Arts & Culture
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Rwanda Women’s Dress Row Tests its Puritanical Powers
It followed anger among concertgoers in the capital, Kigali, after many were refused entry on style grounds to a show by Tanzanian star Diamond Platnumz on August 29 at the BK Arena stadium.
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Japanese Fans Gather to Welcome BTS on World Tour
The seven-member group — widely regarded as the world’s biggest boy band — took to the stage together for the first time last month following a years-long hiatus prompted by mandatory military service.
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King Charles III and Princess Diana’s Rare Wedding Champagne to Be Auctioned
The magnum of 1961 Dom Perignon Vintage could fetch between 500,000 and 600,000 Danish kroner ($78,000 and $93,000) at the December 11 auction in a Copenhagen suburb, the auction house said.
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“After He Took Everything I Returned To My Family Where I Was Born”- The Human Cost of Maasai Evictions
“My husband decided to move to Msomera (during the eviction), but I was not ready to go. He took everything, he took our herds. After he took everything I returned to my family where I…
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Kenya’s Plus-Size Fashion Show Says ‘Big Is Beautiful’
Started nine years ago, the East Africa Plus Size Fashion Affair is, according to founder Winnie Wenga Walcott, the only event of its kind in Kenya despite the fact the region “has mostly really plump…
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Nigerian Youth in The Spotlight at Lagos Contemporary Art Fest
Modern Nigerian artists have been on the rise since the 1980s and 1990s, when scattered across the diaspora wanted their homes “to reflect who they are and their culture,” said Nkiru Nzegwu, a professor of…
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Kenya’s ‘Maasai Olympics’ offer women visibility through sports
A crowd erupts in cheers as a young Maasai woman pelts over the finish line, the latest participant in the “Maasai Olympics”, a re-imagining of a traditional coming-of-age rite in the rolling Kenyan grasses. On…
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Spain Mourns Actor and Almodovar Muse Marisa Paredes
Spain on Tuesday mourned the death at 78 of acclaimed actor Marisa Paredes, who achieved international fame by starring in many films by leading director Pedro Almodovar. Paredes started acting at 14 and appeared in…
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Denmark’s Victoria Kjaer Theilvig Crowned Miss Universe 2024
The 21-year-old dancer, entrepreneur, and animal rights activist beat out more than 120 contestants in the pageant’s 73rd edition held in Mexico City
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Kenya’s Content Creator, Tabitha Gatwiri Passes Away
Reports say that Gatwiri had complained to her brother of not feeling well. After an attempt of calling her to no response, the brother got worried and decided to visit her place only to find…
