Entertainment

Yesterday, TikTok (www.TikTok.com), in partnership with AfricTivistes hosted its first West Africa Safety Summit in Dakar, Senegal, bringing together senior government officials, policy experts, NGO's, regulators, media and industry leaders from varying West African nations and Sahel region. Delegates from Nigeria, Senegal, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Chad and even Ethiopia attended the Summit to collaborate on strengthening user safety and content moderation specific to the region's challenges. TikTok’s Outreach […]

The African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Executive Committee of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) (https://AFRIMA.org) have officially announced the 9th edition of Africa's global music awards will now take place between Wednesday, January 7 to Sunday, January 11, 2026, in Lagos, Nigeria.  Previously scheduled for November 25–30, 2025, the awards’ date adjustment followed extensive consultations with partners, artistes, and stakeholders across Africa and the diaspora.  “The African […]

Three decades is a long time. In the Zambian film and television industry, it’s literally transformational period of time. That is how long MultiChoice (www.MultiChoice.com) has been operating in Zambia, and our sector is now almost unrecognisable from 1995, when we set up business in Lusaka. The media landscape has been revolutionised over those three decades, and I’m proud to say that MultiChoice has been at the forefront of leading […]

The Walt Disney Company (https://TheWaltDisneyCompany.eu/) has announced that Rochelle Knock has been named Vice President, Disney+&Networks and Country Head, Sub-Saharan Africa and will start at the company in December. Knock joins from Yoco Technologies, most recently as Head of Customer Value Management. As Country Head, Sub-Saharan Africa, Rochelle will represent The Walt Disney Company in Sub-Saharan Africa, driving the overall business growth strategy in this territory and fostering collaboration across […]