Dar es Salaam. Despite a fan boycott sparked by the October 29 curfew, Tanzanian music maintained its strong presence throughout 2025, led by consistent performances from Marioo, Harmonize and Mbosso.

Rob Sheffield counts down his 25 favorite songs of 2025, including hits by Taylor Swift, Addison Rae, Kehlani, MJ Lenderman ...

Explore the most exciting music collaborations of 2025, featuring chart-topping hits and viral tracks that brought artists together across genres and captivated audiences worldwide.

Dar es Salaam. While Kenya’s music industry continues to evolve in its own right, Bongo Flava has steadily maintained a strong foothold in the market—an influence that in 2025 remained firmly visible ...

Starkie passed away peacefully on Saturday while listening to Chuck Berry and surrounded by his family. “Our dearest Grand-Daddy-Bop has peacefully departed listening to Chuck Berry snuggling with his ...

Starkie died at the age of 73 while surrounded by his family, his daughter Indiana said in a statement. “Our dearest Grand-Daddy-Bop has peacefully departed listening to Chuck Berry snuggling with his ...

“Our youngest child’s screaming can get me and I just need time to literally just be able to sit down and do nothing, just blankness," Noureddin Bongo says, explaining the PTSD he still suffers after ...

A Gabon court on Wednesday sentenced former first lady Sylvia Bongo and her son, Noureddin Bongo, to 20 years in prison after a swift two-day corruption trial that found them guilty of embezzlement ...

Gabon’s former president’s wife and son were found guilty of embezzlement. Both Sylvia Bongo and Noureddin Bongo were tried in absentia. Ex-president Ali Bongo was toppled in a coup on 30 August 2023.

Although the former president, who was ousted in a coup in August 2023, is not among the accused, his wife Sylvia, eldest son Noureddin and eleven of their associates will stand trial this week, ...

Seventeen critically endangered mountain bongo antelopes boarded a DHL Express plane at Palm Beach International Airport in February. Bound for Kenya, they included five males and 12 females, some of ...

HAMDEN — A 34-year-old scooter operator from Meriden was fatally injured Sunday in a hit-and-run crash on Mix Avenue, police said. The crash happened around 4:38 p.m. near the south entrance to the ...