The funeral of Edwin Chiloba, a Kenyan fashion designer and LGBTQ+ activist who was murdered earlier this month, was held on Tuesday. Kevin Mwachiro remembers Chiloba’s work and activism in Openly.

Since 2019, Ghana’s profile as a travel destination has steadily risen in part due to a strategy of attracting the African diaspora. OkayAfrica has an interview with Nadia Adongo Musah, Ghana’s Deputy Director of Diaspora Affairs.

• Registration is open for the Africa Media Festival in Nairobi, which will be held on February 14^th and 15^th.
• The Gambian government announced the death of vice president Badara Alieu Joof, who was in India seeking medical treatment.
• A new BBC investigation shows that the All Progressives Congress and the People’s Democratic Party have paid Nigerian influencers to spread disinformation on political opponents in violation of Twitter policy and national laws.
• Every Nigerian presidential candidate, as well as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, has now made an appearance at Chatham House, a UK-based think tank. Is this a smart way of conveying policy platforms, or evidence of neocolonialism in action? Follow the debate:
  https://twitter.com/ikhide/status/1614101797676765184
  https://www.zikoko.com/citizen/what-did-inec-boss-say-to-nigerians-at-chatham-house/
  https://www.zikoko.com/citizen/here-are-five-promises-obi-made-at-chatham-house/

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Image: Picture of the fashion designer and LGBTQ+ activist Edwin Chiloba. Creative Commons. 7 January 2023. Photo credit: Lawren Photography.