Angélique Kidjo becomes the third artist from Africa to be awarded prestigious music prize | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  Five-time Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo has been announced as one of three 2023 Polar Music Prize recipients, putting the Benin-born singer-songwriter

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Warring parties have agreed to a truce in Ethiopia’s two-year civil war. Here’s what to know | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  When Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, he was lauded as a regional peacemaker. A

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Booker prize nominated author convicted for staging solo protest in Zimbabwe | CNN

[ad_1] Harare, Zimbabwe CNN  —  Award-winning Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga has been found guilty of staging a protest with the intent of inciting public

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The Grammys are considering adding an Afrobeats category | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  Afrobeats – the pulsating, fusion sound coming out of West Africa and the diaspora – has been on the rise globally

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