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Our Favorite Afropop Songs and Albums of 2025 So Far
For this month’s ‘Made in Africa’ column, we list the music from across the African diaspora we’re taking into the summer ...
11 Trailblazing Achievements by African Artists
In honor of Billboard Africa launching, here's a look back at some of the historic firsts African artists have accomplished.
3 things Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o taught me: language matters, stories are universal, Africa can thrive
No African writer has as many major, lasting creative achievements in such a wide range of genres as Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o.
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As Africa’s literary giant Ngugi wa Thiong’o joins the ancestors
On May 28, 2025, an African literary iroko fell. Ngugi wa Thiong’o departed the earth at 87 years old and joined the realm of the ancestors.Born James Ngugi in 1938, he rejected his birth name in 1977 ...