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How ‘Country Queen’ and ‘Nairobby’ Addresses the Ills of Present-day Kenya
Nairobby and Country Queen are two notable Kenyan films running on Netflix. Nairobby follows the lives of six students on the run after stealing money from the dean. To start…
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In the complex fabric of Nigeria's cultural landscape, a unique fusion of…
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Sani Abdulrazak's The Adventure of Ayya is a captivating fictional short story…
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Grief - the bitter pill we all have to swallow at one…
5 Nigerian Women Advocating For a More Inclusive Tech Industry
The African tech ecosystem is evolving at an impressively fast pace. Many…
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