The Top African Songs You Need to Hear This Week: October 17, 2025

Every week, OkayAfrica highlights the top African music releases — including the latest Afrobeats and amapiano hits — through our best music column, African Songs You Need to Hear This Week. Read ahead for our round-up of the best new African...

Wire playlist: Sonny Simmons

I met Sonny Simmons only once, in early 2019. He lived then in a Manhattan nursing home. At the front desk, one had to ask not for Sonny Simmons but for Huey Simmons, the name with which he was born in 1933 in what he called Louisiana’s backwoods....

Eddie Howe facing Newcastle United gamble with 'Samba Superman' for huge tests

The Magpies head coach will be praying he gets no more bad news on the injury front John Gibson is a football columnist writing about Newcastle United. Gibbo has been a voice of the Toon for the Chronicle since 1966. Newcastle United's Joelinton...

Salah and Hakimi nominated for African Players of the Year award

Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah and Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi are among 10 stars nominated for the 2025 African Player of the Year award, the organisers announced on Wednesday. Salah finished fourth and Hakimi sixth in the 2025...

Five players who will miss Liverpool vs Man Utd as Arne Slot provides triple update

Josh Holland Sport Central Audience Writer 17:42, 17 Oct 2025 Ibrahima Konate is a fitness concern for Liverpool's clash with Manchester United(Image: Getty Images) Liverpool and Manchester United will clash for the first time this season when...

As autumn rains beat against the window

We observe the world around us and we find hardly anything that is going right around us. A ceasefire has descended on Gaza, some hostages dead and alive have been returned to their families by Hamas. Israel for its part has released a good number...

Ruben Amorim provides double Man United injury update ahead of Liverpool clash

Josh Holland Sport Central Audience Writer 15:27, 17 Oct 2025 Ruben Amorim has provided an update on Man United's injuries ahead of Sunday's clash with Liverpool(Image: Manchester United via Getty Imag) Liverpool and Manchester United meet for the...

The Mozart of pan

When one talks about pan wizardry, they can be referring to none other than iconic Phase II Pan Groove Steelband arranger Len “Boogsie” Sharpe. The late musicologist Pat Bishop anointed him with the famous title. The “boy from Benares Street”, St...

BIG WEEK: Shipyard Open Studios, Rock Poster Fest, Other Minds, Bearrison Street Fair…

Welcome to our calendar feature BIG WEEK, wherein our expert Arts & Culture writers recommend the best things in Arts, Music, Food & Drink, Stage, Film, Nightlife, and more. This week, we were very sad to hear that Altman-Siegel Gallery, a pillar...

Trump, Gaza and Timor-Leste: Could the upcoming ASEAN Summit be its most significant in years?

The biggest newsmaker at the summit will no doubt be Trump, said analysts, adding that his presence is significant for ASEAN and shows the bloc is an important diplomatic platform. “Symbolically, it signals that Southeast Asia remains within...

Short films at KIFF this weekend

The Kerry International Film Festival will host a series of short films over the course of this weekend. Starting on Saturday at Cinema Killarney with ‘Slanted and Enchanted’(11am), eight deeply human stories about love, loss, family, and finding...

Nobuho Nagasawa: "The Atomic Cowboy"

By Tris McCall, Eye Level originally published: 10/22/2025 In the soup: Nagasawa's explosive stack. It says something about the amount of peril in today's world that nuclear holocaust has lost ground to other horsemen of the apocalypse....

Respect from the Spanish Press After Morocco Breaks Spain’s Historic Record

Rabat – Spain has lost a record that we all thought was sacred —and the new title holder is Morocco. After beating Congo 1–0 in Rabat, Morocco has tallied up to 16 consecutive wins, a record that leaps over Spain’s celebrated 15-match winning...

Salah, Hakimi Headline CAF 2025 Shortlist

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah and Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi have been named among the 10 contenders for the 2025 African Player of the Year award, organisers announced on Wednesday. Salah, who captains Egypt, and Morocco skipper...

This Norwegian City Is A Hidden Gem For Fall Foliage, Food And Culture

Thanks to Finnair’s expanded flight schedule to Trondheim through the end of October, it’s now easier than ever to explore one of Europe’s hidden gems—known for its stunning fall foliage, gastronomy, and culture. Mykola Ksenofontov Situated in...

Some kings, and Deus vult?

Hey everybody, It’s the feast of Blessed Karl of Austria, and you’re reading The Tuesday Pillar Post. Karl was an emperor, until he wasn’t. He was the last Austro-Hungarian emperor, taking the throne in 1916, in the throes of World War I, and only...

Ivory Coast, Senegal edge closer to 2026 World Cup after qualifying victories

JOHANNESBURG — Ivory Coast and Senegal moved closer to qualifying for next year's World Cup after resounding victories in the latest round of African qualifiers on Friday. Ivory Coast beat Seychelles 7-0 to remain top of Group F ahead of Gabon,...

Monaleo says latest single was a ‘way to display Black American pride’ and honor her ancestors

Monaleo attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) “Soulaan” refers to “the distinct culture, history, and knowledge of Black Americans before and...

Salah, Hakimi among nominees for top African award

Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah and Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi are among 10 stars nominated for the 2025 African Player of the Year award, the organisers announced on Wednesday. Salah finished fourth and Hakimi sixth in the 2025...

Obituaries for Oct. 22, 2025

Anthony Marino It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Anthony Marino, 71, of Kearny, who died peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. Born on April 12, 1954, in Newark, Anthony...