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    Gout Gout celebrates winning the Boys' U18 200m Final
    Sports
    17 March 2025

    South Sudanese Sprinter Gout Gout Runs Fastest 200 Meters Time in the World This Year

    Even skeptics are beginning to compare the 17-year-old sensation, Gout Gout, to Usain Bolt.

    Barbra Banda stands during the Women's Group B match between the United States and Zambia during the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
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    26 November 2024

    Barbra Banda Named BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year 2024

    This award caps off an extraordinary year for the Zambian captain who made history at the 2024 Paris Olympics as the first women's soccer player to score three hat-tricks in the tournament.

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    Music
    25 January 2021

    South Africa Mourns Passing of Jazz Legend Jonas Gwangwa

    South Africans are paying tribute to Oscar-nominated Jonas Gwangwa following the jazz artist's passing this past weekend.

    10 African Films That Deal With Protest Culture & History
    Film + TV
    26 October 2020

    10 African Films That Deal With Protest Culture & History

    African countries have a long history of protests and demonstrations against forces of oppression, and this has been represented significantly in cinema.

    How the Creator of ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ Finally Got His Due In ‘Black Is King’
    Music
    10 August 2020

    How the Creator of ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ Finally Got His Due In ‘Black Is King’

    Thanks to Beyoncé, Solomon Linda's famous song finally made its Disney debut—81 years after it was written.

    Black and white photo of Ethiopian woman.
    Film + TV
    11 May 2020

    Women Tell the Story of Ethiopia’s Red Terror In This New Documentary from Tamara Dawit

    Finding Sally weaves history and mystery together in the quest to find a missing aunt.

    Fela Kuti in fur jacket surrounded by the Kalakuta Queens in African headwraps, facepainting and braids.
    Arts + Culture
    05 May 2020

    Photographing Fela: Bernard Matussiere On His Iconic Images of Fela Kuti and the Kalakuta Queens

    The French photographer speaks to OkayAfrica about what it was like to capture the Nigerian legend in his interior life and on tour.

    How Fashion Historian Teleica Kirkland Is Transforming What We Know About Clothing From the African Diaspora
    Fashion + Beauty
    21 April 2020

    How Fashion Historian Teleica Kirkland Is Transforming What We Know About Clothing From the African Diaspora

    The founder of the Costume Institute of the African Diaspora is preserving Black history in a field where it's been erased.

    Egypt Lights Up the Great Pyramid of Giza With 'Stay Home, Stay Safe' Message
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    31 March 2020

    Egypt Lights Up the Great Pyramid of Giza With 'Stay Home, Stay Safe' Message

    One of the world's 'Great Wonders' was used to show a message of solidarity to healthcare workers fighting coronavirus.

    In 'Aba Women Riot' Nigerian Artist, Fred Martins, Reinterprets a Groundbreaking Moment In African History
    Arts + Culture
    02 March 2020

    In 'Aba Women Riot' Nigerian Artist, Fred Martins, Reinterprets a Groundbreaking Moment In African History

    In a new series of prints, the artist celebrates 'the women who lend their voices and stood strong against the oppression of Africans.'

    A Stolen 18th Century Ethiopian Crown Has Been Returned from The Netherlands
    Arts + Culture
    20 February 2020

    A Stolen 18th Century Ethiopian Crown Has Been Returned from The Netherlands

    The crown had been hidden in a Dutch apartment for 20 years.

    The Met's New Exhibition Celebrates the Rich Artistic History of the Sahel Region
    Arts + Culture
    14 February 2020

    The Met's New Exhibition Celebrates the Rich Artistic History of the Sahel Region

    'Sahel: Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara' is an enxtensive look into the artistic past of the West African region.

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