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Video John Kani and Daudi Anguka take African stories global 23:05
<p>As gospel music’s appeal keeps rising globally, Nigerian pastor Nathaniel Bassey and singer Mercy Chinwo are leading the pack with huge streaming numbers in sub-Saharan Africa.</p>
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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 25: Yves Missi #21 of the New Orleans Pelicans dunks against the San Antonio Spurs during the first half at Smoothie King Center on February 25, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
How Dikembe Mutombo, Josh Okogie, and Yves Missi elevate African basketball
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<p>Cecil and Keke Hammond are bridging cultures in Nigeria. About 20 years ago, the first Rhythm Unplugged concert was created in Lagos to provide a platform for Nigerian artists. later, Flytime Fest was developed to expand that original concept.</p>
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Video How this Nigerian couple championed Afrobeats before it was popular 23:00
<p>Rwandan singer Bruce Melodie first rose to prominence after winning a popular singing competition. Now, his hitmaker status in East Africa and abroad has served him well as a businessman in several ventures, including an investment in a professional basketball team in Rwanda.</p>
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Video How Rwanda’s Bruce Melodie went from backup singer to hitmaker 23:02
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Video How Nigerian singer Patoranking and a British army vet are driving change through philanthropy 23:03
<p>One of East Africa’s biggest Fashion brands, Kenya's Vivo Fashion Group, is betting on growing abroad with its first store in the US, while Burkina Faso designer Pathe’O creates unique garments made famous by African leaders like the late Nelson Mandela.</p><p><br /></p>
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Video Meet two African fashion brands that shine globally 23:00
Actor Djimon Hounsou in front of the Emancipation and Freedom Monument in Richmond, Virginia.
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Video Actor Djimon Hounsou sparks Pan-African unity through nonprofit 23:00
<p>African Voices has featured the continent’s most unique personalities rewriting the African narrative worldwide. From politics to comedy, music to visual arts, architecture, sports, and entrepreneurship, we look back at the show’s 15-year broadcasting history with this snapshot of its storytelling journey.</p>
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<p>Larry Madowo highlights the inspiring journeys of two trailblazing musicians using their art to create impact. Ghana’s Kofi Kinaata shares how his socially conscious lyrics address issues like migration and sustainability while celebrating his roots in Takoradi. Meanwhile, Tanzania’s Alikiba, the king of Bongo Flava, discusses his 20-year career and his new project, Crown Media, a platform he hopes to use to empower the next generation of creatives.</p>
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Video How Bongo Flava Icon Alikiba and Ghanaian rapper Kofi Kinaata are using their star power to make a difference 23:02
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Video Yemi Alade reflects on her career and recent grammy nomination 23:12
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Video Yemi Alade performs special rendition of her grammy nominated song ‘Tomorrow". 4:40
<p>In the 1980s, Kansas City Chiefs legend Christian Okoye paved the way for young Africans to play American Football in the United States. Now, Washington Commanders’ Haggai Chisom Ndubuisi and Seattle Seahawks’ Kenneth Odumegwu are making their own way in the league through the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program.</p>
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Video Meet the elite Nigerian athletes making moves in American Football 22:57
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Video Ghanaian singer King Promise champions African music on the global stage 23:06
<p>For years, African children relied on Western content to meet their educational and entertainment needs. Now, African animators are changing that. CNN finds out how the creators of Kunda Kids and Jeni & Keni are using animation to teach life lessons and celebrate African culture.</p>
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Video How two creators are changing the edutainment narrative for children in Africa through animation 23:02
Nigerian Singer Rema sits down with Larry Madowo for an interview for African Voices Changemakers in Detroit, Michigan August 17, 2024.
