Dutch elites and blackface
Most elites in the Netherlands are no different than racists when it comes to defending #ZwartePiet.
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Africa Is a Country
From the Ministry of Information.
Weekend Special, No 1002
A bunch of us went to the African Studies Association's annual meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana. This
Latest episode of Radio Netherlands Worldwide’s ‘My Song’ series features politically engaged Senegalese rappers
Fed up with what a group of young Senegalese describe as the state of mind of
The Rusty and Golden Radiators are back!
The Norwegian Students' and Academics' International Assistance Fund (SAIH), the organization responsible for the brilliant Africa for Norway campaign, is
Africa is a Radio: Episode #6
Africa is a Radio episode 6 opens up with a transnational blend, combining remixes of Dotorado
T.O. Molefe on South Africa’s “War on Women”
The essayist T.O. Molefe (he is a contributor here too) has a new op-ed column up at
‘This Ewe Boy’
New video for 'Hope,' by Ghanaian rapper Abladzo Kwame, off his EP 'This Ewe Boy.' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEO2zhHys2I&feature=youtu.be
Africa is a Radio: Epsiode #5
Africa is a Radio went on break last month along with Africa is a Country, so
What Binyavanga thinks of the Caine Prize
The inaugural winner of the Caine Prize for short fiction opines on the useless rivalry between Kenyans and Nigerians about who has won more Caine Prizes.
Telling “the African story”
We often hear political and business leaders and Africanists talk about the need to "tell the African
There are apparently only three people in the world that can cook pasta like Wole Soyinka
Soyinka turned 80 this year. We learn this in an interview a Nigerian newspaper did with his
Thank You, Associated Press
We published "Neymar and the Disappearing Donkey" (to coincide with the World Cup in Brazil) on
Africa is a Radio: Episode #4 – World Cup Special!
We're shortening the name of Africa is a Country Radio. From now on (save for when we slip
The World of Ridiculous Youtube Music Videos: First Bangs, then Ice JJ Fish, Kwality, now Berenice
Singing or rapping off key in an expensive or sometime low budget music video is now
An African team in the World Cup semi-finals?
African champions, Nigeria, go into the 2014 World Cup with the best chance of making a big impression.
Africa Is a Country Radio: Episode #3
Episode 3 of Africa is a Country Radio is live on Groovalizacion and the AIAC Mixcloud
Africa Is a Country Radio: Episode #2
Just in time for the weekend, episode 2 of Africa is a Country Radio is here! (It went
A Rwandan Storify
The sensational tale of Rwanda’s gospel-singer-terrorist, Kizito Mihigo.
Nigeria, come get your president
Goodluck Jonathan, the incumbent in Nigeria, gets the hashtag treatment – gets mocked on Twitter – for his government’s inaction and policy uncertainty on a range of fronts.
Nene Leakes’ ‘African tribal dance’
"He said, 'Hunni nobody can do this, you're the only person here who can do this. You're always the queen bee, and fabulous, and over the top, so there's nobody else here who can do an African tribal dance. You're the only black girl here.' I thought that was creative and awesome and I was like whaaaat?! I've only been to Africa one time I don't know what they do over there, but let's try it!"