The View from Freetown
An interview with the Danish photographer Kim Thue about his work in Sierra Leone's capital.
Culture
Madagascar at the Oscars
A French filmmaker witnesses a "the turning of the dead people" ceremony in Madagascar. Amazingly, the film explores this event without necessarily exoticizing it.
A’na Afriki
The connections and shared lineage between Africa and the countries of the Arabian peninsula.
Branding The New Black
Andre Pinard works for a advertising and brand agency that markets products historically associated with white, upper class consumers to the black urban market.
African-American comedians and “Africa jokes”
From Richard Pryor through to Jamie Foxx, Chris Rock and Wyatt Cenac. They all do "Africa" bits. It's not always funny or good social commentary.