David Owori, one of Uganda’s most prominent football players, died after a violent street gang attack in Kampala. He was 27.
Sulemana Abdul Samed, widely regarded as Ghana’s tallest man, has died. He was 33.
Ethiopia will make history on July 14 when five students compete at the World Schools Debating Championship in Nairobi, Kenya.
Cynthia Shange, a pioneering South African actress and the first Black woman to represent the nation at Miss World, has died at age 76.
The festival runs May 1–30 and highlights contemporary and classic works, filmmaker talks, restored films, and community events.
Students conducted presentations about their research and defended their findings to an audience.
Police say Somtochukwu “Sommie” Maduagwu jumped from her apartment in a desperate bid to flee the intruders.
The R&B star received her citizenship during a ceremony in Cotonou, becoming one of the first public figures to benefit from the initiative.
Sulaimane “Sulay” Bangura, a North Carolina Central University law student with just one semester left before graduation, died in a tragic motorcycle accident in Raleigh.
Nigerian-American poet and activist Pelumi Olatinpo is set to unveil his sophomore poetry collection, Manifest Destiny, on September 30, 2025, published by TogetherInWitness Publishing.
