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Coi Leray Announces New Album โ€˜MULTIโ€™ and Releases New Single โ€˜Spin Backโ€™

Coi Leray Announces New Album โ€˜MULTIโ€™ and Releases New Single โ€˜Spin Backโ€™

Coi Leray is gearing up for a new chapter in her music career, announcing her third studio album, โ€˜MULTIโ€™, alongside the release of a brand-new…

Dangote Refinery IPO Misses 10 Million Investor Target Despite Attracting โ‚ฆ6.4 Trillion in Orders

Dangote Refinery IPO Misses 10 Million Investor Target Despite Attracting โ‚ฆ6.4 Trillion in Orders

The Dangote Petroleum Refineryโ€™s highly anticipated public offering has fallen short of its ambitious target of attracting 10 million investors, despite generating approximately โ‚ฆ6.4 trillion…

Lil Baby Releases 17-Track New Album โ€˜FRESHโ€™ Featuring Future and Young Thug

Lil Baby Releases 17-Track New Album โ€˜FRESHโ€™ Featuring Future and Young Thug

Lil Baby is back with a brand-new album, releasing his fifth studio project, โ€˜FRESHโ€™, a 17-track body of work featuring collaborations with Future, Young Thug…

Jack Harlow Releases New EP โ€˜Sweet Action IIโ€™ Featuring Babyface

Jack Harlow Releases New EP โ€˜Sweet Action IIโ€™ Featuring Babyface

Jack Harlow is back with a new project, releasing his seven-track EP โ€˜Sweet Action IIโ€™, the sequel to his 2020 breakthrough project, Sweet Action. Released…

Ella Mai Celebrates Her 32nd Birthday with Surprise EP โ€˜3twoโ€™

Ella Mai Celebrates Her 32nd Birthday with Surprise EP โ€˜3twoโ€™

Ella Mai has marked her 32nd birthday with a surprise gift for fans, releasing a brand-new three-track EP titled โ€˜3twoโ€™. The Grammy-winning British R&B singer…

Russell Brand Found Guilty of Rape and Three Counts of Sexual Assault

Russell Brand Found Guilty of Rape and Three Counts of Sexual Assault

British comedian and actor Russell Brand has been convicted of rape and three counts of sexual assault following a four-week trial at Southwark Crown Court…

Africa Hall of Fame and Africa Arts and Culture Academy Issue Public Warning Against…

Africa Hall of Fame and Africa Arts and Culture Academy Issue Public Warning Against…

Africa Hall of Fame and Africa Arts and Culture Academy have issued an official public warning over the alleged activities of unauthorised individuals, groups and…

Google Acquires Crusoeโ€™s Wyoming Data Centre Site as AI Infrastructure Race Intensifies

Google Acquires Crusoeโ€™s Wyoming Data Centre Site as AI Infrastructure Race Intensifies

Google has acquired a data centre site in southeast Wyoming from AI infrastructure company Crusoe, strengthening its push to expand computing capacity for artificial intelligence.…

MOBO Celebrates 30 Years with BBC Special and Tribute to Founder Kanya King

MOBO Celebrates 30 Years with BBC Special and Tribute to Founder Kanya King

The MOBO Awards is celebrating three decades of championing Black music and culture with a series of anniversary events, including a special BBC One programme…

2Baba Announces First Album in Six Years, โ€˜Oldest Young Manโ€™

2Baba Announces First Album in Six Years, โ€˜Oldest Young Manโ€™

Nigerian music legend 2Baba is preparing to return to the album scene with his first full-length project in six years, announcing an upcoming album titled…

Cynthia Erivo to Play Tupac Shakurโ€™s Mother in Snoop Dogg Biopic

Cynthia Erivo to Play Tupac Shakurโ€™s Mother in Snoop Dogg Biopic

Cynthia Erivo is stepping into hip-hop history, having joined the cast of Universal Picturesโ€™ upcoming Snoop Dogg biopic, Snoop, where she will portray Afeni Shakur,…

Mariah Careyโ€™s โ€˜Obsessedโ€™ Hits 1 Billion Spotify Streams

Mariah Careyโ€™s โ€˜Obsessedโ€™ Hits 1 Billion Spotify Streams

Mariah Carey has added another major milestone to her legendary catalogue, as her 2009 hit โ€œObsessedโ€ officially surpasses 1 billion streams on Spotify. The achievement…

Keisha Lance Bottoms Makes History as First Black Woman Elected Governor of a U.S.…

Keisha Lance Bottoms Makes History as First Black Woman Elected Governor of a U.S.…

Keisha Lance Bottoms has made American political history after winning Georgiaโ€™s gubernatorial election, becoming the first Black woman ever elected governor of a U.S. state.…

Brandy and Monica Set to Perform on โ€˜Dancing with the Starsโ€™ Grammy Night

Brandy and Monica Set to Perform on โ€˜Dancing with the Starsโ€™ Grammy Night

R&B icons Brandy and Monica are heading to the ballroom for a special reunion performance on Dancing with the Stars, as the hit competition series…

Australian Retail Giant David Jones Enters Administration After 188 Years in Business

Australian Retail Giant David Jones Enters Administration After 188 Years in Business

One of Australiaโ€™s most recognisable retail institutions, David Jones, has entered voluntary administration after 188 years in business, putting thousands of jobs at risk and…

Africa’s Ultimate Music GOAT: Fela, Makeba, Wizkid, Burna Boy and 69 Icons Enter the…

Africa’s Ultimate Music GOAT: Fela, Makeba, Wizkid, Burna Boy and 69 Icons Enter the…

AFRICAโ€™S ULTIMATE MUSIC GOAT: THE SEARCH FOR THE GREATEST AFRICAN MUSICIAN OF ALL TIME ONE CONTINENT. ONE CROWN. ONE GOAT. From the revolutionary genius of…

Kanye West Receives Texas State Proclamation Following Historic Houston Show

Kanye West Receives Texas State Proclamation Following Historic Houston Show

Kanye West, now known as Ye, has received a state proclamation and a Global Icon Award from Texas State Representative Ron Reynolds following his record-breaking…

Olivia Rodrigo Announces First-Ever Christmas Single โ€˜Take Me Home (4 Christmas)โ€™

Olivia Rodrigo Announces First-Ever Christmas Single โ€˜Take Me Home (4 Christmas)โ€™

Olivia Rodrigo is getting into the holiday spirit with the announcement of her first-ever Christmas single, โ€œtake me home (4 christmas),โ€ set to arrive this…

Upcoming African Hall of Fame Events Around the World

Celebrating African Excellence Across Continents โ€” From Accra to London, Kigali to New York

African Innovators Recognition Week

Guardians of African Culture & Heritage Ceremony

Cultural Icons Recognition Night

Celebrating Remarkable African Achievements

The Africa Hall of Fame is managed and administered by The African Arts and Culture Academy, which serves as the duly authorized institution responsible for its governance, strategic direction, and overall operations. In this capacity, the Academy exercises full oversight and stewardship, ensuring that the Africa Hall of Fame upholds its mission of recognizing distinguished leaders and innovators while maintaining the highest standards of integrity, credibility, and cultural significance.