Ethiopia has awarded a telecom license to the Global Partnership for Ethiopia, a consortium of Safaricom, Vodafone, Vodacom, CDC Group Plc, and Sumitomo Corp. The highly anticipated award gives a full telecom operator license to a private business for the first time in over a century. The consortium offered 850…
TEEARDROPZTeeardropz aka Jonathan Brown, is a Jamaican reggae artist, who has been workingunseemingly to advance his musical career over the past 20 years. His early contact withManateeRecords in the early 1990’s was instrumental after meeting the producer, Delon Reidwho was responsible for many of the hit records from the then…
Ricardo Neeley aka Noble Barz formerly Barz Noble is a hip-hop artist from the Bahamas is equipped with a passion to deliver a message through the medium of music. If anyone should wonder “why the name Noble Barz?”It actually has a two-fold meaning the word ‘Noble’ involves character or distinction…
Steven J. Rogers, known as Jyrice (pronounced /dʒaɪˈriːs/, jy-ree-c), is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and actor. Born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, he began his musical journey in church and performed in various singing competitions as a child. Jyrice first began producing music in 2000, and later released his…
Sebastian Azul is an Angolan artist, producer and songwriter based in London. Known for exploring mental health in his music, Azul’s sound is polished, authentic and purposeful in its mission to uplift and educate. Stemming from his personal, family and community struggles, Azul’s music spreads messages of love, acceptance and…
The soldiers who ousted Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta say they plan to set up a civilian transitional government and hold new elections. The spokesman for the soldiers said they acted to prevent the country falling further into chaos. President Keïta resigned on Tuesday night saying he did not want…
Fresh off their newly released six tracks musical project, Gabiro Mtu Necessary and Asen B have released the second music video for ‘Niteke’ Before this new music video off their freshly released EP “MPITO”, the duo had also delivered another music video ‘Anakuona’ which is now exactly two weeks old.…
The Women and Children Affairs Bureau in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital city, says more than 100 girls have been raped since the outbreak of Covid-19, which authorities attribute to school closures. Head of the Women and Children Affairs Bureau, Almaz Abraham, says 101 girls have been raped in the past…
Pretoria – The First Satanic Church which was launched in February this year has now been officially registered in South Africa. The church’s mission reportedly is to educate the public on the Satanic Religious Board and to address common misconceptions about Satanic practises as well as ease what they term…
Four Minneapolis police officers were fired Tuesday, authorities said, as state and federal authorities investigated the arrest of a black man who died after being pinned to the ground. Video of the incident shared on social media captured the man, identified as George Floyd by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D),…
The 84-year-old fugitive was living under a false name in an apartment near Paris. He was wanted for alleged crimes during the Rwandan genocide. French police arrested Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga on Saturday. The 84-year-old had been pursued by international justice for 25 years over crimes allegedly commited during the…
Amidst the global crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Eritrean President Isaias Afeworki last week made an unexpected official visit to Ethiopia, becoming the first head of state to travel abroad during these critical days. Accompanied by Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and Presidential Advisor Yemane Ghebreab, the Eritrean president arrived…
Ethiopian forces in Somalia have admitted to shooting down a Kenyan-registered aircraft in Bardale, Somalia killing six people. According to a preliminary report filed by the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom), the Ethiopian Forces guarding Bardelle airstrip in Baidoa claim they shot down the plane which was carrying medical…
Ethiopia has shut the door for foreign mobile phone companies like Safaricom, which had hoped to introduce its popular M-Pesa mobile money transfer platform in the market of 100 million people, saying only local companies would be allowed to do offer such services. Safaricom had launched talks with the Ethiopian…
An earthquake has rocked Croatia’s capital Zagreb, damaging buildings and leaving cars crushed by falling chunks of masonry. A teenager is in a critical condition after a roof collapsed, local media say. The spire of the city’s cathedral also snapped off. After Sunday’s tremor, Zagreb’s mayor urged people to return…
MAR 15 – Kenya confirmed two more cases of coronavirus, bringing to the three the number of cases so far confirmed. “We have confirmed two more cases of coronavirus after tests conducted on people who were quarantined,” President Uhuru Kenyatta said Sunday, flanked by top government officials, including Health Cabinet…
Ethiopia’s reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced last year that he intended to change how the country does business, by converting government agencies to freely accept private investors. Public enterprises have been around for nearly three decades, indicating the kind of challenge he was taking on. Previously, only small entities…
Over 650 British soldiers were allegedly confined to their barracks in Kenya after several troops were feared to have contracted HIV from local prostitutes. The report was revealed by The Mail on Sunday which claimed that up to 100 British army personnel were involved with prostitutes who set up makeshift…
1.ChiliMango This Nairobi-based urban clothing brand was among the first to adopt the khanga and leso as its main fabric. Creating easy and functional pieces including their trademark jackets. ChiliMango not only produces epic t-shirts with Kenyan proverbs that only a true Kenyan would appreciate, they also have bags, laptop…
The artist who is based out of Englewood Colorado, has returned with a fresh hard hitting single. Not one to shy away from transparent and up front lyrics B’zurkk brings out all the stops in his latest offering. A classic Hip Hop record coated with significant trap influences “Entirety” demonstrates…