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Monthly Archives: May 2015

New video alert! lady Jaydee Ft Mazet, Maphorisa: Give Me Love.

May 14 , 2015 Over now to East Africa where Tanzanian songstress Lady Jaydee features SA’s Mazet and DJ Maphorisa in this new video ‘Give Me Love’. Shot and directed by Nicky Campos on location in Johannesburg, South Africa, it was produced by South Africa’s Uhuru.
 

R2bees to collabo with Davido for track, ‘Gboza’.

May 14 , 2015 And in Ghana, EL Now news gathers R2Bees is in motion teaming up with Nigeria’s OBO Baddest Davido for the track ‘Gboza’. Paedae one of the duo instagramed in excitement about the collabo produced by killbeatz which will be dropping anytime soon with a video directed by gorilla films music. This ... Read More
 

Successful charity ball for Didier Drogba foundation

May 14 , 2015 Any African remotely interested in football is no stranger to Didier Drogba and his various humanitarian deeds. Very recently, we told you that the footballer hosted his annual charity ball with such esteemed guests as Petr Cech, Eden Hazard, Bransilav Ivanovic, Gary Cahill, Nemanja Matic, Thierry Henry, Louis Saha, Edgar Davids, ... Read More
 

All eyes are on Prof. Wole Soyinka for a new job

May 14 , 2015 Prof. Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate from Nigeria is ahead of other top poetry experts such as Simon Armitage, Ian Gregson and two others for the post of the professor of poetry at Oxford University. The job, described by a popular British journal as a prestigious position, was first established in the ... Read More
 

China invests 26 billion in Equatorial Guinea

May 14 , 2015 The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has agreed to invest $26 billion in Equatorial Guinea. The bank says a big part of the fund will be used for providing infrastructural and financial support for the Equatorial Guinea government and also for Chinese enterprises that are in the country. The pact ... Read More
 

South African Prof wants the concept of Ubuntu to be applied with Ebola

May 13 , 2015 “The concept of ‘Ubuntu’ should be applied to the ethical treatment of Ebola – and other neglected tropical diseases – in order to change the way that African countries respond to the disease” These are some of the words from Professor Thaddeus Metz, a Humanities Research Professor from the University of ... Read More
 

Kenya begins construction of Lake Turkana windfarm

May 13 , 2015 From Ventures Africa, we’re told that work has commenced on the construction of the largest wind farm in sub-Saharan Africa. The farm will be located on the eastern part of Kenya’s Lake Turkana’ it is a private and public sector joint venture and will cost close to $1 billion. The development ... Read More
 

Kiss Daniels mourns father’s death.

May 13 , 2015 Hi there and welcome. Sad news for Woju singer Kiss Daniels who we gather lost his father this Saturday. The 21 year old singer earlier spoke to Ade Laoye on EL Now about his family, especially how supportive his father was about his musical career. He took to twitter simply saying ... Read More
 

AFWN: Street Catwalk in The Mall

May 13 , 2015 Onto some fashion now, ahead of African Fashion Week Nigeria coming up at the end of the month, EL Now news gathers that the 16th of May will see a ‘Street Catwalk in the Mall’. It’s a collaboration between Africa Fashion Week Nigeria and Nigeria’s Next Top Designer. Showcasing at this ... Read More