Promoting Africa
The National Basketball Association opened a new training centre in Saly, Senegal, on Monday November 26, where it hopes to develop a new generation of African players. The “elite training center” in Africa in Senegal will train the continent’s most promising youngsters. The center ”will be the primary training location for NBA Academy Africa prospects from…
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Ghanaian-Canadian author Esi Edugyan has won the Giller Prize again! Victoria-based author Esi Edugyan was announced last week as the winner of the $100,000 prize for her novel Washington Black. This is the second time Edugyan wins the prestigious Giller literary award. In 2011, she received the prize for her novel Half-Blood Blues. This new winning makes Edugyan the third author…
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How many African horror movies do you know ? Well South Africa has a new one: The Tokoloshe. Film director Jerome Pikwane shared a few thoughts on the movie and the role he played in its creation, and what he thinks of the future of the African film industry. The idea for the film The…
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Morocco's high-speed rail line is finally here! The Tangier-Casablanca high-speed rail line, which is regarded as 'Africa’s Fastest Train’ will connect industrial and commercial hubs in the country. The high-speed line was inaugurated by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, who was joined by French President Emmanuel Macron. The train is expected to reduce journey time between Tangier and Casablanca,…
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Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia was flooded by runners over the weekend, as thousands of Ethiopians and Eritreans took part in a 10km reconciliation run in support of the peace deal between both nations. Last weekend's peace run through the Ethiopian capital is the major events since the two countries began a fast-paced diplomatic thaw ending two…
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Yvan Dushime Burabyo, the 23-year-old Rwandan singer, songwriter and guitarist, better known as Yvan Buravan, won the Prix Découvertes RFI 2018, an annual competition in which artists from all over Africa participate. This year, the jury of the Prix Découvertes RFI chaired by Charlotte Dipanda, decided to reward and encourage Yvan Buravan so that his…
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Nigerian face model Adetutu Alabi is using social media to create awareness and change the narrative of people with tribal marking in Africa. Body marking has been used for centuries in parts of Africa to indicate a person’s tribal heritage. They are usually inscribed on the body by burning or cutting of the skin during…
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