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Queer spaces have always existed in Nigeria, but only on the margins Black queer figures dancing in an underground rave. (Illustration by Rex Opara courtesy of Minority Africa) Queer communities helped shape Lagos’s underground party scene. Now, as alté culture moves into the mainstream, the people who built it are being pushed to the margins – again.   In a …

Kampala – President Yoweri Museveni has publicly expressed frustration with long-time musical ally Bebe Cool, accusing the Gagamel boss of failing to deliver on a state-backed project meant to uplift Uganda’s creative industry. For more than two decades, Moses Ssali, better known as Bebe Cool, has been one of the President’s most visible cultural supporters—using his music, public appearances, and …