It will be hosts Ivory Coast versus Nigeria for the Africa Cup of Nations final on Sunday, February 11. Nigeria beat South Africa in the semi final while Ivory Coast defeated DR Congo.
The two will play Sunday at the 60,000 capacity Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan. Kickoff time is 2:00 p.m. American Central Standard Time (CST) just hours before...
February is Black History Month and various institutions in the Twin Cities and around the state are hosting events to celebrate one of America’s oldest organized history celebrations. Here is a non-exhaustive list of free events Mshale staff has put together.
You can read more about the origins of Black history Month at this link.
Salute to Black inventors
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Sébastien Haller fired host nation Ivory Coast into an Africa Cup of Nations final against old foe Nigeria with a 1-0 win over Congo on Wednesday.
Haller scored when his volley from Max Gradel’s cross bounced before going in under the crossbar in the 65th minute, setting off wild celebrations in the 60,000-capacity Alassane Ouattara Stadium.
Haller...
ABUJA, Nigeria — From an electrifying and colorful musical performance at the FIFA World Cup to a new Grammy Awards category, African music genres and talents are reaching audiences and dance floors across the globe in a breakthrough for an industry that has long endured structural challenges.
With performances on the world’s biggest stages and record numbers on global music...
Just three days to the 2024 Grammys, which will be held on Sunday, Feb. 4, Nigerian singer and songwriter, Asake, was the featured musical guest on last night’s (Feb. 1) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert where he performed the track “Lonely At The Top” from his album Work of Art.
He was complemented with a full band a quartet...
This article by former AP reporter Jesse J. Holland was originally published on Feb. 2, 2017.
Black History Month is considered one of the nation’s oldest organized history celebrations, and has been recognized by U.S. presidents for decades through proclamations and celebrations. Here is some information about the history of Black History Month.
How did Black History Month start?
It was Carter...
JOHANNESBURG — The planned auction of dozens of artifacts belonging to Nelson Mandela has been suspended pending a court application to completely halt it, the body that protects South Africa’s cultural heritage said Tuesday.
The online auction had been scheduled by New York-based Guernsey’s auction house on Feb. 24, in conjunction with Dr Makaziwe Mandela, the eldest daughter of the...
Nominations for this year’s Oscars were announced Tuesday and two African films made it past the shortlist stage and received formal nominations. Both films were nominated in the same category.
A documentary from Uganda “Bobi Wine: The People’s President” which is a story about Uganda’s renown singer and opposition figure Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, commonly known as Bobbi Wine. It was...
In January of 2023, Minnesotans watched as three Black women were sworn into the state senate for the first time in history. As the African community in the state celebrated the remarkable achievements, few would have thought that there was a little known organization working tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure the women succeeded. Ayada Leads is a Minneapolis-based...
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s government announced Friday it will challenge the auctioning of dozens of artifacts belonging to the nation’s anti-apartheid stalwart Nelson Mandela, saying the items are of historical significance and should remain in the country.
The 75 artifacts belonging to Mandela, the country’s first democratically elected president who spent 27 years in jail for his anti-apartheid struggle against...
Early voting for the Minnesota Presidential Primary on March 5th begins this Friday, January 19, 2024.
Speaking at a press conference Thursday, Secretary of State Steve Simon said Minnesotans will have to declare a party choice from among the three recognized major parties, and receive a ballot with candidates only representing that party. There will be three parties participating in...