At least nine people have died in a crowd crush during New Year festivities in the Ugandan capital Kampala. A number of children were killed in the incident, which unfolded…
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Ghana: End of the road for Afrochella
After five years, Ghanaian music and cultural festival Afrochella will not return, its organisers have said. The shock announcement was made at the very end of the two-day festival, in…
Nigeria: Musician Wizkid apologises for Ghana no-show
Nigerian musician Wizkid has apologised for failing to show up for his planned performance at a concert in Ghana. The Nigerian superstar, whose real name is Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, was…
DRC: Singer Tshala Muana dies aged 64
The famous Congolese singer and dancer Tshala Muana has died at the age of 64, according to her producer and companion, Claude Mashala. “In the early hours of this morning…
Nigeria: Afrobeats star D’banj arrested for youth fund fraud
Nigerian Afrobeats star D’banj has been arrested over allegations of fraud after millions of dollars meant to help unemployed youths start businesses were reported missing. The artist, who has claimed…
Uganda: Health minister reports ‘downward trend’ in Ebola cases
Uganda has recorded a drop in the number of new Ebola cases, with some districts going for at least two weeks without registering new infections, health ministry officials said. The…
USA: 50 Cent plans to make TV series on Hushpuppi
Top American rapper 50 Cent has announced that he is making a TV series about the life of notorious jailed Nigerian fraudster and Instagram influencer Hushpuppi. It has sparked a…
Nigerian: Amnesty International condemns Public whipping of TikTok stars
Amnesty International has condemned the sentencing of two TikTok stars in the northern Nigerian state of Kano for defaming the state governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The TikTokers, Mubarak Muhammad alias Unique…
Nigeria: Two TikTok stars sentenced to 20 lashes each
A magistrate’s court in the northern Nigerian city of Kano has ordered two TikTok stars to be whipped and made to sweep the court premises for a month. They were…
Indonesia: K-pop band’s concert halted after 30 faint in a crush
K-pop band NCT 127 was forced to end their first concert in Indonesia early after 30 people fainted in a crush. Indonesia is still reeling after more than 130 people,…