The Nigerians are coming
Nigerian cinema is finally being embraced outside Nollywood for its diversity and capacity to adapt to dramatic technological and infrastructural shifts.
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Yahya Jammeh’s tribalism
How the Jammeh regime reproduced power in Gambia for more than two decades.
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Every nation needs a team kit
An Australian sports apparel company makes shirts for low profile national soccer teams, including a number of African ones.
The work of historical fiction
How does it differ from straight-forward history? What are the limits and possibilities of the genre?
The Delasi Edition
This selection of smooth Afropop illustrates Delasi's transnational vision for contemporary African art and music.
If they take you in the morning, they will be coming for us that night
The need for vigilance and sustained, principled resistance under the new regime of U.S. President, Donald Trump.
Le Pen vs. Macron: Implications for Africa
The real danger of an Emmanuel Macron victory is that, simply by virtue of not being Marine Le Pen, his policies will be treated as reasonable.
Biafra as focal point for fresh perspectives of Nigeria
Igbo nationalist groups have the right to self-determine whether they want to be part of Nigeria or form their own independent republic.
Dakar’s African Renaissance
A Kenyan scientist wonders how Senegalese found ways to blend African spirituality with Islam.
The world of photographer Osaretin Ugiagbe
A Nigerian immigrant to the Bronx, New York, Osaretin Ugiagbe documents the lives of his friends and strangers on the streets.
Despacito Will Not Save Us
The hit song and its production reflect everything that is wrong with the music industry and how it exploits the cultural production of communities of color.
Put some respect on Nollywood’s name
The American network VICE turns to Nigeria and its film industry as a further source of wonder for its mostly white correspondents.
Checkpoint Babylon
The depressing new norm for one of the most vibrant grassroots, immigrant cultural traditions in New York City.
The golden age of the Nigerian short film
Nigerian filmmakers are embracing the short form as more than just a cinematic calling card.
Thomas Sankara Boulevard
Plus the great novelist Sarah Ladipo Manyika has put together a list of the best books of the Mugabe years.
An allegory for freedom
Blackness, like the nation of Haiti herself, is a thing to be punished for committing the crime of daring to exist and resist.
The slave auction in Libya
Racism and discrimination are central to the social and cultural hierarchy in the Maghreb. Libya is no exception.