The killer of one of Uganda's best known mountain gorillas, Rafiki, has been jailed for 11 years. Felix Byamukama pleaded guilty to illegally entering a protected area and killing a gorilla.

He's a different kind of monkey altogether — a mandrill. And what's more, Rafiki has a long tail, yet in real life mandrills are nearly tailless. Luckily, Disney fixed this problem in the remake.

Fespaco film festival in Burkina Faso gave Samantha Mugatsia the best actress award for her lead role in the film Rafiki. The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) banned the film last year for ...

In the late 90s, Rafiki Pesa, a song by little-known Shari Martin gained popularity across the country due to its hard-hitting words. It came at a time when HIV/AIDS cases were on the rise globally.

Quincey Reese Thursday, July 13, 2023 4:00 p.m. | Thursday, July 13, 2023 4:00 p.m. An avid “Lion King” fan, Angelina Angelcyk was thrilled when she was selected to play Rafiki the baboon in ...

At Alankar Theatre in Vijayawada, one fan stood out by bringing their orange cat and holding it up in a pose reminiscent of Rafiki presenting ... calling him "the real Lion King" and acknowledging ...