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Kigali Marriott Hotel (www.KigaliMarriott.com) was recognized as Rwanda’s Leading Business Hotel and Rwanda’s Leading City Hotel at the prestigious World Travel Awards Africa 2017 which held at Kigali, Rwanda. The awards were presented at the glittering ceremony attended by eminent industry leaders and VIPs from across Africa. Voted by travel and tourism professionals worldwide, this accolade underpins the hotel’s commitment to excellence and recognizes the commendable achievement of the hotel within its very first year of opening.

Ronaldo France and Portugal booked their places at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ on the final day of Europe's group stage, with the pair earning comfortable wins to top Group A and B respectively. The finale of this round of qualification also saw the play-off places finalised, which will decide the remaining four spots from the continent, joining Russia and the nine group winners in representing the region. Sweden, Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Denmark, Italy, Greece and Croatia made up the best second-placed finishers from the respective groups, with Slovakia missing out.

Donald Trump, US President Norway and the United Kingdom have welcomed the decision taken by the United States to permanently lift the bilateral economic sanctions imposed on Sudan. According to them: “It’s a historic decision that will pave the way for more inclusive economic development for Sudan’s people.

Justin Trudeau, Canada Prime Minister Canada has called on Kenya to conduct an appropriate presidential election for the sake of peace. In a statement, Canada said, "As a democracy activist, Canada calls on Kenyan leaders and all of its citizens to ensure that the people of Kenya can successfully exercise their democratic rights by participating in free, fair and peaceful presidential elections. "Canada urges Kenyans to work together to ensure that the new elections respect the Kenyan Constitution and laws.

Sonangol EP (www.Sonangol.co.ao), along with several oil operators, have attended a meeting convened yesterday by the President of Angola, João Lourenço. The meeting followed a statement issued by the operators to the President of the Executive, who have identified several matters related to their investment strategies and operations in Angola, which are seen as relevant to the continued development of the oil sector.

Dangote At the Financial Times' 4th annual Africa Summit at Claridges, London, editor-in-chief Lionel Barber conducted an extraordinarily candid public conversation with Nigerian Aliko Dangote, Africa's most successful business leader, in the presence of Nigeria Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Congolese presidential hopeful Moise Katumbi, and about 300 business leaders. Outlining detailed production statistics and highly-compelling demographics on promising sectors of the African economy, Dangote outlined the key to his success: self-sufficiency and backward integration, a manufacturing strategy that extracts value from entire processes.

In the aftermath of weeks of conflict in the Libyan coastal city of Sabratah, at least 4,000 migrants, previously held in numerous informal detention centres and camps, have been transferred to a hangar in the city’s Dahman area, where IOM, the UN Migration Agency is providing emergency assistance. Sabratah is approximately 80 kilometres west of Tripoli and is one of the main departure points for migrant boats attempting to make the perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.

As part of its strategy to promote Arab cinema on the international level, the Arab Cinema Center (ACC) will be part of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) (January 24 - February 4) for the third year in a row.  In this context the ACC opens the call for submissions by Arab film producers for the Rotterdam Lab, through its official website: http://acc.film/rotterdamlab.php, from the 30th of September, 2017 to the end of October. The Rotterdam Lab will be held within the International Film Festival Rotterdam.

The selection for the upcoming IDFA, which takes place for the 30th time in Amsterdam from 15 to 26 November, is now online. The program contains 312 titles (from 3,886 submissions), of which 90 documentaries will have their world premieres during the festival. A total of 44 Dutch productions are included in the program, spread across the various program sections. Fifteen of the films included in the program were realised with financial support from the IDFA Bertha Fund (IBF).

The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) is the latest inductee in the Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame as Media Rights Agenda (MRA) upbraided it for its failure to implement the FOI Act, 2011 and enforce the transparency provisions in its own enabling law, the Public Procurement Act (PPA), 2007. In a statement in Lagos, MRA noted that besides the duties and obligations which the BPP has as a public institution to which to the FOI Act applies, as a “procuring entity” and the regulatory agency for public procurements, the BPP is also given general and specific responsibilities under the PPA to ensure transparency in public contracting processes.

Ewà Cole is in a good run of form, and rightfully so going by her latest single, No Foolish Compliments . Produced By Lush, it argues her case as a strong contender for the Revelation of the Year nod within the Nigerian music industry.

Coming right on the back of their single, Brown Skin, which is still currently being supported by The Line of Best Fit, Complex, Hype Machine, Earmilk, Link Up TV  among others, North London afrofusion duo, New Age Muzik (Kamo and Prince) are not resting on their laurels and have just unveiled another single, Serious , and its video. Linking up once again with producer Dami Bones (Wande Coal, Moelogo, 9ice), and sound engineer Tobi Notch (Bonkaz, Baseman, Mazi Chukz), Serious sees New Age Muzik take on a more energetic and braggadocios approach than they showed on Brown Skin .

Following the successful release of his fifth studio album, Highest , which dominated iTunes album charts around the world, Sarkodie is proud to announce that he will be embarking on a UK nationwide Highest tour in November with guest artists Big Narstie, Jayso, Moelogo, Bobii Lewis and Suli Breaks.

Onwudiwe Nkem Onwudiwe's Her Network recently announced that nominations are being accepted for outstanding females. According to HN: "You can nominate any outstanding female you know who deserves to be recognised and celebrated as the woman of the year in any of the categories!

The inaugural Amsterdam Human Rights Award will be presented for the best human rights documentary at the upcoming 30th edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). An international jury will choose a film from the IDFA program with strong cinematography that best presents the theme of human rights.

Maheeda Acclaimed music producer, Sossick, is one of those who helped controversial singer, Maheeda, become known in the music industry. She has however promoted a real bad girl image for herself by releasing a slew of nude pics of herself. And speaking with Oseyiza Oogbodo Blog , Sossick insinuated that his working relationship with her wasn’t one that turned out the way he hoped.

Oogbodo (left) with Alabi Notable entertainment and media personality, Jide Alabi, has claimed that having tons of money isn’t such a big deal to him as it is to most people. He made the assertion when Oseyiza Oogbodo Blog met him recently and asked him which he’s most passionate about amongst the three basic things he does: singing, acting and broadcasting. Responding, he said, “Let me just put it simply. I love what I do. As long as it makes me happy, I go for it. I started with music, went into acting, and I’m also a professional broadcaster. I love what I do. It makes me happy, I go for it. That’s my philosophy.”

Dutsinma The Nigerian media is currently being sensitized on the need to encourage Islamic banking in the country by letting Nigerians know that it is more beneficial to them than conventional banking as it operates interest free loans. Leading the sensitization drive is the Islamic Banking and Finance Institute Nigeria (IBFIN) through its MD/CEO, Sani Aminu Dutsinma, in partnership with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).

The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) will present its special program, Shifting Perspectives: the Arab World, which will focus on the image of the Arab world, during the 30th IDFA which will take place from 15 through 26 November. With Shifting Perspectives: the Arab World, IDFA offers a counterbalance to Western stereotypes that ignore the complexity of the Arabic-speaking world and keep ‘the Arab’ at arm’s length as ‘the other.'

Oogbodo (left) with Kuti Until you meet Jaiye Kuti in person, you might just be thinking to yourself that her on-screen beauty is just that: on-screen and with the aid of makeup and special effects. Oseyiza Oogbodo Blog can however tell you that Kuti is just as beautiful in the flesh as she is on-screen and in her photos.