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Why The West Is Losing Africa

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Many African nations have increasingly been pivoting away from traditional Western partners and towards China and Russia for cooperation and development.  This shift is driven by a complex combination of historical grievances, economic pragmatism, geopolitical recalibration, and dissatisfaction with Western conditionality's. So why is this happening?  well here's a detailed analysis of the reasons. Colonial Legacy and Distrust of the West Many African nations still harbour deep resentment over colonialism some memories even go back to the slave  trade & the role Western powers played in exploiting the continent’s resources and suppressing indigenous governance systems. Post-independence, Western involvement in African politics often came with interference, coups, and the imposition of neoliberal policies  (e.g. through IMF and World Bank structural adjustment programs), which left lasting damage. Non-Interference Doctrine Russia and China adopt a polic...

Yemi Alade ft Rick Ross - O My Gosh Remix

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  Yemi Alade  continues in her quest for domination and supremacy as the queen of Afropop with another massive hit single featuring American Rap superstar Rick Ross. Once again Yemi sets another record as the first female Afropop artist to get over 1 million youtube views in 24 hours.  This is in addition to the fact that she is the first female afropop artist to hit over 100 million youtube views for her hit single 'Johnny'.  With her youtube channel boasting over a million subscribers and over 7 million followers on instagram Yemi has again thrown down the gauntlet to her bitter arch rival Tiwa Savage over who has the right to wear the crown as the Queen Of Afropop and its looking like that is a debate which will continue for sometime.  Watch out for Yemi's  forthcoming album 'Woman Of Steel' due to be released later this year  Links: Download/Stream Yemi Alade Sportify iTunes Boomplay Follow Yemi Alade Instagram Facebook Ye...

Tiwa Savage And UMG - Did She Sell Out??

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Tiwa Savage one of the most popular female  Afropop singers in Nigeria who has been referred to by many of her fans as Africa's answer to Beyonce recently dumped her mentor Don Jazzy and his Mavin records label to become the latest Afropop superstar to sign a deal with a major record label. She follows on in the footsteps of Wizkid, Davido and Tekno who have also signed deals with international record labels. These developments have lead many fans out  there to wonder if this is the beginning of the end of Afropop as we know it. The big question is that as  the major international Labels step in to take “Control” will the genre be watered down and lose its roots. and how long will it be before its gets the Vanilla ice or Taylor Swift  treatment - no disrespect to Taylor Swift I think she a great singer songwriter but the key question is that in the next 5 years will the top Afropop artistes be black or white. They say the best way to defeat your competi...

R Kelly Set To Face More Jail Time

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It very much looks like the ongoing saga of R.Kelly's woes are set to continue and will not be going away any time soon as he once again faces jail time for non payment of child support for the last 2 months an issue that's already led him to spend time in a cell some weeks ago. At the time R.Kelly was only released after an unidentified friend paid the outstanding amount of $161,000.33 on his behalf however since then R.Kelly has allegedly failed to make a single payment to ex wife Andrea who should receive $20,000 per month for child support. As a result its very likely that the R&B singer who is still trying to fight charges of sex abuse will most likely be arrested again and locked up soon for this separate offence.   As they say in my part of the world "when it rains it pours" it seems R.Kelly is facing a storm of gigantic proportions.   So is this just another case of a famous black male about to be taken down aka Bill Cosby, James Brown, Michael ...

BurnaBoy Killin Dem ft Zlatan X

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Forget Femi Kuti or Seun Kuti many say the new heir apparent to the late great afrobeat  genius Fela Kuti is Burna Boy, no doubt there is a distinct similarity of vocal style and content with Burna boy frequently commenting on Nigerian societal themes such as corruption and injustice in his songs and also going as far as to sample  beats from "Sorrow Tears and Blood" one of Fela's  most popular hits. The new track killin Dem feat Zlatan X is a mix of his self proclaimed Afrofusion beats and Zlatan's shaku shaku street vibe its another hot banger which will definitely thrill his fans as embarks on his sold out African Giant Tour. Check It Out And Download Now Download/Stream Killin Dem Download Burna Boy - Ye Links: Follow Burna Boy Twitter Facebook Instagram AFRICAN GIANT TOUR 🦍. 1st set of dates. Next batch loading .... pic.twitter.com/lqomlJw3Yk — Burna Boy (@burnaboy) February 12, 2019 Burna Boy Blows Up Social Media With News He's Dat...

Atiku Vs Buhari Countdown 2019 - Who Would You Choose!

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The upcoming Nigerian 2019 election is shaping up to be a big tussle between the front runners of the 2 main political parties APC and PDP, on one side you have the incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari and on the other side Atiku Abubakar. Despite the fact that the political landscape is cramped with  a number of other contenders such as Donald Duke -Former Governor Cross River State Omoyele Sowore - Publisher Sahara News  Fela Durotoye -  Political Party Alliance For Nigeria Oby Ezekwesili -Former Federal Minister Bukola Saraki - Senate President  Sule Lamido - Former Governor Jigwa Chike Ukaegbu - Founder of Startup 52 Remi Sonaiya - A Former University Lecturer Rabiu Kwakanso - Former Governor of Kano State  Omoyele Sowore  There is no doubt some of these contenders such as Sowore in particular have gained a lot of traction and popularity and increasingly seem to be advocating fresh radical ideas and solut...

Skepta Vs Wizkid -Bad Energy (Stay Far Away)

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Afropop meets Grime as Wizkid Joins forces with UK Grime Supremo Skepta 'Boy Better Know' to drop the massive hit track -its a dope track with great visuals video produced and shot in Lagos Nigeria. Check It Out And Download Now   Download/Stream Energy Bad Energy Mp3 Wizkid Vs Skepta - Who Is The Richest Skepta whose real name is Joseph Junior Adenuga is a British born Nigerian who grew up on a council estate in Tottenham London and It seems entertainment runs in his family, his brother is a famous rapper called JME while his sister Julie is a well known Radio presenter. Skepta started his career as a DJ with grime crews 'Meridan Crew and Roll Deep' back back in 2003, after the Meridan Crew split up he went on to set up his own record label - "Boy Better Know'' with his brother JME in 2006. He went on to gain recognition on the grime scene with a number big hits including Rolex Sweep, Too Many Man,That's Not Me and the ...