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Libianca: Cameroon's towering Afrobeats voice
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Libianca: Cameroon's towering Afrobeats voice

Afrobeats would rarely have Cameroon on its roll call, but with Libianca the narrative is convincingly changing.
Angélique Kidjo: 40 years of reverberating music
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Angélique Kidjo: 40 years of reverberating music

Kidjo was born into a family of performing artists. Her father was a musician and her mother worked as a choreographer and theatre director.
Zimbabwe's biggest urban cultural festival kicks off
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Zimbabwe's biggest urban cultural festival kicks off

This year's Shoko festival is running under the theme of 'The take back'
Naji: The music maestro 'who unified Somalia when guns divided it'
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Naji: The music maestro 'who unified Somalia when guns divided it'

Late Ahmed Naji Sa'ad used his music and deep understanding of Somali culture and ethos to counter division and tribalism, and encourage the spirit of patriotism.
Why are Sauti Sol's farewell concert tickets raising eyebrows?
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Why are Sauti Sol's farewell concert tickets raising eyebrows?

The VIP event will cost fans 20,000 Kenyan shillings, according to organisers, who have accompanied the price tag with an enticing offer.
Nigerian singer Yemi Alade reveals her car crash in Spain
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Nigerian singer Yemi Alade reveals her car crash in Spain

The singer says the accident happened on Thursday while travelling between Barcelona and Benicassim.
Wizkid: African concert at Tottenham's stadium
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Wizkid: African concert at Tottenham's stadium

The show took place at Premier League club Tottenham's 70,000-capacity stadium. Ticket sales are estimated to have raised between £3.6 and £4.8 million.
Gnawa: The evolution of an African art to global influence
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Gnawa: The evolution of an African art to global influence

Morocco's Gnawa music is a blend of influences from many African locations which has been recognised by UNESCO as an intangible heritage of humanity.
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What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

The United Nations estimates that the conflict has affected over 9.7 million people in the country’s northern region
Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

According to the United Nations, more than 20,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean since 2014.
Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Dozens of children in the west African country have died after taking a few sips of cough syrups, which contained high quantities of poisonous diethylene glycol.
Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Not only do Moroccans and Algerians share the same customs, but they are also pulled down by similar downward trends and by great sociological movements — to such an extent that they differ only in their degree and not in their nature.
Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Two coups in eight months. Ten presidents, 70 percent of whom have come from the military in 62 years of independence. Burkina Faso is struggling with its political stability. How can this problem be explained?
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