By Afreximbank Published October 6, 2024 More than 20 exceptional fashion brands from across Africa and the Diaspora have showcased their designs at the Paris Fashion Week at Tranoï, Palais Brongniart. A dedicated scenographic exhibition space showcased a diverse array…
By Human Rights Watch Published August 2, 2024 Kenyan security forces shot directly into crowds of protesters on June 25, 2024. Protests began in cities and towns across Kenya and online after the Finance Bill 2024 was introduced in parliament…
By Jennifer Ochieng Published July 19, 2024 Daina Njuguna, a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, stars in the Showmax Original comedy-drama series, Big Girl Small World in which she plays Aisha, a wild card whose free-spirited nature…
By KnowBe4 Published July 15, 2024 Cases of criminals using fake or stolen photos on social media to flirt with teens and then luring them into sharing intimate photos, by often first sharing a fake nude picture of themselves, are…
By Jennifer Ochieng Published July 5, 2024 Aicy Stevens is mostly known by her arrogant, scowling skit character, Mama Ryan, but Stevens has always wanted to be an actor whose work transcends the boundaries of one-minute comedy skits on Instagram….
By Abdi Ali Published June 13, 2024 UNESCO has launch of the call for applications and nominations for its UNESCO International Literacy Prizes 2024 on the theme, ‘Promoting multilingual education: Literacy for mutual understanding and peace’. RELATED: African Film Talent-Development…
By Ubongo Published June 9, 2024 Ubongo, a Tanzania-based children’s edutainment organization, has unveiled a vibrant new look for its programme, Ubongo Kids. For the past ten years, Ubongo Kids has been at the forefront of educating and entertaining young…
By Jennifer Ochieng Published June 3, 2024 Jiji, a fast-paced youth drama that follows the lives of four girls who are forced into a life of crime to make ends meet in the streets of Jericho, a low-income settlement in…
By Coca-Cola Published May 23, 2024 Coca-Cola is dropping its newest flavour, Coca-Cola® Wozzaah, a symphony of flavors inspired by the beating heart of African culture, ahead of celebrating Africa Day on May 25, 2024. Through digital experiences, coupled by…
By Jennifer Ochieng Published May 15, 2024 As part of its diverse May 28 launch slate in Kenya, Showmax has unveiled Nilichoma, its first-ever Original docuseries in Kenya. The 10-part docuseries features well-known personalities in Kenya who received an unexpected…
By Ogova Ondego Published May 8, 2024 Talents Durban, a networking platform that offers space for emerging filmmakers to connect, learn, and collaborate, has announced the lineup of participants selected for its 17th edition scheduled for July 19 – 22,…
By Jennifer Ochieng Published May 7, 2024 One of the new housewives joining season 2 of The Real Housewives of Nairobi, Zena Nyambu, describes herself as a serial entrepreneur and a jack of all trades. “I am the real definition…
By Khalifa Hemed Published April 24, 2024 Durban FilmMart Institute (DFMI) has announced the projects selected for its Pitch and Finance Forum during its 15th annual Durban FilmMart (DFM) scheduled for July 19 – 22, 2024. “This year, 30 compelling…
By Ogova Ondego Published April 19, 2024 Dysfunctional families, peer pressure, mass media and permissiveness are destroying today’s children who are being forced to lose their innocence before their maturity. Avoiding prescription, writers Stephen Arterburn and Jim Burns who work…
By Ogova Ondego Published April 14, 2024 School holidays are not fun for 15-year-old Maria Wanja and 13-year-old Antony Keboge. “My grandmother reads my chats and emails while my uncle eavesdrops on my telephone conversations. I also dislike my dad…
By Jennifer Ochieng Published April 10, 2024 Following its relaunch in partnership with Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Sky, Showmax has unveiled an incredible slate of Original local productions ahead of its official relaunch in Kenya in May 2024. The streamer, which…
By Jennifer Ochieng Published March 22, 2024 The year 2023 was both a big and a tragic year for Minne Kariuki. Other than her return in Single Kiasi Season 2, which like its first season, was among the most-watched shows…
By Jennifer Ochieng Published March 6, 2024 Showmax Originals have scored 26 nominations at Kenya’s Kalasha Film and TV Awards 2024 nominations. This is the highest achievement at the Kalasha Awards yet for the African streamer, which has already released…
By Sharlene Versfeld Published February 21, 2024 Enkai, an animation episode directed by Kenya’s Ng’endo Mukii and included on the 10-episode anthology titled Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, has won clinched the prestigious Annie Award for Best Limited Series (TV/Media) and…
By Energy Capital and Power Published February 20, 2024 Integrating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) principles into the media and entertainment industry yields greater profitability. Amazon’s 2023 Higher Impact Report reveals that 79% of consumers exhibit a preference for brands…
By Abdi Ali Published January 31, 2024 Italy has during the Italy-Africa Summit in Rome unveiled a US$6 Billion plan to support African development. “We believe it is possible to envision and write a new chapter in the history of…
By Jennifer Ochieng Published January 14, 2024 Showmax is relaunching in February 2024 with a brand-new look, new app, and entirely new product suite. This comes after the announcement of the partnership between MultiChoice and international media heavyweight Comcast’s NBCUniversal…
By IB Published January 4, 2024 Some 20,385 students from more than 5700 schools across 160 countries have received their Diploma Programme (DP) and Career-related Programme (CP) results from the November 2023 International Baccalaureate (IB) examination session. This marks a…
By Jennifer Ochieng Published December 18, 2023 We Speak to Damaris Irungu, writer of A Merry X-Mess on blending the craziness of family and Christmas spirit in the feature.This is a follow on from Reuben Odanga’s 2022 film, A Familiar…
By Sharlene Versfeld Published November 9, 2023 Durban FilmMart Institute (DFMI) has opened the call for animation projects to pitch at the 15th annual DFM Pitch and Finance Forum which takes place in Durban July 19 – 22, 2024. The…
By Patience Rusare Published October 23, 2023 Equipping young people in developing countries with green skills is a vital component of tackling the unprecedented climate crisis facing the world today. This was the message from Education Above All (EAA) Foundation…
By Kamau Mbote Piublished October 11, 2023 Recording Industry of Kenya (RIKE), a trade association for recorded music industry in Kenya, has been launched. RIKE is a not-for-profit organization that was registered in 2022 to promote the collective interests of…
By African Development Bank Published September 14, 2023 Adja Sembene Fall, the Senegalese young woman who has won the AgriPitch Competition, says she had no choice but to launch her start-up business online because her new Contanna Fair-Trade Tea Company…
By JIN Xin Published September 5, 2023 World University Games, that brought together 6 500 athletes from 113 countries and regions to compete in 269 events across 18 sports, ended at Chengdu Open Air Music Park on August 8, 2023….
