French Montana made sure that the video for his single “Unforgettable” would be, well, unforgettable. The video for the danceable hit features incredible street dancing by Ugandan kids. It begins with desolate scenes of streets in Kampala before breaking into vibrant and colorful joy as crowds of kids show off their dance moves. French Montana…
Health risks and dangerous conditions such as malaria, pneumococcal infections, viral induced encephalopathy, and bacterial blood diseases continue to affect African populations, particularly children, across the continent. These matters also constantly keep Dr. Evelyn Gitau, a cellular immunologist from Kenya, busy in the lab and the field. Dr. Gitau believes that clinical immunity to malaria…
In advance of their new album dropping this summer, TLC has released their track “Way Back” featuring Snoop Dogg. The single has a fun groove and sounds like classic TLC. Both the lyrics and the music are delightfully nostalgic. Anyone who spent the 90s jamming to TLC will happily step back in time with the…
British actor Daniel Kaluuya is fresh from starring in the recent number one movie Get Out as Chris Washington, a photographer who visits his girlfriend’s family with horrifying results. While Americans may not recognize Kaluuya, he is well known to British audiences, having starred as Posh Kenneth on the Britsh television show Skins. He…
Drivers and pedestrians in California could soon share the road with stylish Lexus sports utility vehicles driven solely by technology developed by the company behind the legendary iPhone and Macintosh computers. In mid-April, the Department of Motor Vehicles in California approved a request by Apple to test three luxury hybrid SUVs equipped with self-driving technology…
We all know her to outrun, outhit, outplay, out-hustle and outwin in the game of tennis because Serena Williams is truly an unstoppable force. Now, the champion is embarking on one of the biggest new experiences in her life. It still centers around “love,” but this time, it’s away from the court. The finest women’s professional tennis…
If anyone knows how to party, it’s South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma. Zuma reportedly celebrated his 75th birthday in high style. However, many citizens used this occasion as a call to protest against the controversial leader. While Zuma spent the morning of his birthday meeting with various ministers, his official birthday celebration was scheduled for…
It’s official: Facebook just upped the competition in Kenya with their low-cost solution to WiFi services. The social media giant, partnering with Surf, has already launched similar services in Uganda, Nigeria, and India, making Kenya the fourth region to get access to cheap and accessible Internet services. The service has been live for over a…
She is Vogue‘s spring star, gracing not one, not two, but three international covers of the famous fashion magazine; meet cover girl Adwoa Aboah, the stunning Ghanaian-British model. When it comes to the competitive modeling world, there are some faces with exquisite bone structure you just cannot forget. Adwoa Aboah is that young woman, and it’s no…
The prevailing attitude in Hollywood and around the world has long been that to make a successful film, you need a big budget. Ugandan filmmaker and director Isaac Nabwana is proving that is just not true. Nabwana combined his passion for cinema with a determined attitude to bootstrap his way to success. He has built…
Jennifer Lopez has been unlucky in love…but has she finally found ‘the one’? Many think that current bae, former professional baseball player Alex Rodriguez, might be the one she has been waiting for all these years. One piece of evidence that their fairytale romance might be meant to be? They each have one of the…
In the wake of the Halloween terror attack in New York City, the President of the United States has publicly expressed that he would like to terminate the Diversity Visa Lottery Program. His rationale is that Sayfullo Saipov, the prime suspect in the attack, entered the country through a visa granted by the program. As…
If there is a celebrity who is equally inspirational as he is controversial, it’s Akon. Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam, famously known as Akon, was born in 1973 to Senegalese immigrants Kine Thiam and Mor Thiam in St. Louis, Missouri. After his birth, his family relocated to Senegal where they lived until he was seven.…
Investigators are still attempting to piece together all of the details following the recent terror attack in New York City, in which an Uzbekistan-born man drove a rented truck into a group of pedestrians killing eight and seriously injuring 12. Their job has been made easier by the fact that the attacker, 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov,…
