In Search of the “African Middle Class”
Who would guess that a little over a decade ago Africa was mostly described as “the hopeless continent”?
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Sheila Adufutse
Sheila Adufutse is a feminist activist and trained as a project manager.
Why France doesn’t want to let Aminata Traoré in and Germany allowed her only inside Berlin’s city limits
Malian writer, activist, former member of government Aminata Traoré is unwelcome in France, and, thanks to
Beignets and Nigerian meat pies
Nollywood, the world’s second largest film industry, produces over 2000 films annually, and now, seven of its best will be screened at France’s first ever NollywoodWeek Paris.
Freedom Day
The ways in which Nelson Mandela’s image as a referent of South Africa’s recent past has been appropriated, signified and transformed into material form as commemoration.
Weekend Music Break, N°40
South African kwaito group Mafikizolo underscored their comeback this week with the release of the video
5 New Films to Watch, N°25
The Supreme Price is ambitious both in its scope and its intentions: "Following the annulment of
Joyce Banda has bigger problems than Madonna
After years of being frozen out by Bingu wa Mutharika’s administration, President Joyce Banda has restored the IMF to the top table of Malawian policy-making and pushed through a sweeping reforms at their behest.
The new journalism model
VICE partners with old media, makes sponsored content, owns an ad agency, and cozies up to Murdoch—despite its edgy style and fresh take on news.
How to text someone you love
An interview with the American-Nigerian-Jamaican artist Temitayo Ogunbiyi.
Where the thing in her head translated well
An interview with the filmmaker Dehanza Rogers, about the film “Sweet, Sweet Country,” a fictional film capturing the harsh personal choices of Africans in Clarkson, a town in Georgia known for its large immigrant population.
The new “Celebrity Map of Africa”
It’s not just Euro-Americans who want to save Africa. Celebrities and entertainers from Asia and Eastern Europe want in too.
Right in front of your eyes
Claudio Silva emailed fellow Angolan, photographer Rui Sérgio Afonso, to tell us about his favorite images.
Two index fingers
Our weekly update post of things we did not blog about includes a derby goal, a film about the Williams sisters and the passing of a major 20th century South African intellectual.
RIP Bi Kidude, Empress of East Africa
Bi Kidude, who died on April 17, 2013, was probably Tanzania’s foremost singer and performer of Taarab music.
Weekend Music Break, N°39
This year's turning into a good year for quality music videos. Here's another selection of 10.
Big Brother Goodluck Jonathan
Nigeria’s ruling class, when faced with criticism, always go for censorship, to silence their critics.
The New Chimurenga
The most creative, incisive political arts and literary publication produced on the African continent, or anywhere for that matter.
5 New Films to Watch, N°24
The Revolution Won’t Be Televised is Rama Thiaw's (born in Mauritania, grew up between Senegal and
Africa is a Great Country to Photograph
An interview with Swedish photographer Jens Assur about his exhibition, “Africa is a Great Country,” about representation of Africa and visual clichés in general.
Cinderella is Pissed
A prominent South African, his name is unimportant, has yet again lit up the local blogosphere