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The all female lineup joins last year’s alumni Ayra Starr, DBN Gogo, Black Sherif, Victony, BNXN and Buruklyn Boyz who were all exposed to new fan communities as a result of the programme. They represent a wide range of styles, from the ambient sounds of West Africa to the masterful …

Cooperative members in southern Lebanon make a rare, traditional bread called Mallet El Smid to be sold at the MENNA shop in Beirut. Women are central to meeting the SDGs, say parliamentarians. Credit: UN Women/Joe Saade by IPS Correspondent (johannesburg) Thursday, February 23, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, Feb 23 (IPS) …

The US Trade Representative’s office said the decision was due to concerns over ‘unconstitutional change’ in government. The United States has dropped Burkina Faso from its trade preference programme citing deep concerns over “unconstitutional change” in government in the West African country, the US Trade Representative’s (USTR) office said on …

Welcoming the rest of the world to its shores, the Senegalese Minister of Tourism, H.E. Alioune Sarr, represented by Souleymane Bakhayoko, reiterated its commitment to achieving the joint objectives of the AU and AFRIMA, by utilising music as a tool to develop Africa’s creative economy. He further lauded the efforts …

The Federal Government has rescinded its earlier plan to terminate the Presidential Amnesty Programme, which was met with stiff opposition from stakeholders in the Niger Delta region.   Interim Administrator of PAP, Maj-Gen Barry Ndiomu (retd.) made the announcement on Saturday, November 5.    Ndiomu in a statement issued by media …

Speaking on Sio’s announcement, Spotify’s head of music for sub-Saharan Africa, Phiona Okumu says “Sio is a breath of fresh air and a welcome addition to the EQUAL programme. Her effortless contribution to several genres has put her in a class of great contemporary African artists actively creating on the …

“My name is Agnes Kenderman. I am 19 years old and I live in New Kru Town, Monteserrado County, with my mother and my son. My community selected me for the training programme.  My mother is in poor health, and my father died a long time ago, during the civil …

No fewer than thirty-one persons have been confirmed dead in a stampede at a church event in Port Harcourt, Rivers state today, May 28.   Members of the public were invited by the Kings Assembly, a church in Port Harcourt to come and get gift items including food. Some of …