Zimbabwe’s Tortured Rule of Law
On Sunday, March 17, a day after the Constitutional Referendum, Zimbabwe arrested Beatrice Mtetwa, leading human
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Sheila Adufutse
Sheila Adufutse is a feminist activist and trained as a project manager.
The ‘digital music in Africa’ bandwagon
What The New York Times forgot to tell you about the explosion of digital music in Africa.
Oy & The Art of Translating Between The Stage and The Studio
Africa is a Country has been a fan of Ghanaian-Swiss audio experimentalist Oy's live performances for
The Dutch Media Drama
Why is a photo of an empathetic group of young Dutch Moroccans visiting a concentration camp being used to illustrate so many stories in which Moroccans are a “problem”?
Africa 3.0
Another month, another special Africa issue. This one is by French weekly newspaper Courrier International (part
Bebo Valdés: 5 films to remember him by
It is hard to underestimate the importance of pianist Bebo Valdés' contributions to Cuban music. "Bebo", who passed
Weekend Music Break, N°36
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OBZY46-hb8 Not too long ago, a new video by Amadou & Mariam would have made a
Chinua Achebe The Writer Lives On
To my ear Achebe’s voice is always measured even at its most defiant.
The passing of Chinua Achebe
Comparisons between Chinua Achebe and Nigeria’s other great writer, Wole Soyinka, will increase, now Achebe has passed.
Welcome to Mali
France’s intervention never offered a real solution to any of Mali’s problems, but created a set of problems to the ones this country would otherwise have faced.
5 Films to Watch Out For, N°20
Born in a small township near Gondar in northwest Ethiopia, Yityish Aynaw recently became the latest
Ben Affleck makes the Congo cool
In what has little to do with the DRC, Affleck, dubbed Life President of Congo, gets hailed as “Hollywood’s New Role Model” and the “new paradigm of masculinity” in the entertainment world.
The prerogative of a lame duck President
Why Goodluck Jonathan’s presidential pardons are a bad idea.
The Happy Dutch Sprinter
Why does black characters in Dutch TV commercial plays some exaggerated version of someone from the colonies? Can “normal” black people not sell a product?
The Blood of the Impure
The French national anthem is a pretty nasty song. It dreams, in one of its more memorable verses, that the “blood of the impure” will “irrigate our fields.”
Another Side of the Story
An interview with the managing editor of “Daily News Egypt,” two-years after the Egyptian uprising.
Does Zimbabwe’s new Constitution live up to women’s aspirations?
This weekend, Zimbabwe held a Constitutional referendum. And so Zimbabwe enjoyed yet another 15 seconds of
How many Twitter activists make one vote?
The problem with so many Twitter crowd members is they live in their comfort zone and are not about to lift a finger to get out of there.
New York African Film Festival 2013
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the New York African Film Festival. The Festival--from April
Angola: One Party, One Voice
Angola is a country that has been ruled by the same party, the MPLA, since independence