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How South African singer Sho Madjozi learnt Swahili

Sho Madjozi, a famous South African musician, is gifted in speaking multiple languages, Swahili bein

In pictures: Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Africa

Eid al-Fitr is being celebrated with family reunions, new clothes and happy smiles.

Kannywood: Nigerian Hausa film star Daso dies

Fans and colleagues have been paying tributes to the Hausa film veteran actress Saratu Gidado popula

The unending spicy debate on West Africa's jollof rice

According to the UN, the Senegalese version of jollof rice is an intangible treasure for the Senegal

Driving from London to Nigeria to promote Africa

Pelumu says her goal was not to break records but to show the world that "impossible" is j

Why a South African writer turned down Germany's prestigious Goethe medal

Author Zukiswa Wanner declined an award from Germany's Goethe Institut, citing the country's complic