We want more Africans setting records – Guinness

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Guinness World Records (GWR) is urging Africans to emulate Nigerians in their pursuit of breaking records. However, they emphasize the importance of registering their attempts...

Dutch museum exhibit on ancient Egypt in music with Beyoncé enrages...

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In a Dutch museum the sound of hip-hop blares out next to sarcophagi and statues, in what curators say is an attempt to show...

Congo celebrates the 11th edition of the Pan-African Music Festival

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20 years ago, at the 2003 edition, the Alphonse Massamba-Débat stadium was chosen as the venue for the largest stage of the Pan-African Music...

Olubadan suspends Egungun festival

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The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, on Sunday directed the suspension of the ongoing Egungun festival over reported cases of violence, arson and...

Street vendors, customers lament rising cost of ‘Rolex’ sandwich

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In the suburbs of Kampala, street vendors are busy preparing food for the morning rush hour. The food stalls here specialise in a Ugandan favourite...

Isese festival: Soyinka attacks Emir of Ilorin for cancellation

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Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has criticised the Emir of Ilorin, Sulu Gambari, for the cancellation of Isese festival, an annual Yoruba cultural event. which...

Historic Roman bakery closes down

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After more than 90 years serving bread to tourists, local residents and even Popes, the historic Panificio Arrigoni in Rome's Borgo Pio neighbourhood is closing doors this Saturday. The owner, Angelo Arrigoni,...

Kwara governor restates support for tourism as Lafiagi holds Sallah Nko...

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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the weekend said the administration will double down in its efforts to make Kwara a tourism hub through...

Moroccan women reclaim the century-old art of the Gnaoua

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In Morocco, young women are reclaiming the centuries old art of Gnaoua by bringing a new and inclusive energy to the spiritual musical repertoire...

Zulu king’s entourage denies rumours he is ill

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Uncertainty reigned on Sunday over the health of South Africa’s Zulu king, the head of the country’s most influential traditional monarchy, with his spokesman...