He won multiple awards during his 50-year career, including the jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and spent his life ...

Souleymane Cissé, the African cinema pioneer known for masterpieces such as "Yeleen" and "Timbuctu," has died at 84.

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I was shocked to hear about the death of Teddy Osei, Ghanaian music legend who founded Afro-rock band Osibisa . Ghanaian music legend and saxophonist Teddy Osei, died in London on Tuesday last week ...

Walking Borders had said 50 people on the boat died on their way to the Canary Islands ... have also said their boat never capsized and African human smugglers had tortured migrants with hammers ...

Tributes have been paid to Willy Mignon, an era-defining Beninese musician who died at the age of 39. The artist passed away hours after having a seizure, his sister Christel told the BBC, adding that ...

The South African gold miner said Wednesday that two employees died following a mining incident at a development end at Doornkop Mine, in Soweto, Gauteng province. All blasting operations have ...

Mignon died on Tuesday ... Mignon's music had made an impression in his new home, Burkina Faso, too. In January last year he produced Hymnes Aux Étalons, an African Cup of Nations anthem for ...

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Pioneering British artist Charli XCX and groundbreaking, Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar are up against The Beatles; UK singer and Grammys first-timer RAYE is competing with viral stars ...

One of the most notable events occurred in the year 1959, known as 'The Day the Music Died.' On this fateful ... to address the impact of HIV/AIDS on African American populations.