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Murtada Elfadl “The Battle for Laikipia” offers a prescient perspective by focusing on the communities that are living with the consequences of climate change right now: the ranchers and pastoralists of Laikipia, located on the equator in Kenya. These people, their cattle, their farms — their means of life — have been dealing with drought. Over a period of approximately two years, the documentary’s directors Daphne Matziaraki and Peter Murimi show how climate change can directly resurface tensions that have been kept at bay for generations.

Sean Penn, LeVar Burton and Wilmer Valderrama are among the entertainment figures on the guest list for tonight’s state dinner at the White House for Kenya.

Brad Paisley will perform at Thursday night’s White House state dinner for  President William Ruto of Kenya.

William Ruto, President of Kenya, visits Atlanta this week before heading to Washington, D.C., for a State Dinner. In addition to meeting with Georgia lawmakers and business leaders, he will sit down with senior teams from Emory University as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

The peaches are back as The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 16 officially starts production. Bravo has confirmed the cast for the new season, which sees Shereé Whitfield exit the franchise.

There’s been a big shakeup on the Real Housewives of Atlanta for season 16.

A report about The Traitors season three cast is circulating, but it’s not true.

The Last Of Us and Game Of Thrones star Bella Ramsey is taking on a challenging and provocative role as they have been set to play the British terrorist Sherafiyah Lewthwaite, aka the White Widow, one of the West’s most wanted terrorism suspects.

A year on from the Coronation - it's been a tumultuous year for the Royal Family marked by health scares, wild rumours and eviction fears. Exactly one year ago, the Royal Family gathered for one of its most historic days in decades - the Coronation of King Charles.

It looks like Padma Lakshmi and Terrance Hayes might be giving their romance a second chance!

EXCLUSIVE: Sydney Lemmon (Tár) and Romy Reiner (You People) have been tapped to star in The Philosophy of Dress, a dark satire from Cyrus Duff, who directs from his script written with Jacob Potash.

RAYE, Sampha and Yussef Dayes leading nominees.The nominees were announced today (April 23) in eight categories including the Best Album, Best Contemporary Song and the Rising Star Award with Amazon Music. The awards ceremony with Amazon Music will take place on May 23 at Grosvenor House.Sampha and Yussef Dayes have the most nominations with two each; each artist is contending for a Best Album award for their respective records ‘Lahai‘ and ‘Black Classical Music’.

Royal marriages and engagements continue to fascinate us, and none more so than the Prince and Princess of Wales, who will be marking their 13th wedding anniversary on 29 April. Royal expert Robert Hardman labels the announcement of a Royal engagement as the "starting gun" of months of excitement, and this was certainly true for the Waleses.

Prince William confessed to keeping a significant secret from Kate Middleton for three weeks, fearing he'd be in 'a lot of trouble'.

Catherine, Princess of Wales (aka Kate Middleton) often has to travel outside of London, England – sometimes even overseas – for her job as a working royal.

Megan Vick Kenya Barris was deeply inspired by “The Cosby Show” when he created “Black-ish” in 2014. The writer and executive producer wanted to create a similarly beloved family sitcom that was expressly Black, not only with the characters, but also in the subject matter the show covered. That mission was achieved, and like “The Cosby Show,” “Black-ish” went on to spawn a TV universe that would also make an impact.

Kenya Moore confirmed she would be returning to The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 16 amid a cast shakeup.

It’s day two of the 2024 Coachella Music Festival!

It’s official – Kenya Moore is BACK for The Real Housewives of Atlanta season 16!!

Lip Critic, Kenya Grace and HighSchool are among 150 new names to have been added to the line-up for The Great Escape Festival 2024.The annual celebration of new music returns to Brighton from May 15-18 this year, and has been adding new names to the bill in waves all year.Among the latest additions are Snayx, O., Orchards, The Buoys, HiTech, Cykada, Swimming Paul and Modern Biology.The #TGE24 keeps getting bigger with 150 new artists announced!

Annika Pham On the heels of its successful world launch at IDFA, the critically-acclaimed anti-colonial pic “Our Land, Our Freedom,” sold by First Hand Films, has landed a deal with BBC Africa Eye. “Our Land, Our Freedom,” a Kenyan/U.S./Portuguese co-production, and the upcoming India-set “Kalari,” to be pitched in Visions du Réel docu festival’s Swiss Preview showcase, epitomize what First Hand Films stands for.

