REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 22, 2013 — Omidyar Network today announced that Ory Okolloh has joined as a director, investments within the philanthropic investment firm’s government transparency initiative. Okolloh will help drive the organization’s work in supporting innovative organizations that use technology and media platforms to provide access to information[...]
Rihanna finally got even with photographers. How many times have we seen, over the years, photographers sue Rihanna for copyright infringement of their photos in her artistic work? This time, it’s Rihanna’s turn. A photographer sold Rihanna’s image to a top retail store in the UK called Topshop. They in[...]
“IT HAS been two years since South Africa had a movie in the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival, which takes place on the French Riviera. Although the group of South Africans attending the prestigious event is the biggest since the country started attending 12 years ago, to some[...]
Kenya’s film industry has been racking up strong points at the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival. The country was invited for the first time to grace the event. Capitalizing on the invitation, it has made several important moves including the launch of ‘Focus on Kenya’ interactive sessions at the festival[...]
South Africa and Kenya signed a memorandum of understanding on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday that will enable filmmakers from the two countries to work together in telling the continent’s stories. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed by Zama Mkosi, CEO of South Africa’s National[...]
We love seeing African bloggers expand their horizons by collaborating with other known brands and pushing their reporting skills a bit further. Chris Vincent Agyapong Febiri, founder of Ghanacelebrities.com, on invitation by Ghana Movie Awards organizers, made his first appearance at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival event and red carpet.[...]
Ladybrille Magazine congratulates Vickie Remoe on the launch of her own magazine, GO WOMAN Magazine. Read our feature on Vickie Remoe here. Watch and read what Remoe has to say on why she launched GO Woman Magazine. Following in her ever fabulous footsteps, and living up to my name as[...]
Today Cameroonians all over the world and their friends celebrate the 53rd Independence Day of the Nation. A time for all Cameroonians to reflect on their citizenship of such a great nation and also a time to reflect and ask the question ‘What Can I or have I done for[...]
Miss Africa USA Pageant Organization is proud to announce : Miss Leila Lopes, Miss Universe 2011-2012 will receive An Award in Recognition of her Successful Reign as Miss Universe. Miss Leila in responding to our invitation says she is very humbled and very excited at the same time. She has[...]
“In the last 15 months, the Nigerian entertainment scene has witnessed more label shakedowns than we could have ever imagined. And the breakup season isn’t over yet… Rapper Naetochukwu Chikwe better known as Naeto C has ended his relationship with Storm Records, the music home where he launched his career[...]
“D’banj’s quest for dominance in the Nigerian music scene won’t stop now; he might have lost out on signing Olamide and Davido – but he has nicked another artiste, this time a familiar friend-foe. The self-proclaimed ‘African Michael Jacskon‘, we’ve learnt has signed his friend-turned-foe-turned-friend Oluwadamilare Okulaja better known to[...]
Music and entertainment stars from Ghana and Nigeria showed up this past weekend for the 2013 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, with A-list film stars such as Yvonne Nelson and John Dumelo present. The night, however, belonged to one of Africa’s biggest music stars Wizkid who walked away with the coveted[...]
The 2013 Billboard Music Awards was held over the weekend at the Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena and the night clearly belonged to Taylor Swift who won six (6) awards. There were also some great fashion and we pay a particular nod to Kelly Rowland in her floor length[...]
One of our favorite media friends, FACTORY 78, scooped a great interview with Ghana’s rising music superstar E.L. Check out the interview where E.L talks about his music, scoring for films, endorsement deal with Airtel, his work with BBC and collaborations with other artists within and outside Ghana. Some Videos