Rwanda: ‘Side By Side’ Exhibition to Showcase East African Women’s Art

[ad_1] Impundu Arts Center, a local art curation house, is set to host the "Side by Side" group exhibition from February 3 to 18 to provide a platform for women artists, enhancing their visibility in the art world. The two-week art exhibition will take place at Niyo Arts Center located in Kacyiru. Since its establishment in 2022, Impundu Arts Center has been instrumental in providing support to women artists, facilitating the showcase of their works through the curation of both […]

January 23, 2024 1

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Africa: Marvel’s Echo Is a One-of-a-Kind Superhero – and an Inspiration to the Deaf Community

[ad_1] Warning: this article contains spoilers for Echo season one. Marvel's latest superhero series, Echo, is now streaming on Disney+. Deaf actress Alaqua Cox plays the eponymous superhero, a character she already portrayed in the Hawkeye series in 2021. Echo, real name Maya Lopez, who is Deaf, is a vengeful and bitter Native American hero with a distinctive fighting ability that allows her to copy her opponent's moves. The uppercase "Deaf" refers to deaf people who share a language, identity […]

January 23, 2024 2

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Africa: Five Inspiring Female Composers From History You Should Listen to

[ad_1] I research female composers and contrary to what many people expect, women have successfully written music throughout history. It is important to learn about these musicians to undermine the idea of an exclusively white and male canon of western classical music. To start you on your journey of discovery, here are five female composers from history I recommend listening to. 1. Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677) Born in Venice, the Italian baroque composer Barbara Strozzi is widely agreed to have been […]

January 23, 2024 3

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Africa: How Video Game Soundtracks Are Influencing a New Generation of Musicians and Music Lovers

[ad_1] One of my clearest musical memories is playing the video game Chrono Trigger on the Super Nintendo in the winter of 1995. When my character first entered the forest where the game is set, I stopped immediately on hearing the musical theme written by the Japanese composer Yasunori Mitsuda. Despite knowing it was a loop, I sat listening for almost an hour, completely transfixed. The following year I was playing the Sony Playstation game Suikoden - translated from Japanese […]

January 23, 2024 2

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Gauff survives Kostyuk test to reach Australian Open semis

[ad_1] Melbourne – U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff came through a huge test at the hands of Ukrainian world number 37 Marta Kostyuk 7-6(6) 6-7(3) 6-2 to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open for the first time on Tuesday.The fourth-seeded American will rarely play as badly and still progress but prevailed after more than three hours on a blistering hot Rod Laver Arena to fulfill her coach Brad Gilbert's […]

January 23, 2024 1

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Africa: At Non-Aligned Movement Summit, Guterres Repeats Call for Gaza Ceasefire, Release of Hostages

[ad_1] UN Secretary-General António Guterres repeated his call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional release of all hostages, in an address to the latest summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which concluded in Kampala, Uganda, on Saturday. Leaders from the 120-member bloc met amid deep division globally, including rising geopolitical tensions, climate catastrophe, widespread poverty and raging conflict in Sudan, Ukraine and Gaza. Danger and constraints "Following the abhorrent Hamas attacks on 7 October, the wholesale destruction […]

January 23, 2024 2

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Africa: Carnage in Gaza – ‘How Much Is Enough?’ Asks UN Assembly President

[ad_1] The President of the UN General Assembly on Friday reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages as the "only credible course of action" to address the conflict. Addressing the 19th Non-Aligned Summit in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, President Dennis Francis urged the bloc of 120 nations to exert its influence to bring an end to the "carnage" in the war-ravaged enclave. "That situation behooves us to ask: how much is enough? […]

January 23, 2024 2

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Afcon 2023: The African footballers putting their hearts on the line

[ad_1] One major issue is that the African heart is believed to be more susceptible to cardiac problems, with a medical research team backed by world governing body Fifa determining, in 2009, that "black African athletes seem to have an increased risk of adverse cardiac events during sports events". The other primary issue is the refusal of some players with heart issues to heed medical advice. South African doctor Lervasen […]

January 23, 2024 1

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Nigeria: Actor Ken Erics Shares ‘Excitement’ Video As Mr Ibu Returns Home

[ad_1] One of Mr Ibu's legs was amputated on 6 November 2023. On Sunday, Nollywood actor Ken Erics visited his veteran colleague, John Okafor, Mr Ibu, who has returned home after months in hospital. In October 2023, Mr Ibu revealed he was battling with a life-threatening illness. He spoke from a hospital bed and cried out for financial assistance over his medical condition. Several people donated for the ailing actor, including the Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Foundation, which paid all […]

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