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Article · Film, TVBlack Market sets a Guinness world record as Nollywood heads for its biggest box office year
51,258 people sat through a Nollywood film in a Lagos square, a world first, in a year when Nigerians are going to the cinema like never before.
Article · MusicDetty December 2026: Wizkid, Davido and the Lagos and Abuja concert dates to know
Wizkid plays Abuja and opens Detty December Fest, Davido takes the National Theatre for three nights, and one evening in Lagos asks you to choose.
Article · MusicTyla's A*POP World Tour: two Brixton nights done, North America next
Neon body paint, a treadmill and a fan pulled on stage for "Water": Tyla's first full headline world tour has landed in Europe, and America is next.
Article · Film, TVBaba Segi's Wives, Lady and Clarissa: three Nigerian films at the 2026 London Film Festival
From Sundance and Cannes to Toronto and London, three very different Nigerian films have had the festival year of their lives. Here is where to see them next.
Article · MusicAyra Starr and Burna Boy bring Afrobeats to NFL halftime shows in London and Paris
Ayra Starr made history at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. On Sunday Burna Boy carries Afrobeats into the NFL's first regular-season game in France.
Article · FashionFrom Juba to Lagos: the African models who owned fashion's biggest runways in 2026
A Model of the Year, a TIME100 place, a third Black bride for Chanel and a Lagos street-style star who walked straight into Paris. This has been a remarkable year for African faces in fashion.
Article · NewsThe diaspora sent Africa $124bn last year, and going digital is the cheapest way to send it
A new UN report finds money sent home to Africa has almost doubled in a decade. Most of it pays for food, rent and school, and fees still take a bigger bite than anywhere else in the world.
Article · MusicAsake brings his In God We Trust tour home to Paris, with BNXN on the bill
Fresh from a third headline night at London's O2, Asake closes his 13-date world tour at the Accor Arena on Saturday 24 October, with fellow Lagos star BNXN opening for him.
Article · NewsSierra Leone asks its diaspora to invest at home, not only send money
Sierra Leoneans abroad send home more than $300 million a year. The government is drawing up a diaspora finance plan to turn some of that into businesses and jobs, and invites everyone home for a Diaspora Week in Freetown this December.
Article · NewsThe Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Rwanda light up AFCON 2027 qualifying as East Africa gets ready
Small nations beat two of the continent's giants on the same September night. Meanwhile Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are racing to finish the stadiums where the winners will play next summer.
Article · NewsDangote refinery turns a $4.7bn profit as Africans line up to own a share
Nearly three years after its first cargo of crude arrived, the Lekki refinery is making money, and its share offer, open until 27 October, lets anyone with ₦5,250 become a part-owner.
Person · Marketplace & ServicesSamson Adeyemi
Indigo dyer and textile artist — adire cloth, made by hand in London
Person · BirminghamAbena Asare
Music teacher and gospel choir director in Birmingham
Person · MontrealJean-Paul Kabongo
French–English interpreter and translator in Montreal
Person · TorontoOlumide Adebayo
Product manager in Toronto, mentoring Black founders
Person · MiamiRenée Baptiste
Nurse practitioner and community health educator in Miami
Person · HoustonNgozi Eze
Family and immigration lawyer in Houston
Person · Washington DCNia Thompson Coaching
Résumés, interview prep and salary negotiation for federal and private-sector jobs
Person · Marketplace & ServicesIfe Oladipo Photography
Nigerian wedding and portrait photography in Atlanta