
The silence between portraits
Number 17 in our ‘Found Objects’: The short documentary, ‘Mr. Mkhize,’ by photographers Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin.
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Nathan Chiume is an Africa analyst and consultant.

Number 17 in our ‘Found Objects’: The short documentary, ‘Mr. Mkhize,’ by photographers Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin.


The Governor of Lagos has larger ambitions than just governing Nigeria’s and probably Africa’s most vibrant megacity.

The first in a series exploring the music of France’s capital. Hinda Talhaoui, originally from Paris’ suburbs, is our guide.


When Hollywood comes to our doorstep they use Cape Town as a cheap stand in for somewhere else. We don’t get to see our city on screen; represented authentically.

For Ugandans the Americans are basically aiding a military infrastructure that will mostly terrorize local people and strengthen an unpopular dictator.

African football is often depicted with gloom, while European football is either reduced to hooliganism or celebrated through nostalgic ‘greatest hits’ and childhood wonder on film.

