- By DJ Edu
- This is Africa presenter, BBC World Service
Image source, Getty Images
Nigerian Afrobeats star Rema is conquering the world. His latest milestone came this week when he wowed football legends at the Ballon D’Or awards just days after making history with Calm Down, the longest-charting and most successful African song of all time on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.
The 23-year-old appears to be riding the crest of an unstoppable wave of success. His is the latest in a string of African achievements including:
- Burna Boy’s 2021…
