Tunisian born artist Amel Bennys, who works between Tunis and Paris, has just had her first solo show at the Selma Feriani Gallery in London. ‘Get Up – Stand Up’ includes ‘Fin de Partie’, a series of heavy-duty mixed media works on canvas (seriously interesting – see below), and a selection of sketch-books. Her sculptures are due to be shown in London in Hanover Square this May.
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Between Israeli bombs and state repression, ordinary Iranians are once again denied control over their own future.
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From trans bans to racial exclusion, the hard-won gains made in women’s football are being rolled back under the guise of protecting women.
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The writings of revolutionary Angolan leader and intellectual Mário Pinto de Andrade helped galvanize the independence struggle. They are now available in English.
Os escritos do líder e intelectual revolucionário angolano Mário Pinto de Andrade ajudaram a galvanizar a luta pela independência. Estão agora disponíveis em inglês.
After 50 Years of independence in Mozambique, what and how to celebrate?
Depois de 50 anos de independência em Moçambique: o quê e como celebrar?
The founder of a digital archive of African deities explains the motivation behind its creation.
A postmortem on the African Growth and Opportunities Act.
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Africa’s biggest filmmakers are rejecting Western demands for resolution and containment in cinema—instead embracing ambiguity, rupture, and silence as tools for historical reckoning of African stories.
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Musical traditions and language from Edo State have moved from the margins of Nigeria’s national (and international) culture to the center.
A new documentary film examines the politics of waste work and discard infrastructures in Dakar.
A portrait of South Sudan’s unfinished journey, where political sacrifice meets everyday survival, and the burden of memory contends with the quiet power of continuity.