Humans of Lagos
Offering a glimpse at daily life in the West African mega city.
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Nathan Chiume
Nathan Chiume is an Africa analyst and consultant.
Some refugees more equal than others
Many European governments favor “culturally close[r]” refugees and asylum-seekers: preferably white, educated Christians.
Mandela Day: 400 women, 800+ care packs for rape survivors, one vision of South Africa
Since 2010, July 18 has been `celebrated’ as Mandela Day. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela aka Madiba was
Discover The Ma’Ati, a new storytelling platform for travelers
The Ma’Ati is a new digital storytelling platform created by Africa is a Country contributor Shamira
The single story of African design
A new book highlights African innovation, challenging dominant perceptions of the continent.
Women and the revolution in Burkina Faso
The “Sankara Generation,” the young people taking on Burkina Faso’s dictator, wants radical change. Does it include a better future for the country’s women?
Sandra Bland and The Beatles
Bland, who died in police custody after a traffic stop in Texas, embodied a rare charismatic self-possession that disrupts social orders.
What is ‘Champeta Urbana’?
An interview with musician, Kevin Flórez, about how a music imported by West African sailors to 1970s Colombia became the soundtrack of his city, Cartagena.
Israel’s “blackwashing”
Israel’s promotion of itself as a technologically-advanced “white savior” on an aid mission to poor black nations, is a marketing ploy to cover the occupation.
Mandela Day: Where is our imagination?
We've just passed that time of year when the Charitable Industrial Complex puts on its Sunday best
The ‘Brazil of Africa’
That’s not a compliment. It is about how development institutions are financing land grabs in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Tweezus, Da Gawd
The producer and beatmaker, Tweezy, is behind many of 2014 and 2015’s most successful South African hip hop somgs.
Music, Tradition and Race
The combined sounds of indigenous groups from northern Colombia with the drums imported with African slaves in Cartagena, once the biggest slave port of the American continent.
Weekend Music Break No.81
Your weekend music break for July 18th, 2015 This week, master of the new school J.
The Obama Sevens
A complete run-down of all the craziness going down in Kenya ahead of Barack Obama’s visit.
The lesson of Marikana
The relationship between the massacre of workers at Marikana and the rational destiny of market fundamentalism.
#RespecTheProducer – Christian Tiger School’s Tapes are made out of Chrome
Sean Magner takes a peek into the world of production duo Christian Tiger School by way of
El Chapo’s New Escape
El Chapo is already a cartoon that has too much literature. Just like the Mexican government has too much corruption.
Lagos, the city of divides
Lagos, is the only city in Nigeria worthy of being described as a human potpourri. No
In Morocco, a judge agrees: #mettre_une_robe_ nest_pas_un_crime
Yesterday, in Inezgane, south of Agadir, on the southern part of Morocco’s Atlantic Ocean coast, a