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Congolese soukous music icon Aurlus Mabele has passed away aged 67. He died on Thursday while receiving medication at a hospital in Paris, France, according to his fellow Congolese singer Nyboma Mwandido. Mabele, who has been battling cancer for long, died after he was infected with coronavirus (…

Sallam Sharaf, the manager of Tanzanian singer Diamond Platnumz has tested positive for coronavirus. Sharaf broke the news of his diagnosis through Instagram on Thursday. “I have received coronavirus test results, and I would like to confirm that it has turned out positive. Currently, I am under…

Celebrated British film actor Idris Elba has announced he has tested positive for coronavirus.  Elba, through Twitter on Monday, said he feels okay and has not exhibited any symptoms of the illness but he has been quarantined. "This morning I tested positive for COVID-19. I feel ok, I have no…

US actor Tom Hanks on Wednesday confirmed that he and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for Coronavirus in Australia, where they are currently visiting. "Hello, folks.  Rita and I are down here in Australia… We felt a bit tired, like we had colds, and some body aches. Rita had some…

Kenyan Hollywood actress Lupita Nyong'o has made it to the list of 50 most influential women in Africa released by Forbes. Lupita, 36, was named in the list of women who have made great contributions and challenged the status quo alongside another Kenyan Dr. Jennifer Riria, a founding member of…

Former UK-based, Kenyan-born artist Darshana Raja has been nominated for the prestigious 2020 Loewe Craft Prize in Paris, France. Raja, who grew up in the United Kingdom but returned to Kenya three years ago, is among the 30 finalists picked from a list of 2,920 submissions. She is the only…

Bien Amie Baraza, a member of the popular Kenyan music band Sauti Sol, finally tied the knot with his long-time Nigerian girlfriend Chiki Kuruka Onukwe. The two lovebirds exchanged their vows in a private wedding ceremony held at a hotel in Lavington, Nairobi on Friday. The low-key wedding…

Celebrated American comedian and TV host Steve Harvey has sought to meet a Kenyan man who made a magnificent pencil portrait of him. This came after the artist identified as Collins Omondi Okello posted the portrait on Twitter on Sunday and requested Harvey to buy it. “Pencil drawing of @…

Tanasha Donna has hinted she has ended her relationship with Tanzanian singer Diamond Platnumz. This comes after she deleted all photos of Diamond from her Instagram page and posted messages that appeared to suggest that the two had parted ways. In one of her posts, Tanasha urged women not to date…

Former Miss Kenya Gaudentia Aura has died. Aura, who was the only African face on Unilever domestic products in the 80s, passed away on Monday night at the age of 66. She was found unconscious in the house in Nairobi and was rushed to the hospital, where she died 12 hours later, according to her…