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 in
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Warring parties have agreed to a truce in Ethiopia’s two-year civil war. Here’s what to know | CNN
CNN — When Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, he was lauded as a regional peacemaker. A year
Booker prize nominated author convicted for staging solo protest in Zimbabwe | CNN
Harare, Zimbabwe CNN — Award-winning Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga has been found guilty of staging a protest with the intent of inciting public violence,
The Grammys are considering adding an Afrobeats category | CNN
CNN — Afrobeats – the pulsating, fusion sound coming out of West Africa and the diaspora – has been on the rise globally for