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The Nigerian film industry, popularly known as Nollywood, was once seen as a mass producer of poor quality “home videos”. It’s now become known for increasingly slick films that are able to attract big budgets and compete at film festivals across the world.

Aso ebi – “family uniform” – is the Yoruba custom of people dressing alike for social events. The custom is rooted in kinship (ebi), an important aspect of Yoruba social life since precolonial times in what’s now south-west Nigeria.

Noo Saro-Wiwa is a celebrated Nigerian-born travel writer. Her latest book is Black Ghosts. It explores, with candour and compassion, the lives of several African economic migrants living in China, a group of people who are key to trade between the continents. As a scholar of African travel writing and…

Learn everything you need to know to watch the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament, running from January 13 – February 11.

Napoli set to tie Nigerian striker down to extension but Blues remain confident of pulling off major deal to bolster frontline

In Nigeria, where plastic pollution is still a huge problem, there is a rise of women-led schemes focused on fixes.

Watch AFCON 2023 live streams from anywhere for the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament with Senegal, Nigeria, Morocco and hosts Ivory Coast among the favorites.

In a year when headlines have been dominated by conflict in Europe and the Middle East, and geo-economic tensions between China and the West, China-Africa relations were, in comparison, a steady and stable norm.

The 'Akoje Gallery', launched with co-founder Khalil Akar, is years in the making and opens on Wednesday

On Monday, 10 U.S.-listed stocks traded at 52-week lows. One of the names on the list was IHS Holding, a UK-based owner of cell towers in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. These are all emerging markets with huge potential but also significant risks.

With the best teams on the continent set to converge on the Ivory Coast, here's how to watch 2023 African Cup of Nations live streams wherever you are in 2024.