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Joal-Fadiouth est une ville de pêcheurs qui s’étend le long d’une plage immense bordée de pirogues colorées attendant leurs prochaines traversées. Une ville-étape un peu tombée en désuétude qu’il faut prendre le temps d’arpenter pour apprécier pleinement le charme de …

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Face au Monument de la renaissance africaine, la seconde colline porte un édifice chargé d’histoire, le phare des Mamelles. Toujours au service des marins, et de plus en plus prisé par les Dakarois. La vue y est imprenable sur tout …

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It was great vibes all around on Sunday the 11th of December, 2016, at the Prestigious Lagos Polo Club in Victoria Island Lagos. The unique fusion of fashion and sports was the first of its kind and it was an …

Wizkid ft. Efya – Daddy Yo
Wizkid brings back the Konto ‘Sounds From The Other Side’, as he features Ghanaian Songstress / StarboyWorldWide First Lady Efya on this dancehall tune titled ‘Daddy Yo’.
The track Brings in all effort of Wizkid we’ve miss lately as Wizkid slows not in the starboy branding. The snippet before release got fans drooling.
Officially this happens to be the First collaboration from Efya and Wizkid, But surely This as definitely worth the wait.In the video Wizkid ‘Baba Nla’ creates a dance themed Fusion as the Dancers set the Place with live moment and the lyrics got them all yelling to the Starboy-Sound.
2016 has been a notable year for Wizkid as he also won the Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review. Overall most successful artiste for the year under review. The song was produced by DreSkull, who also produces for Popcaan, Vybz Kartel, Snoop, Pusha T, Beenie Man, Lil Scrappy and many more.

Photographie: l’Afrique d’antan ressuscitée par la Fondation Albert Kahn
La Fondation Albert Kahn, à Boulogne-Billancourt, vient de mettre en ligne un patrimoine photographique considérable. Plusieurs milliers de clichés en couleur montrant l’Afrique du début du XXe siècle sont à découvrir gratuitement. La fondation Albert Kahn vient de terminer un …

L’histoire inédite d’un prestigieux derby de rugby africain
Quelque part en Afrique il existe une rivalité sportive qui est inconnue de plusieurs – et ce n’est pas dans le football, le sport préféré du continent. Le Zimbabwe est une puissance dans le rugby africain — ce sport s’y …

Catch the Highlights from Coke Studio Africa 4 as Trey Songz belts out Songs in Yoruba & Swahili
The ninth episode of Coke Studio Africa 4 was lit! US award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, and actor, Trey Songz was on the show as the International guest artiste. From the unique covers of some of his hit tracks to the many discoveries and the original tracks, the ninth episode was altogether a special weekend treat.
Featuring Nigeria’s own delectable, Yemi Alade, Tanzania’s song star, Vanessa Mdee, Uganda’s Rema Namakula, Ghanaian Reggae King, Stonebwoy and a host of others with award-winning producer DJ Maphorisa dropping the beats.
Aside making good songs together, Trey Songz had a good time discovering and learning the language and culture of his co artistes, while also revealing a part of himself to them. For instance the Grammy award recording artistes while having lunch with Yemi Alade, Emtee and Lij Michael, over bowls of pounded Yam and Egusi soup, Jollof Rice, Doro wot, Injera and Shisa Nyama/Nyama Choma revealed that his first girlfriend was from Ethopia and they would have Injera each time he visited her family home.
Trey Songz also showed us he is a genius when it comes to learning other people languages. From Swahili to the Yoruba Language, Trey really impressed us all dropping few lines he had learnt from Nyashinski and Yemi Alade.
Speaking on his experience, Trey said, “I had a great time working and learning from some of Africa’s biggest stars. The African continent boast of very rich culture and it’s a big honor for me to apply anything that will show my appreciation for the culture of the land.”
Commenting on the Coke Studio Africa initiative, he said “This is a whole world of cultural exchange. Something highly commendable. I see the platform as a great way of telling the rich African story, projecting the real Africa that a lot of the times is kept in the dark.”
Don’t fail to catch up on the next episode of Coke Studio Africa 4, tune in to any of the stations below for the freshest ground-breaking musical collaboration on the African Continent.
Sunday on AIT at 6:00pm with repeat episodes on MTV Base on Mondays at 8:00pm; ONTV on Mondays at 6:30pm; Wazobia TV and Wazobia MAX on Mondays at 8:00pm; Nigezie on Tuesdays at 5:00pm; Soundcity on Sundays at 7:30pm; WAP TV on Sundays at 8:00pm; Planet TV on Wednesdays at 6:00pm; and AMC on Mondays at 7:00pm.

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10 Bеѕt Nаtiоnаl Parks in Africa
Afriса bоаѕtѕ сарtivаting lаndѕсареѕ thаt еmbrасе ѕаnd dunеѕ, junglеѕ, аnd, оf course, savannahs аmоng other dаzzling scenery. Explorers hаvе tarried frоm diѕtаnt рlасеѕ tо witness thе various wоndеrѕ of thiѕ hugе соntinеnt that is home to an аmаzing multitudе оf …







