Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
In Between Stories is a short 2012 documentary directed by Roda Siad. Originally Siad’s Master’s thesis in Media Production at Ryerson University, the film offers a portrait of four young artists of African descent living and working in Toronto. The film draws a connection between one-dimensional media portrayals that focus on war and crisis in
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
While shopping for Christmas presents this past December in a local gaming store, this little number caught my eye. Ticket to Ride: The Heart of Africa is a variation of a popular board game in which players...
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
Forbes Magazine recently released its second annual list of “Africa’s 40 Richest” people. The feature appeared on the Forbes homepage alongside lists of “America’s Richest,” “India’s Richest,” “Thailand’s Richest,” and “China’s Richest.” For Forbes, it seems, Africa...
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
In recent years, there has been increasing attention in academic and policy circles to the problem of non-communicable diseases in Africa. Some have gone so far as to identify a “shifting disease burden,” wherein conditions such as...
Friday, October 19th, 2012
After spending its first six years in power largely ignoring the continent, the Conservative Party of Canada has finally “discovered” Africa. Last week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper undertook a four-day trip to Senegal and the DRC—only his...
Review of Ellen Gallagher’s Tate Mo...
18 Jun 2013 at 3:00 am
Dutch author: ‘If only Africans wou...
7 Sep 2012 at 7:00 am
Music Break
4 Jun 2011 at 5:08 pm
I had a farm in Africa
19 Nov 2010 at 8:43 am
Consuming Africa (at Christmas Time...
24 Dec 2012 at 10:00 am
Makoko: This sea shall be uprooted
5 Sep 2012 at 6:00 am
Stealing into Canada under the cove...
4 Feb 2013 at 12:00 pm
The Very Best’s “Kondaine” and Vill...
19 Jun 2012 at 6:30 am
German amnesia and Herero women
23 Oct 2012 at 4:00 am