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Video Rema is setting the tone for the next wave of Afrobeats 23:00
<p>Nigerian playwright and Nobel Prize in Literature Wole Soyinka reflects on his novels, poetry, and plays. The laureate also eloquently recounts the extraordinary activism that influenced his work and inspired a movie out this year about his time under political incarceration in Nigeria. </p>
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Video Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka reflects on his life’s work and the new film ‘The Man Died’ 23:02
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Video There’s more to African music than Afrobeats – just listen to these artists 23:00
<p>African Voices goes into the octagon to explore mixed martial arts with ​​South African middleweight UFC champion Dricus Du Plessis. CNN’s Larry Madowo spoke with him a few months after his title fight against American Sean Strickland to discuss his historic win, his journey, and what’s in store for his next fight.</p>
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Video How South Africa got its first UFC middleweight champ 23:04
<p>South Africa’s most decorated Olympian, swimmer Chad Le Clos, hopes to defy the odds to achieve second gold at 32 in the 100-meter butterfly event. Moroccan B-Boy, Bilal Mallakh, aims to dazzle the crowds with his explosive moves in this year’s new discipline of Olympic Breaking. South African Skateboarding prodigy, Boipelo Awuah, withdrew from her event in Tokyo 2020 due to an accident and now is looking for Olympic redemption.</p>
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Video These African playmakers are making a splash in this year’s Paris 2024 Olympic Games 23:00
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How Mandla Mlangeni and Louis Mhlanga are redefining African Jazz
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<p>Wendy Shay, the most streamed Ghanaian female artist on Boomplay, is not just a singer and songwriter; she’s a musical innovator. Formerly a nurse and midwife, Shay shifted her focus to music, her first love, and rose to fame in 2018. Her unique music style, a blend of Afrobeats, Highlife, and Hiplife genres, has earned her hits like “Uber Driver” and “Africa Money.” Larry Madowo sat down with Shay in Accra, to discuss her achievements and how the singer has still found ways to “nurse” the world back to health with her music and nonprofit work.</p>
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Video How Wendy Shay went from midwife to the most streamed Ghanaian female artist 22:56
<strong>Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold poses for a photo with volunteers at the Sickle Cell Advocacy and Management Initiatives medical outreach he sponsored at Akerele Primary Healthcare Center in Surelere in Lagos. </strong>
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NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo stands in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 10, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The towering legacy of Dikembe Mutombo
DOHA, QATAR - NOVEMBER 28: Patoranking perform on stage during the FIFA-QSL Executive Programme Workshop at Aspire Academy on November 28, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
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Nigerian star Patoranking draws on his childhood dreams to help African youth
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‘I wanted to communicate’: Grammy-nominated Yemi Alade embraces multiple languages and genres to showcase Africa to the world
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She was a teenage mother in Detroit. Now she’s a Ghanaian ‘Queen’
QUEENS, NEW YORK - APRIL 03: Djimon Hounsou attends Netflix's "Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver" album release party at Knockdown Center on April 03, 2024 in Queens, New York. (Photo by John Nacion/Getty Images)
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Djimon Hounsou on battling ‘systemic racism,’ and reconnecting Black people to their African roots
<p>CNN takes you inside Nigerian singer Rema’s highly anticipated Benin City homecoming concert as he shares with Larry Madowo why his hometown of Benin City will always have his heart.</p>
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Why Rema decided 2024 was the year to rep his city
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 18: Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa reacts after his submission victory against Israel Adesanya of Nigeria in the UFC middleweight championship fight during the UFC 305 event at RAC Arena on August 18, 2024 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
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Dricus du Plessis retains UFC middleweight belt against Israel Adesanya, who touted Africa as the winner
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Why Ghanaian singer King Promise and other African artists don’t want to be boxed into Afrobeats
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Digging up rap’s roots: How African rhythms birthed American hip-hop
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Dusty & Stones want the world to lend an ear to African country music
Morocco's Fatima Zahra El Mamouny, aka B-girl Elmamouny, competes during the WDSF Breaking Continental Championship Africa, in Rabat on May 13, 2023. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)
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As Olympic breaking debuts in Paris, a Moroccan duo is head over heels about the Games
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How rock icon Jimi Hendrix inspired one of Africa’s greatest guitarists
South Africa's Chad Le Clos gestures after competing in a semi-final of the men's 100m butterfly swimming event during the 2024 World Aquatics Championships at Aspire Dome in Doha on February 16, 2024. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP) (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images)
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‘This old dog’s got a lot of fight left in him’: South Africa’s Chad Le Clos aims for second Olympic gold, aged 32
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Adekunle Gold on sickle cell advocacy: ‘It’s time to learn my voice – people are dying’
Afrobeats star turned actress Tiwa Savage with her Water & Garri co-star Andrew Bunting.
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With ‘Water & Garri,’ Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage makes her acting debut and emerges with a new sound
Pavilion of Benin in Biennale Arte 2024, Venice, Italy on April 16, 2024 @Jacopo La Forgia
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Benin’s past, present, and future is on display for the first time at the 60th Venice Biennale
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Nigerian music star Simi opens up about charting her path to stardom, and why she still engineers her own music
ACCRA, GHANA - SEPTEMBER 24: Stonebwoy performs on stage during Global Citizen Festival 2022: Accra on September 24, 2022 in Accra, Ghana. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
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Ghanaian Afro-dancehall star Stonebwoy records at Bob Marley’s Tuff Gong Studios, inspired to unite the Black diaspora
Trevor Stuurman, pictured here in a self-portrait, is a visual artist, photographer and fashion icon from South Africa. His work has earned him global recognition over the years, leading to collaborations with everyone from Beyoncé to Barack Obama.
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‘Africa is the cradle of mankind, but also the cradle of creativity’: The photographer showcasing its artistry to the world
Morocco's coach Walid Regragui shouts instructions to his players from the touchline during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group F football match between Belgium and Morocco at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on November 27, 2022. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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‘Only a crazy coach like me would accept this job’: After World Cup success, Morocco’s manager Walid Regragui looks ahead to AFCON
In addition to community projects, Mpahlwa's team also designs commercial properties, including the Radisson Red hotel in Cape Town. Pictured: the view from the rooftop pool at the hotel, with Table Mountain in the background.
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From prison sentence to design excellence: How architect Luyanda Mpahlwa’s pioneering journey fuels social change in South Africa

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<p>CNN takes you inside Nigerian singer Rema’s highly anticipated Benin City homecoming concert as he shares with Larry Madowo why his hometown of Benin City will always have his heart.</p>
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<p>Celebrating his 90th birthday Nigerian playwright and Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka reflect on his novels, poetry, plays, and a movie out this year about his time under political incarceration in Nigeria.</p>
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