“MTV Shuga,” the youth culture network’s drama on sexual behavior that has won an audience across sub-Saharan Africa, will expand with editions in India and Egypt, it announced Tuesday. The Indian edition, the first outside of Africa, will be called “MTV Nishedh” after the Hindi word for “taboo” and address issues of local significance including … Read more
Streaming service Tidal revealed an original movie starring recent Oscar winners Thursday as telecom giant and part-owner Sprint announced a new campaign to woo customers to the underdog music platform. Cryptic advertisements appeared Wednesday online and in New York’s Times Square saying only “4:44,” fueling internet rumors — with little evidence other than the evident … Read more
Tweets about the annual Met gala in New York are dominating conversations on Twitter across the continent so far today. People are sharing photos of the celebrities turning up at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art last night for the exclusive event with tickets costing tens of thousands of dollars. It’s an excuse for celebrities … Read more
In our series of letters from African journalists, Didi Akinyelure, the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award Winner, looks at a fresh crop of young, enterprising men and women who have more reason than most to celebrate Nigeria’s 56th year of independence. As Africa’s most-populous country turns 56, many Nigerians may not be in the … Read more
Ghanaian media personality, Founder Aim Higher Africa and Forbes Africa correspondent Peace Hyde named among the 100 Most Influential Young Africans. The list which was compiled in consultation with a jury made up of young Africans based across the globe has representation from 27 African countries with a gender equity of 62 men and 38 … Read more