Parisian Africa
Younger generations of artists, many immigrants of African origin, are reconfiguring the arts in France on their own terms.
Younger generations of artists, many immigrants of African origin, are reconfiguring the arts in France on their own terms.
In the DRC, city life isn’t foremost defined by the image of the child soldier (contrary
It's a shame that a player had to suffer from a heart attack to provoke feelings of belonging about him as a refugee and immigrant. It says something about Britain.
Spanish media is skittish about reporting their country's discriminatory immigration policy. If they do, they mainly cover its positive exceptions.
DRC born, France based Gasandji‘s “Na lingui yo.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=841i137-CYg Alain Mabanckou’s 2009 novel Black Bazar spoke successfully to and about the African diaspora in
Mutombo, a former NBA star, seems in way over his head in a diamond scam. But some of the allegations cited in media reports don't add up.
Can a belief be condemned as immoral? Or must we accept cultural difference, and merely condemn the acts that follow as a consequence?
We don't blame people those who can't figure out their DRC from their ROC or their Kinshasa from their Brazzaville.
Congolese artists Konono N°1 and Baloji collaborated by merging “traditional” sounds from Africa's biggest country with hip hop.
Just a sample: A "Heart of Darkness"-themed ship, Tarzan in South Africa and a travelogue on the Congo River.
Ploughing through the blog’s archives to come up with a fair selection of ten videos for
For all the huffing and puffing in the West about the DRC’s cooked elections — President
Over the past week, it was hard to find an article published in a major international
Girl Power is big among female West African pop singers. Or so recent music videos suggest.
Tupac Shakur's intensity did not just appeal to just young people in the United States, but also on the continent.
Last week the Congolese film “Viva Riva” won “The Best African Movie“* award at the MTV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK0dfuAWDIQ ABC News on Ben Affleck’s “time with the people of Congo” and his “odd couple”
Earlier this year, the Congolese government declared European development commissioner Karel De Gucht persona non grata