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Fela Kuti is more famous today than ever – what’s behind his global power

The cast of the Broadway musical Fela! perform in Lagos. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images Alaba Ilesanmi, Florida State University Almost three decades after his passing in 1997,...

Lil’ Wayne, other U.S. artists see the power of Afrobeats and its audience

LIL’ WAYNE The music genre "Afrobeats" has become so mainstream, that "mainstream" artists, or those who are most likely from the U.S. and aren't...

How to avoid being hacked: start by upping your password game – ‘12345’ doesn’t cut it

Adobe Stock Photo by Thembekile Olivia Mayayise, University of the Witwatersrand If you type the term “password cyberattack” into Google News, the results will show just...

Meghan Markle & Prince Harry set to visit Nigeria

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are headed to Nigeria. According to PEOPLE, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are set to visit Nigeria later this...

A decade after the kidnapping of the Chibok girls in Nigeria, what has the #BringBackOurGirls movement achieved?

Parents of Chibok schoolgirls who were kidnapped in 2014 by Islamic extremists attend a 10th anniversary event of the abduction in Lagos, Nigeria, on...

The Black Book is a gritty new thriller that raises the bar for Nollywood

The Nigerian hit film tackles social issues through an action plot. Screengrab/Anakle Films/Netflix/YouTube by Ezinne Ezepue, University of Nigeria Nigerian thriller The Black Book has been in...

As the 8 billionth person is born, here’s how Africa will shape the future of the planet’s population

Getty Images by Akanni Ibukun Akinyemi, Obafemi Awolowo University; Esther William Dungumaro, University of Dar es Salaam, and Jacques Emina, University of Kinshasa In mid-November...

Blood Sisters: why the mini-series on Netflix sets a new pace for Nollywood

by Ezinne Ezepue, University of Nigeria Nollywood – the Nigerian movie industry – was described as a small screen cinema involving amateurs who produced low...

How a mass suicide by slaves caused the legend of the flying African to take off

by Thomas Hallock, University of South Florida In May 1803 a group of enslaved Africans from present-day Nigeria, of Ebo or Igbo descent, leaped from...

Nigeria's first bobsled team running for pride and legacy

NEW YORK (AP) — Seun Adigun told herself her athletic career was done after she ran her last race at the 2012 Summer Olympics...

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