• Yussuf Alli welcomes stars to AFN All Comers in Benin City Tokyo Olympics long jump bronze medalist, Ese Brume, and five other athletes will fly Nigeria’s flag in this year’s World Athletics Indoor Championships holding in Belgrade, Serbian. The Belgrade 2022 World Indoors will hold from March 18 to 20.Nigeria will contest in three events, including women’s long jump, triple jump and 4×4 relay for men. Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Samuel Onikeku, told The Guardian yesterday that the invited athletes will leave their base in the United States for Belgrade next week. While Brume…
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In recent months, the US giant has signed exclusive streaming agreements with Inkblot Productions and Anthill Studios — which say the deals will fundamentally change the way they operate. Chinaza Onuzo, co-founder of Inkblot Productions, the studio behind domestic hits “The Wedding Party” and “Up North,” told CNN Business the company has signed a three-year licensing deal running through to 2024. The deal will see Inkblot’s upcoming releases move onto Amazon’s platform after showing in cinemas. “This allows us to plan long-term,” Onuzo says. Instead of film-by-film commissioning, the company is looking at possible intellectual property deals and franchise potential…
Her choice of materials regards decolonization. She exchanges brightly colored acrylic paint for natural earthy hues derived exclusively from organic products; with coffee being particularly important. She also uses turmeric, bluing, charcoal, bee wax, ‘pimba’, strips of black cotton, rusty nails, and wire. A new path in her artistic career that may have come from her speaking from an ayllu for historical, cultural, and symbolic significance. Miguel E. Keerveld on the work of the Surinamese artist Sri Irodikromo Tyekelan, 2021 Udan Liris re-imagines time Udan Liris, Javanese for soft rain, refers to hope and…
Unfancied Petro Luanda of Angola and perennial title challengers Wydad Casablanca of Morocco on Saturday became the first qualifiers for the CAF Champions League quarter-finals. But there was no joy for two of the three most successful sides in the marquee African club competition with Al Ahly and Zamalek of Egypt both losing in a drama-filled matchday 4. Chabab Belouizdad and Entente Setif of Algeria, Esperance of Tunisia, and Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa all won and are set to make the knockout stage. Raja Casablanca of Morocco conceded and lost for the first time in six qualifying and group…
The governing body of world tennis is the International Tennis Federation. It organizes games between professional players, ranks them and sanctions tournaments. This includes junior players. Every year the top junior players compete in a series of graded tournaments around the world. The first tier is known as the junior “Grand Slams.” Like with the senior circuit, this refers to the four traditional open tournaments played at Wimbledon, in France, the US and Australia. Below these four are a group of six “Grade A” tournaments. One of these Grade A tournaments is played every October in Cape Town, South Africa.…
Africa: one continent, fifty-four countries, five UN regions, and a million experiences. But just how easy is it to travel around this vast, exciting continent as a visitor? The answer is that it is a lot easier than you might think. To make sense of Africa in this whirlwind tour, the most logical way to approach it is via the five UN regions and examine each in turn. That isn’t to say the countries in these regions all share the same characteristics, but they often have a lot in common, including visa policies. As such, it’s a handy way to…
Afroculture.net continue our column on the mythical and sensational hairstyles of the African culture. Today we are going to talk about the beautiful African Fulani braids, which have inspired many international stars around the world.Fulani braids of many stars love it.In the 2000s,for example, we all remember Alicia Keys’ Fallin’ clip where she wore long, stunning African braids adorned with beads. Her fantastic look left a lasting impression on our minds. Alicia popularized Fulani braids thanks to her music.In the 1960s and 1970s, actress Cicely Tyson wore the sublime Fulani braids on the cover of JET magazine. Many consider her…
Serengeti vs Masai Mara: which to visit for the best safari in Africa? In this guide, we compare the similarities and differences between Serengeti and Masai Mara to help you decide which is best for your African safari. Find out where is best to see the Great Migration – Masai Mara or Serengeti? See when is better to go where and why. Compare different aspects of these two top national parks and start planning your ultimate budget wildlife safari in Kenya and/or Tanzania! Serengeti vs Masai Mara Safari for the Best African Safari Serengeti or Masai Mara? The easy answer is either. But, the ideal is both. …
Historians say that during the first half of the nineteenth century, Brazil, especially Bahia, was the destination of many African Muslims deported from West Africa to the Americas onboard slave ships. Most of them were Yorubas, Hausas, and Nupes who became known for their involvement in several slave uprisings. But there were other African Muslims who were less radical and did not cause any major trouble while living in Brazil. Rufino José Maria was one such person. He was born in the kingdom of Oyo, in present-day Nigeria during the early nineteenth century. This was a time the Oyo Empire…
Zamia coach Aljosa Asanovic by Staff Reporter Wednesday Mar 09, 2022. 22:20 Chipolopolo All Stars lost 1-0 to The Rest Select side in friendly game played on Wednesday afternoon at Nkana Stadium In Kitwe.The game marked new Chipolopolo coach Aljosa Asanovic’s first get-together warmup with his home-based players since the Croats appointment in January.Asanovic as expected line-up a relatively strong team with fiveZesco United players in the starting XI.Zesco defender efender Shemny Mayembe didnt disappointed at right back but had to be substituted in the 35th minute with an injury and was replaced by clubmate Simon Silwimba.Kafue Celtic striker Albert…