By Iminza Keboge Published August 14, 2023 The Disney+ Original anthology series, Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, is set for broadcasting across Africa at the end of August 2023. Featuring stories from the continent, a double bill of films will be…
By Ogova Ondego Published August 2, 2023 Whatever your favourite art form, Mathemboni Arts Centre on the eastern outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, is likely to offer it to you. Mathemboni (shrines in kiKamba) is the seat of The Centre…
By Coke Studio Africa Published July 21, 2023 South Africa’s Nasty C and The Philipine’s Zack Tabudlo have released a new song, Fallin’, their first collaboration project with Coke Studio, Coca-Cola’s global music platform which brings the most exciting emerging…
By Michael Owora Published July 8, 2023 Saturday, 1st July 2023, saw She Can Tri come together with Team Tri Fit, Mile Aid, Global Events Africa and Ironman Rwanda to host the She Can Tri – Ironman Rwanda ‘Tri Outs’….
By Iminza Keboge Published July 6, 2023 Some 179,917 students worldwide have received their International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP) and Career-related Programme (CP) results from the May 2023 examination session, marking a 3.47% increase in the number of students receiving…
By MultiChoice Published June 23, 2023 MultiChoice pay TV entertainment has launched and premiered Shaka iLembe, a cinematic experience that takes viewers on a journey into the heart of South African history, courage and legacy. Shaka iLembe, an epic story…
By DFMI Published June 18, 2023 The lineup of participants for the 16th edition of Talents Durban has been unveiled. “Working in collaboration with partners to develop platforms that can significantly grow the film industry is at the heart of…
By Irene Gaitirira Published June 8, 2023 United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) invites applications and nominations for its UNESCO International Literacy Prizes 2023. RELATED: Lola Kenya Screen’s Skills-Development Programme in Creative Entrepreneurship Marks 10th Year! UNESCO says…
By Jennifer Ochieng Published June 6, 2023 Showmax streaming service has announced its next Original title in Kenya that premieres on July 6, 2023. Titled Faithless, this is a 10-part crime drama series set in the aftermath of a heist…
By Daisy Okoti Published May 29, 2023 In the years preceding independence in Kenya, University education was something to behold. The few who succeeded in acquiring University education commanded respect and were hailed as mentors and role models. But, as…
By Daisy Okoti Published May 26, 2023 Natasha Sanaipei Tande is one of those people you can easily put in the wrong group if you don’t get to know them beyond the periphery. But when all that is dealt with,…
By Iminza Keboge Published May 17, 2023 United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) invites youth-led organizations around the world to apply for the 2023 edition of its Youth Solidarity Fund (YSF). ‘The call is open to organizations from eligible countries…
By Abdi Ali Published May 16, 2023 South Africa-based Durban FilmMart (DFM) co-production and finance market has selected 28 projects to be part of its Pitch and Finance Forum during its 14th DFM scheduled for July 21 – 24, 2023….
By Khalifa HemedPublished May 12, 2023 Continuing secondary school students are invited to apply for support from a new global fund that has just been launched. The initiative of International Baccalaureate (IB), the Global Youth Action Fund is an award…
Cinekid invites artists, designers, studios and agencies to submit games and/or apps for the upcoming MediaLab and for consideration of the Cinekid Game & App Award. The call offers an opportunity to become part of the festival and reach out…
By Sharlene Versfeld Published March 29, 2023 Screenwriters from Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and Nigeria have pitched their new projects to a standing-room-only international audience of broadcasters, video-on-demand platforms, and potential producers at the Series Mania Forum, a film industry…
By Jennifer Ochieng Published March 20, 2023 Showmax has revealed Catherine Masitsa as the sixth housewife joining The Real Housewives of Nairobi TV show. The fierce, no-nonsense Dr Catherine Masitsa (aka The Queen Mother) will be making her official debut…
By Abdi AliPublished July 15, 2022 A training initiative by Multichoice, a South Africa-based pan African broadcaster, is expected to take the African TV sector skills to a new level and boost the quality of content for audiences across the…