Africans in Cannes
For all its cinema glitz, Cannes is in a part of France associated with the far right and very anti-immigrant, so it is a treat to see the region is hosting an African themed film festival.
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Sheila Adufutse
Sheila Adufutse is a feminist activist and trained as a project manager.
A Poet of Global Encounters
Chinua Achebe’s legacy is not fixed but rather about responding to change with energy and wit.
Tendai Maraire: “Boom is me throwing a punch at those that still disrespect Zimbabwean music”
When Tendai Maraire broke down his Pungwe mixtape for us last year. I remember when Zimbabwe gained independence.
The visibility of contemporary African women artists
Zimbabwean photographer, Nancy Mteki: “If we don’t stand up for ourselves, no one else is going to do it.”
The story of a lost white boy
The story of Happy Sindane, the lost white boy, who put a lie to South Africa’s rainbow shibboleths.
Africa in a way that hasn’t been seen before
For our series interviewing the new generation of African creatives, we sent questions to designer. Olalekan Jeyifous. We asked him for his five favorite designs.
Can African Heads of State speak
Why when African leaders meet Barack Obama, they are received in groups (unlike all other heads of state) and rarely get to speak?
Afrique 3.0, Version 2.0
The French news magazine, Courrier International, did a special issue: “Afrique 3.0.” We had a closer look. Is it any good?
The Steve Biko Party
What has Steve Bantu Biko got to do with partying and spring in the Netherlands?
I Sing the Desert Electric
A short film of electronic based music across the Sahel region: Mauritania to Northern Nigeria and in-between.
Now or never
Apart from a heavy Senegalese presence, this Music Break, No.37, includes some other favorites of this site: Petite Noire, Laura Mvula, Rachid Taha and newcomer, Napoleon Da Legend.
The TEN CITIES Project: Club Culture and Dance Music
“In Africa today, musicians keep in touch with global pop culture via the Internet and program
Makerena on Marikana
A conversation with South African artist Masello Motana on pop stars, politicians and personhood.
Whose Commemoration
The trouble with the official Dutch commemoration of the abolition of slavery. It leaves out the descendants of victims altogether.
Egyptian Graffiti and Gender Politics
An interview with Soraya Morayef, who is documenting the graffiti scene in Cairo, Beirut, Libya and Palestine.
5 New Films to Watch, N°21
5 new documentaries this week. Crop: Talking About Images is a film directed by Marouan Omara and Johanna Domke. The
Egyptian women won’t be blamed for sexual assaults
Also, dispelling the myth that all Arab men systematically oppress and victimize Arab women.
Tsofa: A documentary film about Congolese immigrants in Romania
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahvRbLEnGj4 Congolese (Brazzaville) filmmaker Rufin Mbou Mikima has uploaded* his latest documentary "Tsofa" to YouTube. The
Zimbabwe’s Tortured Rule of Law
On Sunday, March 17, a day after the Constitutional Referendum, Zimbabwe arrested Beatrice Mtetwa, leading human
The ‘digital music in Africa’ bandwagon
What The New York Times forgot to tell you about the explosion of digital music in Africa.