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Lupita Nyong’o is now reportedly the first black president of the jury of the Berlin Film Festival

Lupita Nyong’o has been chosen as the next Jury President of the Berlin Film Festival, succeeding Kristen Stewart, who served as Jury President in 2023. According to Euronews, the “Black Panther”...

Moroccan film ‘The Mother of All Lies’ makes history winning top prize at Marrakech Film Festival

The Moroccan film “The Mother of All Lies” has achieved a historic feat by becoming the first-ever recipient of the Étoile D’Or (Golden Star), the top prize at the Marrakech Film...

Ava DuVernay becomes first African-American woman to present a movie in competition at Venice Film Festival

Filmmaker Ava DuVernay wrote her name in the history books on Wednesday after she became the first African-American woman to premiere a movie in competition at the Venice Film Festival. Per Reuters, the...

Senegal’s Seydou Sarr becomes best young actor at Venice Film Festival

Seydou Sarr picked up the coveted Marcello Mastroianni award for best young actor at the 80th Venice Film Festival on Saturday. He earned this accolade for his role in the film “Io capitano,”...

How Chris Rock made it out of Burning Man festival disaster by hitching ride in fan’s truck 

Comedian Chris Rock, 58, and DJ Diplo, 44, found themselves stranded in the mud-filled Burning Man festival in the flooded Nevada desert. They embarked on a six-mile trek, seeking assistance to escape...

World-class South African curator appointed to curate the 2023 Liverpool Biennial Arts Festival

In early 2022, Liverpool Biennial announced the appointment of Khanyisile Mbongwa as the curator for the 2023 Liverpool Biennial, the UK’s largest contemporary visual arts festival. The former Chief...

Youngest Senegalese filmmaker becomes the second Black woman to ever compete for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Festival

Meet 36-year-old Ramata-Toulaye Sy, the youngest Senegalese screenwriter and film director making waves with her first feature film, “Banel & Adama,” at the Cannes Festival. Her debut at...

Watch Idris Elba dressed as an African king at the Akwasidae festival in Ghana

British actor Idris Elba was in Ghana recently, calling on the country’s president Nana Akufo-Addo and highlighting the need for the construction of a film studio in Ghana and across West Africa....

Co-founder of Afrochella on moving back to Africa to build one of the largest music festivals

Meet Kennedy Agyapong Jr. He is the co-founder of Culture Management Brand, a branding and advertising company behind the popular Afro-cultural festival called Afrochella. Ken, as he is affectionately...

People of African descent unite in Benin for famous Voodoo festival

Africa is home to a number of religions. Even before Islam and Christianity arrived on the continent, the traditional religions reigned supreme. One of the most popular religions still practiced even today...

How thousands of diasporans gathered at Ghana’s capital for inaugural Black Star Line Festival

More than 50,000 people, including diasporans, united at Ghana’s Black Star Square in the country’s capital Accra for the inaugural Black Star Line Festival on Friday. The free open-air music...

Kanye West rumored to be in Ghana for Black Star Line Festival. Here is why it could be true.

Reports coming out of Ghana suggest Kanye West has arrived in the West African nation. If true, Kanye – who now goes by the name Ye – joins other celebrities like Dave Chappelle who have touched...

Here is the story behind Chance The Rapper’s Black Star Line Festival in Ghana

It was “life-saving,” Chance The Rapper described his first experience in Ghana. The Chicago rapper first came to Ghana in January 2022 in response to Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo’s...

Pinkster Festival: when African slaves take a break from the struggles and mock racial discrimination

Pinkster Festival has become one of the important holidays for African Americans in the United States. What was once a Dutch celebration to usher in Spring and give them the opportunity to fraternize with...

This ‘mythological’ warrior inspired Nigeria’s Oronna Festival

Most festivals in Africa are celebrated to remember key fathers of old who made significant changes and contributions to society. While most of these fathers of old are categorized as myths by science...

Cape Town International Jazz Festival is the music festival to look out for

The Cape Town International Jazz Festival is a must-attend event on everyone’s calendar if they are a jazz fan. It always takes place throughout the last weekend of March at the Cape Town International...

The Olokun: Festival Of the Sea Goddess

The annual cultural celebration in Nigeria known as the Olokun Festival is observed by a number of Yoruba ethnic groups as well as the Edo people throughout Yorubaland. Okun denotes the sea in the Yoruba...

The Legend of Asogli Yam Festival of the Ewes People of Ghana

The word for yam among the Ewe people of West African is “ete.” In Ewe literature, the word “ete” denotes swelling. According to oral tradition, a hunter once discovered an unusual...

The Kenyan Herder who Ended Centuries of Tribal Wars with Festivals

The Daasanach tribe of Kenya in East Africa are among the most feared people by neighbouring ethnic groups owing to their fighting skills. They are celebrated for the number of enemy troops they have killed...

Homowo: Explore the hunger hooting festival of the Ga people of Ghana

Homowo originates with the Ga people of Ghana, a country in western Africa. The Homowo Festival is a month-long celebration of the harvest mainly celebrated by the Ga people in the Greater Accra area of...