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Afro-Caribbean and Gospel Music Are Redefining Sound in 2026

The Afro-Caribbean and gospel music landscape in 2026 is buzzing with fresh energy, as artists like Antonny Drew, Baky, and Arsène Mukendi push creative limits with new albums, live tours, and even AI ...

Article describing explosion at secret Fano rebel camp in Eritrea was fabricated

Amid rising tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea, a post shared on Facebook claims that Africa Intelligence, a digital ...
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Teddy Afro sweeps Ethiopia's current top 10 music chart

Teddy Afro currently holds all top 10 positions on Ethiopia’s weekly YeneVibe music chart, with each track adding notable view counts. Songs like “Das Tal (Ansaw)” and “Shih Bibal (Back to 90s)” lead ...
NJ.com

Vogue renamed an afro as a ‘cloud bob’ and the internet had feelings about that

Vogue magazine is facing significant online criticism for renaming the traditional afro hairstyle a “cloud bob” in a recent beauty feature about thick hair that used an image of actress Tracee Ellis ...
The Punch Newspapers

Seven Eritrean players abscond in South Africa after AFCON qualifier

Seven players from the Eritrea national football team have failed to return home after their side secured a historic victory over Eswatini national football team. A source close to the squad told the ...
The Punch Newspapers

Eritrea to end AFCON isolation by playing Eswatini

Eritrea will end 18 years of isolation from the Africa Cup of Nations when they host Eswatini in Moroccan city Meknes on Wednesday in the first qualifier for the 2027 tournament. The preliminary round ...
Al Jazeera English

Eritrea to end 18-year AFCON isolation by playing Eswatini in qualifier

Eritrea will end 18 years of isolation from the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday when they host Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, in the Moroccan city of Meknes in the first qualifier for the ...
WESA

Co-founder of Pittsburgh's Afro American Music Institute James Johnson dies

Jazz musician and music scholar James T. Johnson, Jr., who co-founded Pittsburgh’s Afro American Music Institute with his wife, Pamela, died Monday at age 76. Cecilia Coleman, one of his five children ...
The Guardian

Uruguay’s candombe brings streets to life as the once-banned musical tradition roars back

The Afro-Uruguayan rhythms, born among enslaved Africans and once banned, now draws thousands to public squares and carnival parades Like the blues in the US, samba in Brazil, rumba in Cuba and plena ...
Los Angeles Times

Ethiopian leader’s vision for nation includes an Eritrean seaport. Some see a looming conflict

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s push for sovereign sea access via Eritrea’s Assab port is sparking military tensions ...
The Nation Newspaper

Eritrea set for international comeback with AFCON 2027 Prelims

Eritrea is set to play its first football international in more than six years after entering the preliminaries for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations finals, to be played in March. The isolated state on ...
The New York Times

Eritrea, a return to AFCON, and the footballers who escaped one of the world’s most dangerous countries

A version of this article was first published in January 2024 and has been updated to reflect the news that Eritrea’s football team is set to return to playing in Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) ...