Hilarious quips and ‘100,000-volt’ energy: the hypemen (and women) redefining Afrobeats music
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:00:55 GMT
Style of emceeing based on high-octane, ad-libbed vocals has flourished thanks to its unique way of captivating crowdsFor the 2015 freshmen cohort of the history degree programme at the University of Lagos, their classmate’s first-semester presentation was so captivating that they began calling him
An extraordinary life: descendant welcomes biography of woman ‘gifted’ to Queen Victoria
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:00:53 GMT
A girl called Àìná was captured by an African king and later taken to England to become Sarah Forbes Bonetta, protege of the imperial monarch When she was seven years old, Bayo Randle’s great-great-grandmother Sarah Forbes Bonetta was presented to Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle as a “diplomatic gi
LGBTQ+ people go into hiding in Senegal as hundreds are arrested
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:00:25 GMT
At least 320 people detained for ‘acts against nature’ after law criminalising homosexuality toughened, HRW reportsMass arrests, forced HIV testing and barriers to legal representation are part of an escalating crackdown against LGBTQ+ people in Senegal, according to a new report.More than 320 indiv