Skins parties where teens were “drugged off their faces”.Speaking exclusively to NME about his new film Monkey Man, in which he stars and makes his directorial debut, the actor reminisced about his time on the British teen series and some of the more memorable shoots.After being shown a picture of himself at a party scene with fellow cast members, Patel said: “I’m wearing a corset with the Rocawear belt, and basically my arse is hanging out. That was a crazy day.“They did these commercials where they’d rent out these mansions of whatever and then just a bunch of kids, our age and older, would come and half of them were drugged off their faces, and [the crew] are like, ‘just… have fun.’ It was insane.

Kristin Davis embraced her natural beauty — and fans LOVED it!

Kristin Davis is enjoying the natural look in one of her favorite locations. The actor just posted a picture from her travels in which she appears totally at ease and happily makeup-free.“Jet lagged, but the Kenya hair is worth it ❤️ #throwback” Davis captioned . Gazing placidly at the camera, Davis wears a pink shirt over a maroon tank top and lets her voluminous brown hair catch the sunlight.

Davido is taking legal action over a false news report on April Fool’s Day, which he has deemed “extremely irresponsible”.The Afrobeats artist shared a statement on X/Twitter yesterday (April 2), notifying his followers of a prank story that alleged he had been arrested in Kenya after cocaine was found on his private jet (via BBC News).“Fam, it has come to my attention that false reports regarding an arrest circulated online on April 1st, which has since led to a barrage of calls. I want to assure my fans that these reports are entirely untrue,” Davido began.“I successfully completed my scheduled shows in Uganda and Kenya and have since returned home to Nigeria.”He continued: “I’d also like to note that I have never been arrested by anyone in any country for any crime in the world.

Kate Middleton may be set to return to the special spot in Kenya that husband William proposed to her back in 2010, as the friends of the couple, who reside in the East African country, have just announced their engagement.The now-Prince Of Wales popped the question to his wife-to-be Kate, who shared her cancer diagnosis earlier this month, 14 years ago at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in the foothills of Mount Kenya, sharing the news in November 2010. And now, their friend Joss Craig, whose father William runs the conservancy, is engaged to his partner Miranda Simpson, who is also the sanctuary's horse-riding manager.

Jenifer Lewis is recovering.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer “Sesame Street” parent company Sesame Workshop has named Dannette “Danni” Hill its first-ever chief people officer. In this newly created role, Hill will oversee human resources, leading a division that supports “innovative best practices and organizational excellence” for Sesame Workshop, per the global impact nonprofit.

Coldplay, Vampire Weekend and Beabadoobee are among the names that have been added to the huge line-up for BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2024.This year’s edition of the festival is set to run between Friday, May 24 and Sunday, May 26, and will be held at Stockwood Park in Luton.The names for the first two nights had already been announced, and now the line-up for Sunday has been confirmed, with Coldplay topping the bill on the Main Stage.We'll be closing out #BigWeekend Luton with a headline performance from @coldplay on Sunday 26th May! ✨For more details and info on tickets, visit https://t.co/4t4HBZtjzI pic.twitter.com/9gvRfS50OO— BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) March 20, 2024“We wouldn’t be anywhere without Radio 1 and we’re super excited to come to Luton this year and play Big Weekend,” the band said about their inclusion on the line-up.Rounding out the Main Stage bill on Sunday will be Declan McKenna, Olly Alexander, Sabrina Carpenter and Vampire Weekend.Tickets for the weekend go on sale at 5pm tomorrow (March 21), and will cost £29.50, plus a £4.50 booking fee. Full information on how to get yours can be found here.The festival has also confirmed the line-up for the New Music Stage on Sunday, May 26, with Beabadoobee taking top billing.

EXCLUSIVE: Artists First has signed Nancy Moscatiello, the investigative journalist and Emmy-nominated producer whose most recent investigation spurred the hit podcast Scamanda, for which she was creator and EP. Going forward, the management and production company will look for opportunities to help her translate stories, old and new, for film and TV, while supporting her other endeavors.