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Nigerian film Òkolà lands top prize at Kigali festival
Òkolà, a film by Nigerian director Paul Lasisi, won the award for best independent film at the All African Independent Film Festival (AAIFF Africa) which concluded at the Centre...
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Rwanda’s Christelle Kabagire joins Secret Story Africa Season 3
Rwandan TV personality and fashion enthusiast Christelle Kabagire has joined the third season of Secret Story Afrique, a popular French-language reality television competition th...
SHOWBIZ: From GTA VI’s soundtrack to Narnia’s big-screen return
From major music stars joining one of gaming’s most anticipated releases to a new Narnia adaptation and the return of a popular HBO series, the world of entertainment can stop m...
ArtRwanda-Ubuhanzi: 45 pass as auditions conclude in Kigali
A total of 45 contestants were selected across five creative disciplines during the ArtRwanda-Ubuhanzi auditions held at Kimisagara Youth Centre in Kigali, which concluded on Fri...
Who was Suzanne Nyiranyamibwa, the voice behind ‘Ese Mbaze Nde?’
Suzanne Nyiranyamibwa, who died aged 83 on Friday, October 16, was a Rwandan singer whose music chronicled the country’s history, from the persecution that forced her into exi...
How UMG’s global layoffs could affect Africa’s music industry
Universal Music Group’s latest round of layoffs and senior leadership changes has put the world’s largest music company under scrutiny as it works toward €250 million in annual c...
Kigali this weekend: 10 events worth knowing about
From continental football at Amahoro Stadium to traditional music, film and family entertainment, Kigali has a packed weekend ahead from October 16-18. The programme includes...
Rwanda’s F1 deal puts five homegrown music stars in focus
Rwanda’s planned Formula 1 African Grand Prix is turning attention toward the country’s international ambitions, including the music industry, where artistes are building audiences...
Six interesting 2026 books worth your weekend
From a family of two motherless girls in 1950s Louisiana to a tradwife stranded in the past, 2026’s best books have turned real lives and wild premises into stories worth giving...
Knowless joins movement to promote women creatives
Rwandan R&B singer Knowless Butera is set to headline the third edition of Improper Access, an annual concert that provides a platform for female artists and DJs to showcase thei...
Rwandan artistes take theatre productions to US
A group of Rwandan artistes, led by actor Emmanuel Mugisha, popularly known as Clapton Kibonge, is in the United States for a series of performances aimed at strengthening ties b...
ArtRwanda-Ubuhanzi kicks off with focus on cultural heritage
The fourth edition of ArtRwanda-Ubuhanzi is underway, with fashion designers among the first participants to present their projects as the nationwide talent-search programme spot...
Ex-gang leader gets 40-year sentence for Tupac Shakur murder
A Las Vegas jury has found former gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of murder in the 1996 killing of American rap icon Tupac Shakur, marking the first conviction in a c...
Country Records to honour Rwandan music icon Mariya Yohana
Veteran Rwandan singer Mariya Yohana will be honoured at a tribute event in Kigali on November 28, recognizing more than four decades of her contribution to Rwandan music and her r...
Rwandan students get a new path to explore comedy as a career
Gen-Z Comedy has launched a programme to establish comedy clubs in high schools across Rwanda, giving students opportunities to develop their performance skills, receive mentorship...
Rwandan film starring Sonia Rolland screens in French cinemas
When Lia, played by Sonia Rolland, a professional basketball player of mixed Franco-Rwandan heritage, is asked to play for Rwanda at the African Championship, the invitation is abo...
Ariel Wayz, Nel Ngabo make 2027 Grammy first-round ballot
Rwandan musicians Ariel Wayz and Nel Ngabo have announced that their songs, “Waiting” and “Masterpiece,” respectively, are on the first-round ballot for the 2027 Grammy Awards...
Ben’Imana’s Oscar bow: How did it get there?
Rwanda has entered the Academy Awards race for the first time, selecting Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo’s film Ben’Imana as the country’s official submission for Best International F...