Ben Affleck makes the Congo cool
In what has little to do with the DRC, Affleck, dubbed Life President of Congo, gets hailed as “Hollywood’s New Role Model” and the “new paradigm of masculinity” in the entertainment world.
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Ladan Osman
Ladan Osman is the author of Exiles of Eden (2019) and The Kitchen-Dweller’s Testimony (2015). She lives in Brooklyn.
The prerogative of a lame duck President
Why Goodluck Jonathan’s presidential pardons are a bad idea.
The Happy Dutch Sprinter
Why does black characters in Dutch TV commercial plays some exaggerated version of someone from the colonies? Can “normal” black people not sell a product?
The Blood of the Impure
The French national anthem is a pretty nasty song. It dreams, in one of its more memorable verses, that the “blood of the impure” will “irrigate our fields.”
Another Side of the Story
An interview with the managing editor of “Daily News Egypt,” two-years after the Egyptian uprising.
Does Zimbabwe’s new Constitution live up to women’s aspirations?
This weekend, Zimbabwe held a Constitutional referendum. And so Zimbabwe enjoyed yet another 15 seconds of
How many Twitter activists make one vote?
The problem with so many Twitter crowd members is they live in their comfort zone and are not about to lift a finger to get out of there.
New York African Film Festival 2013
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the New York African Film Festival. The Festival--from April
Angola: One Party, One Voice
Angola is a country that has been ruled by the same party, the MPLA, since independence
The creativity of the Angolan people
Claudio Silva asked young Angolan photographer Indira Mateta to write down her thoughts about her favorite photographs and email it to him.
Pope Francis is a football fan
The pope supports Argentina’s San Lorenzo Club (nickname: Los Santos). What better way to dissect his ascension to the papacy than by way of football?
Weekend Music Break, N°35
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFz3fSUx8vY We hardly ever feature Brazilian music, and even less their take on Afrobeat. The above tune
5 African Films to Watch Out For, N°19
"Vers la forêt de nuages" ("To the cloud forest") is a film by Robin Hunzinger, who tells a story
Mali Needs Heroes–Even Cinematic Ones will do
Ibrahima Touré’s feature film adaptation of Ly’s powerful novel, “Toiles d’araignées” (Spiders’ webs) may be what Mali needs now.
Why is there a news media blackout about political repression in Djibouti?
Guest Post by Abdourahman Waberi, Ali Deberkale and Dimitri Verdonck On the eve of the legislative election
Who killed Thomas Sankara?
A French Communist MP announced he would press the French National Assembly to create an inquiry commission to investigate the 1987 assassination of Thomas Sankara.
Your Camera is Not a Toy
What did the Italian photographer, Gabriele Galimberti think he was going to achieve with his photo-series of children with their toys from around the world posing for him?
The Other Afripolitans
Malitia Malimob, rap music and the less glamorous stories of African migration to the United States.
The monster under the house
Elections provide opportunities for national self-examination and renewal, maybe not in Kenya.
The eyes of people who don’t exist and never have
The Dutch artist Ruud van Empel talks about his art, including his portrayal of black children as ideal types from middle class Dutch 1960s backgrounds.