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Angélique Kidjo makes history with Hollywood Walk of Fame star
LOS ANGELES — Five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo has become the…
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UJA protests detention of journalist Remy Asiteza
KAMPALA — The Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) has protested the continued detention of journalist Remy Asiteza, demanding his immediate release and accusing security agencies of holding him beyond the constitutional 48-hour limit. In a statement issued Wednesday, UJA said Asiteza, who works with online news website Daily Express, was arrested on August 11 and remained in police custody at Kampala Central Police Station (CPS) for five days without a publicly disclosed charge. UJA said Asiteza was arrested in a joint operation involving operatives attached to the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) and the State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU). The journalists'…
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Angélique Kidjo makes history with Hollywood Walk of Fame star
LOS ANGELES — Five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo has become the first Black African and first African musician to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Beninese singer was honoured Tuesday with the 2,854th star in the Recording category at 7011 Hollywood Boulevard, marking a major milestone in her more than four-decade career. Kidjo, whose music blends West African rhythms with sounds from around the world, used the ceremony to emphasise Africa's foundational role in global music. “Without us, there’s no music possible on this planet,” she said. Actor Willem Dafoe, who joined the celebration, described…
