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How Afrobeats has become an unstoppable musical force Afrobeats is a term often used to describe music coming out of West Africa. But in reality, music industry veterans and emerging stars say the sounds coming from the continent’s top artists shouldn’t be confined to one particular genre. Source link

Editor’s Note: Know someone who inspires you? Click here to nominate them as a CNN Hero. CNN  —  Growing up in poverty in rural Kenya, Nelly Cheboi watched her single mother, who had only completed fifth grade, work tirelessly so Cheboi and her three sisters could attend school. From an early age, Cheboi realized that … Read more

Abuja, Nigeria CNN  —  Every morning at 7am Nigerian time, Pastor Jerry Eze can be seen on a YouTube livestream fervently praying over thousands of stacks of requests he has received from his followers around the world. Flanked usually by his wife Eno, and an associate, Eze’s passionate prayers are delivered in an urgent staccato, … Read more

Watch: Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi on his plans to transform Nigeria’s economy Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra, is running in Nigeria’s presidential race. He discusses his objectives for the country with CNN’s Zain Asher. Source link

CNN  —  Afrobeats – the pulsating, fusion sound coming out of West Africa and the diaspora – has been on the rise globally for the better part of a decade. In recent years, the genre has gained a foothold in Western pop culture, and the Grammys are taking notice. Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. … Read more

CNN reporter: Report of Nigerian mass abortion program could affect US relations Since at least 2013, more than 10,000 pregnancies were aborted as part of a “secret, systematic and illegal” abortion program allegedly “conducted” by the Nigerian military, a Reuters investigation has found. CNN’s Nima Elbagir has more. Source link

CNN  —  On a busy weekend in Freetown, Sierra Leone, dozens of people gather to watch an afternoon football match not unlike countless others you’d find anywhere else in the world. But there’s one striking difference – these players are all amputees. They’re members of the Single Leg Amputee Sports Association (SLASA), an organization co-founded … Read more

CNN  —  March 11 marked the start of the Basketball Africa League, the continent’s premier basketball competition. Ahead of its third season, president Amadou Gallo Fall reflected on the rise of the sport on the continent. “It’s been an evolutive journey,” he said. This year’s competition will be held over three months, starting in Senegal’s … Read more

CNN  —  Mercy Esther was eight years old when she left home. Raised by her grandmother in rural Tanzania, Mercy Esther and her siblings were born into poverty, sometimes without money for food, let alone schoolbooks. When their grandmother was approached with a job offer for Mercy Esther in Kenya, and the promise that money … Read more