A 21-year-old internet sensation, a former American president and his wife, and a 93-year-old Ghanaian cinematographer might seem like an unlikely team. Yet their paths have converged around a story that deserves far more than a passing moment on social media. Darren Watkins Jr., known globally as IShowSpeed, has joined The Eyes of Ghana as a producer, working alongside […]
Zenith Bank’s next growth opportunity lies beyond Nigeria’s borders. Founded by Jim Ovia, the Nigerian financial group has completed its acquisition of Paramount Bank Kenya and is now engaging the Kenyan government over its plans for the market. The discussions signal a new phase in the bank’s international expansion, with Kenya offering a potential base for reaching businesses and […]
In Ethiopia, white can make a powerful entrance without demanding attention. On an Orthodox Christian feast day, worshippers arrive in flowing white garments that catch the light, fall in elegant folds and move with the rhythm of prayer. Women may wear a netela, a lightweight cotton shawl draped over the head and shoulders, while men and women alike appear […]
Lagos has seen international stars arrive with spectacular production, elaborate stagecraft and promises of unforgettable nights. But when Dave brought his The Boy Who Played the Harp tour to the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts on 16 and 17 October, the significance ran deeper than another name on the concert calendar. These were the British-Nigerian rapper’s […]
Before a photograph, before a passport, before a written record could tell the world who someone was, hair could do part of the work. Across Africa, the head has long been treated as a place where identity could be arranged, displayed and recognised. A hairstyle could speak about age, status, gender, marriage, community or occasion without a single word […]
Don Jazzy has spent more than two decades making music, but his most consequential work may have happened away from the microphone. The hits made him famous. The businesses made him formidable. Somewhere between the producer behind Mo’ Hits, the founder of Mavin Records and the executive who helped build careers for some of Africa’s biggest contemporary stars, Michael […]
A house is easy to understand. A city is a different proposition. It requires a longer imagination, more capital, more patience and an acceptance that the thing being built may outlive the person who conceived it. That distinction goes a long way towards explaining Mustapha “TAF” Njie, the Gambian entrepreneur whose name has become closely associated with large-scale housing […]
The 400 metres gives an athlete very little room to hide. It asks for speed without recklessness, strength without stiffness and enough intelligence to know exactly when the race begins to hurt. Collen Kebinatshipi has spent 2026 answering those questions with increasing authority. The 22-year-old Botswana star has not lost a 400m race all year, turning what began as […]
Meet Baddo’s new alter ego: Alagemo Merindinlogun, the visual-art identity behind his latest creative experiment Olamide has spent more than a decade turning Yoruba language, street culture and Nigerian life into music that travels. Now, the YBNL founder is moving into another form of expression: the canvas. The rapper has unveiled Alagemo Merindinlogun by Olamide, a new visual-art identity […]
Half melancholic, half haunting, wholly human and it has a Shadow too. (Caveat: I have tried as much as possible to keep this largely spoiler-free, especially around the film’s more important turns and revelations. But because I’m talking about the story, some context is unavoidable) Akinola Davies Jr.’s My Father’s Shadow (2025) is the kind of film that does […]