Day: August 17, 2022

Source: BBC His 2016 hit song Malaika ushered him to stardom in Rwanda. Rwandan singer-songwriter Yvan Buravan has died aged 27, his manager told the BBC The singer had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was undergoing treatment in India. He had previously been treated in Rwanda and Kenya before his transfer to India. Buravan’s music talent got noticed at the age of 14 when he finished second in a national music competition. His 2016 hit song Malaika ushered him to stardom in Rwanda. In 2018 he won the Prix Découvertes – one of Africa’s biggest music contests organised by RFI and Unesco. “He’s gone too soon leaving behind lots of things he was yet to finish, but he leaves us with amazing arts he has done. His legacy will live on,” his manager Bruce Intore Twagira has told the BBC. M...

It was an explosive weekend as Fortebet gave back to its customers in Arua and Koboko. Over 1000 people ended the weekend with at least a gift that Fortebet carried to them, which included; phones, European club jerseys, T-shirts, pens and wristbands. “We promised you that we shall come back in this new season and give you more gifts like last time. We are back again, this time bigger and better. On every branch, Fortebet is giving out a brand-new phone to a lucky customer while over 100 customers on each branch will take home any of the other gifts that Fortebet has carried for you,” said Alex Muhangi, the company brand ambassador while addressing customers at Arua Main Centre. The gifts left Fortebet clients super excited. “I have all the reasons to be a friend to Fortebet all the time b...