Category Archives: Art & Tourism

The island nation Mauritius is offering its citizenship and passport to foreigners for a fee of $1 million and $500,000 to be used to boost the African nation’s sovereign wealth fund. The decision was announced in the country’s 2018 budget by the prime minister and finance minister, Pravind Jugnauth, reports the BBC. This forms part ofContinue reading “If you can raise $1.5m, you will be an outright citizen of African nation Mauritius”

Rwanda is noted for being one of Africa’s most accessible places to do business, and now, it is climbing the ladder to be the continent’s top tourism destination in the next three years. The East African country recorded 1.3 million visitors to its tourist sites in 2017 and it seeks to receive more as tourismContinue reading “How Rwanda is making major moves to be Africa’s top tourism destination”

Intellectual property rights are a new area for traditional African societies whose designs, colours and trademarks have helped make millions of dollars for multinational companies worldwide. The Maasai tribe of Kenya has awakened after years of cultural exploitation by dozens of brands including international fashion brands and car manufacturers who have incorporated their rich cultureContinue reading “How Kenya’s Maasai tribe is getting paid for use of its traditional designs”

New Marvel film Black Panther has stolen the show with its record-breaking sales, great storyline, star-studded cast and effective change of narrative about Africa through fiction. Months ahead of its premiere, British Airways was called out for describing Black Panther star Lupita Nyong’o as a citizen of the fictional African kingdom of Wakanda which was portrayed positively in theContinue reading “5 most popular African countries that do not exist”

Nigerian comedienne Emmanuella Samuel, who rose to fame some three years ago after her Youtube skits went viral, has landed a role in a Disney Hollywood movie. The 7-year-old girl who was discovered and managed by her uncle Mark Angel posted the good news on Instagram which gained thousands of likes from fans and lotsContinue reading “7-year-old Nigerian comedy star Emmanuella to debut in Hollywood”