Every Journey Began in Africa. Oh, really? Checking in from that mythical magical place known as “Africa” (or, as Women’s Wear Daily reports, an “arid South African vista”) are Bono and his wife, Ali Hewson, founders of the fashion brand, Edun, for which the above campaign was shot. The campaign is part of a push […]
Music Wednesdays
September 29, 2010 By 2 Comments
The Nollywood Recipe
September 29, 2010 By 2 Comments
Nigerian director and producer, Ade Adepegba, speaking ahead of the new film festival, Nollywood Now–apparently the first entirely dedicated to the genre–that takes place in London from 6-12 October: Nigerians are the largest group of Africans living in the UK, and the majority of them live in London … Nigerian films still hold their strongest […]
Where does the money go?
September 29, 2010 By 6 Comments
Brett Davidson How transparent are governments? How easy is it for citizens to get hold of information about how governments are spending their money? It is this question that a recent international research project set out to answer.
Manifest Destiny
September 28, 2010 By 10 Comments
Chief Boima Earlier this week I attended a panel at the UN’s Millennium Development Goals Summit on inclusive employment in Africa with participants that included such high profile figures as Mo Ibrahim, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, and Mizengo Kayanza Peter Pinda. So what is “inclusive employment”? Basically to ensure that we develop other sectors of society outside […]
Jacob Zuma Time
September 27, 2010 By 2 Comments
Sean Jacobs Note from a friend who closely watches the South African political scene: Below [the link follows] is a JZ [Jacob Zuma] post-Durban posting [the ruling party, the ANC, held its policy conference there last weekend], on Baobab, The Economist‘s Africa blog. Am I wrong to scratch my head at everyone claiming JZ emerges […]
Everyone’s an African
September 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Brett Davidson Regional lobby group, the AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA), has drafted an equal rights manifesto in conversation with civil society, cultural and religious leaders from around the continent. It presents the arguments for why equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people are a crucial element of African […]
White People Eat Fried Chicken
September 27, 2010 By 6 Comments
Music Break
September 26, 2010 By 3 Comments
