Guan Heng, a Chinese asylum seeker who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland, has been released after more than five ...

Google has launched WAXAL, a groundbreaking open speech dataset aimed at expanding artificial intelligence (AI) voice technologies to African languages long excluded from the digital ecosystem. The ...

Ugandan, US-based artist Apollo BW has released a new single titled Oh Uganda, a song that pays tribute to national identity, ...

Ayra Starr to Shallipopi, we show the 2026 Grammy snubs in African music. Discover the 8 hits that defined the culture but missed out.

As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture.

Guan Heng, who exposed human rights abuses in his native China, has been in U.S. custody since being swept up in an immigration enforcement operation in August.

Ugandan groups are running talent competitions with music, poetry and dance to inspire their communities to fight climate change and protect the environment. In Uganda, a unique competition is using ...

The Ugandan music scene in 2025 has been loud, exciting, and richly entertaining. From electrifying live performances to visually stunning productions, this year proved that music in Uganda is not ...

A Chinese man who secretly filmed detention camps in western China, where the Chinese government held at least hundreds of thousands of Uyghur people and other Muslim minorities, he now faces ...

Youths take part in Luo traditional wrestling , an event which was held in Homa bay dubbed "Piny Luo Festival." The sport popularly known as 'Amen" has spread beyond traditional communities and is now ...