From Cairo to Cornell
The Malcolm X effect of Gambian-British activist Momodou Taal.
Search Result(s) for: “London”
The complexities of solidarity
Assassinated in 1978, Henri Curiel was a Jewish Egyptian Marxist whose likely killers include fascist French-Algerian colons, the apartheid South African Bureau of State Security, and the Abu Nidal Organization.
Zimbabwean Diaspora Diaries
The UK is jokingly referred to as Harare North for its sizable Zimbabwean diaspora, second only to South Africa. This photo essay captures that world.
News from Nigeria
The writer, who lives in the U.S., travels with her teenage son back to Nigeria just as the country proposes a new law to criminalize same sex love.
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."
Mulatu Astatke is a legend
When the author heard Astatke's music, it was like listening to hip-hop for the first time.
The Ministry of Culture
In the wake of January 2011, art is not yet able to understand the exemplary demography of the Egyptian people.
Thierry Henry is bored
“Thierry Henry 1:1” is proof of what happens when the marketing men make films about football.
Not Nollywood
An Interview with Nigerian Filmmaker Tunde Kelani.
#OccupyNigeria
Most Nigerians don’t trust their government and overpaid public representatives with taxpayers’ money. So, they rose up.
King of Soukous
An Adieu to Tabu Ley Rochereau, the master rumba singer-songwriter from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Henry Kissinger’s South Africa
In the 1970s, Kissinger believed that the liberation of southern Africa from white-minority rule represented a Cold War setback.
A Brief Cinematic Guide to ‘Mother of George’
The film is a complex and nuanced exploration of the questions and limits of what one will do for love, told by an unorthodox filmmaker.
Windhoek characters
Netta Kornberg watch film trailers so you don't have to: This time, Namibian short films are the focus of her #TrailerTakedown.