PUTIN WOOS AFRICAN LEADERS AT SHOWCASE SUMMIT, SAYS RUSSIA IS BETTER PARTNER THAN 'COLONIAL' WEST. (PHOTO).

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 Putin woos African leaders at showcase summit, says Russia is better partner than 'colonial' West President Vladimir Putin told African leaders ​on Wednesday that Russia was their best partner, accusing what he cast as a colonial West of still trying ‌to exploit the continent's resources and using debt to hold back development, Reuters reported. The Kremlin chief was speaking at the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, a two-day event attended by African leaders and government delegations from 48 countries, during which he will hold one-on-one talks with many of the 22 individual African leaders ​attending on everything from trade to security, arms deals and grain supplies. "Africa is increasingly asserting itself as one of the key players in the global economy and politics. However, the emergence of a multipolar world is, of ​course, no easy task; it faces resistance from countries that are not prepared to accept this reality: those who are accustomed to ​thinking i...

WIZKID EMERGES AS AFRICA'S HIGHEST-EARNING ARTISTE ON SPOTIFY. (PHOTO).


 Wizkid emerges as Africa’s highest-earning artiste on Spotify.


Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has been crowned Africa’s biggest earner on Spotify.


Music statistics monitoring platform, Chart Masters recently revealed the world’s artists earnings monthly earnings on Spotify and Wizkid emerged as Africa’s biggest earner with $1 million.


The list of Africa’s top ten earners is dominated by Nigerians, except for South Africa’s Tyla.


Full list:


1. Wizkid – $1 million


2. Burna Boy – $782,148


3. Tems – $660,210


4. Tyla – $607,804


5. Davido – $458,615


6. Asake – $451,553


7. Omah Lay – $421,123


8. Ayra Starr – $400,972


9. Rema – $367,973


Canadian rapper Drake and American singer, Taylor Swift are the world’s biggest earners on Spotify with $7,717,904 and $7,713,106, respectively.

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