When it comes to burying the dead, Ghana has one of the most unique funeral practices in the world. Here, funerals are a celebration of life and a chance for families to give their loved ones a proper send-off, from creating fantasy coffins to holding long ceremonies to being as flamboyant as the families’ budgets allow. Now, African streaming service …

Created and directed by Tola Odunsi (The Men’s Club), Flawsome revolves around the lives of four friends, portrayed by Bisola Aiyeola (Sugar Rush) as Ifeyinwa, Ini Dima-Okojie (Blood Sisters) as Ramat, Sharon Ooja (Òlòtūré) as Ivie and Enado Odigie (Unmarried) as Dolapo, as they navigate their personal and professional lives while bound by the flawed yet unbreakable ties they share. …

ACCRA, Ghana, November 10, 2022 — Live Hub Entertainment has announced that Grammy award-winning superstar Wizkid will be returning to Ghana for his first show in Africa this year. The Nigerian-born multi-platinum selling artist will perform at Accra Sports Stadium this December 10th in what is expected to be a sell-out 40,000-capacity show during yet another busy and exciting festive …

The Government of Senegal has accepted and undertaken to host the 8th edition of All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA at a joint world media conference – host country unveiling held at the Hotel King Fahd Royal Palace, in Dakar, Senegal on Friday November 4, 2022. The awards ceremony will now be held from January 12 to 15, 2023, in Dakar, …

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is making his Marvel. The actor, who is already known to comic book fans as DC’s Black Manta in the Jason Momoa Aquaman movies and for his memorable role in HBO’s Watchmen, is in talks to star in Wonder Man, Marvel’s latest Disney+ series. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton and …

Ghanaian actors Joselyn Dumas (Glamour Girls), Chris Attoh (Dede) and John Dumelo (ENO) are set to appear in the upcoming Showmax Nigerian Original drama series Flawsome whose trailer has just been released today by Showmax. Flawsome, which debuts exclusively on the streaming service on 10 November 2022, revolves around the lives of four friends, portrayed by Bisola Aiyeola (Sugar Rush), …

What happens when a radio host is caught in the middle of a career-ending scandal? That’s John Dumelo’s fate in the new Ghanaian drama series Dirty Laundry, now streaming on Showmax. Set in Accra, the Akwaaba Magic series is based on the creators of an infamous radio show which gains notoriety for airing the sex scandals of celebrities and politicians …

In the Akwaaba Magic drama series High Currency, also available to stream on Showmax, Naa Shika Hammond is a high-flying banker at the elite Crystal Bank who will stop at nothing to gain success. Naa Shika is a woman on top of the world, or rather, on her way to the top of the world. She’s beautiful and highly competitive, …

The 2022 Global Citizen Festival will be taking place in Black Star Square Accra, Ghana, and on Great Lawn in Central Park in New York City, USA, on Saturday – 24th September! As the Global Citizen Movement celebrates 10 years of advocacy, driving impact and encouraging businesses and people to take action and end extreme poverty. The spotlight this year …

African streaming service Showmax, in partnership with NBCUniversal Formats, is bringing The Real Housewives to Nairobi. The Real Housewives of Nairobi, which will debut in 2023 as a Showmax Original, is the 22nd international version of The Real Housewives format and the sixth to be adapted in Africa. The Real Housewives of Nairobi builds on the success of other African …