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'Black Panther' Premiered In Africa And The Continent Showed Out!

'Black Panther' Premiered In Africa And The Continent Showed Out!
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By Paula Rogo · Updated October 24, 2020

Black Panther premiered around the world this weekend, and Africans made sure they did not disappoint when it opened in their indvidual countries.

The Marvel blockbuster’s first Africa premiere was on Tuesday in Kisumu, Kenya. Though it is only Kenya’s third largest city, Kisumu is the home of actress Lupita Nyongo. Kisumu county is lead by Lupita’s father, Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o, who arranged for the first African screening of Black Panther to take place in Western Kenya, Buzzfeed reports.

Lupita did not appear for that opening, but she was spotted alongside Danai Gurira at the movie’s premiere in Johannesburg, South Africa on Friday.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfS07A8jjSc/?taken-by=lupitanyongo

From Lagos to Accra, here is a glimpse of how Africa showed up for the Black Panther premiere:

https://twitter.com/diasporicblues/status/964922219301392384

 

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#aboutlastnight for the black panther premiere in Lagos #blackpanther #blackexcellence #africanexcellence wearing @greyprojects pic.twitter.com/k6vrmM7zAJ

— Dolapo Oni (@MarcyDolapoOni) February 17, 2018

Still about #Wakanda More photos from the Premiere of #blackpanther in Lagos last night. https://t.co/8cx286xI2k Via IG:https://t.co/8R314XvpyU pic.twitter.com/ftoWNitV8r

— MediaGuideNG (@MediaGuide_NG) February 17, 2018

#AboutLastNight
106Fam members @MichelleDede & @A_Adefarasin without a doubt giving us their best angles yesterday at the Lagos Premiere of #BlackPanther in @filmhouselekki #MichelleDede #AdeoluAdefarasin #BlackPantherPremiere #106Talents #106fam pic.twitter.com/klA9cBhKfE

— 106 Talents (@Agency106) February 17, 2018

Ghana showed out for #blackpanther pic.twitter.com/n7413W1rEs

— Ayōna (@ayoduncs) February 15, 2018
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#blackpanther première in #Johannesburg tonight. Beautiful event for real super heroes. pic.twitter.com/3FJXRnXTG8

— Jean Philippe Remy (@jpremylemonde) February 16, 2018

Actress, @ShalimaMkongi at the #BlackPantherSA premier last night in Johannesburg. #BlackPanther

Images by @cyrilzuma pic.twitter.com/oUknEKEghI

— MelenialMedia (@MelenialMedia) February 17, 2018
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