Which Art History in Africa?
As an art writer working in Africa, I have no available model to craft an entire practice of writing books on contemporary art in Uganda.
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Nathan Chiume
Nathan Chiume is an Africa analyst and consultant.
The wounded buffalo
President Filipe Nyusi’s government will be more remembered for preventing protests by an increasingly disenfranchised Mozambican public.
White settler states and secret police forces
How whites in South Africa, Rhodesia, Angola, and Mozambique acted in unison to thwart independence.
Eu Sou Cistac
What the murder of a well known constitutional lawyer and professor means for Mozambique.
Digitizing Ferguson
On March 4th, the Justice Department released an 86-page report of its investigation of the Ferguson
#WhiteHistoryMonth: Dr. Pierre Messmer, France’s Dirty War General
In the late nineteen-fifties, a brutal but secret war unfolded between French colonial authorities and the
The heart of whiteness, South African edition
We don’t think Njabulo Ndebele minds that we liberally cutting and pasting from a speech he gave back in 2000, about whiteness in South Africa.
Is This the Maturation of Politics in Lesotho?
Development, broadly defined, has dominated Lesotho's political discourse throughout its nearly 50 years of independence. This
In the Name of Africa
For the first time in history, a former head of an African state, Hissene Habre of Chad, will stand trial in Africa, before an internationalized tribunal. In Senegal.
Dope Saint Jude messes with Cape Town’s head
Rap artist, Dope Saint Jude, is a nightmare for anyone stuck in the gender/race void of simplified constructions of identity.
Obroni, a History
Most Ghanaians think “obroni” means “white person” or “foreigner”, but it stems from the Akan phrase “abro nipa” meaning “wicked person.”
Summertime Vibes
Hipsters Don’t Dance “Top World Carnival Tunes” for February 2015.
Fresh eyes: Yannis Guibinga’s photos of Gabon
Guibinga documents the vibrant beach culture of the country’s capital, Libreville, on the West African coast.
President Obiang and the Samba School
Carnival in Rio de Janeiro as a site for the politics of influence by one of Africa’s most brutal dictatorships.
5 Questions for Filmmaker, Djo Munga
The Congolese cites the crime film, ‘Carlito’s Way,’ starring Al Paciono, as a project he wished he had made. You can see the inspiration in “Viva Riva,” his breakout film.
Tonight White People Get In For Free
The actor and filmmaker Akin Omotoso traveled from Johannesburg, South Africa, to witness the 2015 NBA All Star Weekend in Brooklyn, New York. Here’s his diary.
The art and activism of Gabriel Teodros
This past weekend I had the immense pleasure to sit alongside Gabriel Teodros, Bocafloja, and Linda
The Black Rhythms of Perú
The influence of people of African descent in the history of Peruvian music are overlooked. This documentary begins to set the record straight.
On Set: Abderrahmane Sissako’s ‘Timbuktu’
Cast members: “We want that film to enlighten our people’s situation, we, the real hostages of that crisis.”
The music of Santiago, Chile
Chilean musicians argue that their feeling of isolation, combined with a higher than average internet penetration helped create and foster a local “scene” of musicians able to make a living from music.