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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4EriPgiXV0 I like this video for Sayon Bamba's song 'L'excisée' (from her album Dougna). Born in
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Rita Nketiah
Rita Nketiah is a feminist researcher, writer and activist living in Accra, Ghana.
A road accident doesn't make a revolution
Recent demonstrations in Sudan's capital Khartoum over road conditions and traffic signals have led some observers
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oToZfPGMMBY Watch out for Toumani Diabaté's cousin, Sona Jobarteh.
The Zimbabwe Alliance
"The Zimbabwe Alliance is a funder/advocate partnership to promote a vibrant civil society and a successful
Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQuSs8OIPgM I love this track, "It Would Be," by Cape Town's Alleycat (government name: Enslin Grootboom) featuring
What do African leaders have in common?
Seun Kuti, Fela’s son, and for some the true heir of his father’s musical legacy while charting his own part, has a new album and a lot of opinions.
Homosexuality is very African
The 46-minute video of the 2010 BBC World "Debate" with the unfortunate title: "Is Homosexuality Un-African?"
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNynEnPMagA Remember the Belgian-Congolese project Héritage? It took them a while to record a video for
No Art On $2 A Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb18FWbL0mw In memory of Cameroonian artist Goddy Leye (1965-2011).
'The Solar Oven Fallacy'
"There are three myths about technology," [according to] Harish Hande, founder of SELCO-India, a "social enterprise"
'Brand Africa'
I like the young producers and reporters at Radio Netherlands Worldwide's Africa desk. From the informed
This is not about Jacob Zuma's sex life
On Monday tens of thousands of young South Africans marched in Cape Town, South Africa, to
Movies that matter
If you can’t make it to Stockholm next week, visiting The Hague might be a good
Must Be Something in the Water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8GvkDgP30A Seriously, this is not ironic. UNICEF is bottling Rihanna and other celebrities' tap water and
"The creative street vibes of South Africa"
On Saturday, 26 March at the Swedish CinemAfrica Festival the film directors Teddy Goitom and Benjamin
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_O62AItxTs Not the official video for BLK JKS's Zol!"
Mandela in X-Large
We were hoping it would not come to this: The Nelson Mandela Foundation has launched an
Found Objects, No. 13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwe_xNEUgxA The UK (via Jamaica) toaster, Tapper Zukia's "MPLA" off the album from the same name. Because
This is about Congo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK0dfuAWDIQ ABC News on Ben Affleck's "time with the people of Congo" and his "odd couple"
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06S7oMLvl2w French-Congolese musician Abd Al Malik's star is rising fast in Francophone Europe. Behind his, say,