London & Dar es Salaam — Shifra Ainomugisha from Uganda is the 2026 Commonwealth Younger Particular person of the 12 months. Her award was introduced on the 2026 Commonwealth Youth Awards ceremony in London, the place she was additionally named the Africa Regional Winner. Earlier than anybody known as her an innovator, earlier than synthetic…
Bolanle Austen-Peters, the Nigerian theatre, movie and cultural-enterprise founder, has been honoured with the ASP Architect of Tradition Award on the Africa Gentle Energy Gala & Awards 2026 in Nairobi, in recognition of greater than 20 years of labor constructing the institutional foundations of contemporary Nigerian theatre. The award was introduced by H.E. Zainab Hawa…
The outstanding Yvonne Chaka Chaka actually owned the 18th of March, as a result of it marked not solely her 61st birthday, however she additionally clinched the Legacy Award on the 2026 Forbes Management Ladies Summit, which happened in Sandton. YVONNE CHAKA CHAKA TURNS 61 The identify Yvonne Chaka Chaka is synonymous with all issues…
There are moments in historical past when an award means greater than a person achievement. When the honour being given carries the burden of 1000’s of voices, the grief of communities shattered by battle, and the quiet, persistent braveness of ladies who refused to be erased. This was a type of moments. On Worldwide Girls’s…
Morocco, Portugal and Spain will collectively host the World Cup in 2030, the primary time that matches in probably the most well-known worldwide soccer competitors might be held in North Africa. To mark 100 years for the reason that first event, the 1930 host and winner Uruguay will stage the opening ceremony and a match,…