It was smuggled to the Netherlands…

4 years ago

Ethiopian Church Mural Paintings

https://youtu.be/BPy3SaGKWkg The art of painting, which is dated back to the pre-Axumite empire, is discovered in historical records. The D'amat…

4 years ago

MIPAD Hosts Recognition & Awards Ceremony, Unveils 2020 Global List

The Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) Recognition and Awards Ceremony recorded massive success on Sunday, Oct 5th as…

4 years ago

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