A deafening salvo
With a new book, Chimurenga resurrects Festac, the blackest and largest ever gathering of artists from Africa and its diaspora in 1977 in Lagos, Nigeria.
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White eyes
Pressure on African writers to avoid the criticism of poverty porn limits the imagination of the writer and the ability to speak truth to power.
Full circle
Dutch and Cape-Verdean singer Nelson Freitas on the growth and popularity of African culture across the world.
Janka in America
The King of Bubu, Janka Nabay, translates this music and his culture for rock kids in the trendy hangouts of New York City.
New cartoon reps urban West Africa
…to: Create a cartoon that will be broadcast globally and be watched and loved by African
The Representation of Ghana
Could "Sakawa," a form of internet scamming popular in Ghana, be a means by which to make to sense of contemporary life there?
Drones in Somalia
The US, which has misread the political situation in Somalia before, is again pursuing short-term military gains there at the risk of long-term blowback.
Cricket Practice in East London
American photographer Lori Grinker‘s new project “Distant Relations” traces the diaspora–in 8 countries–created by the (largely
#OccupyNigeria
Most Nigerians don’t trust their government and overpaid public representatives with taxpayers’ money. So, they rose up.
Dissatisfied young people
Chika Unigwe has been at the forefront of solidarity efforts in support of the #OccupyNigeria protests. Tom Devriendt spoke to her.
Friday Music Bonus Edition
Let’s do a Friday Diaspora edition. There are some half-baked attempts at linking the videos in
The most interesting bits
Kaleidoscope magazine has done an "Africa" issue; it wants to walk a fine line between identity politics and universalism.
Il Manifesto
Africans can draw uninformed conclusions about what’s going on in their own backyards and on the continent.
10 African films to watch out for, N°7
…One of the films showing at Africa in the Picture is Kenneth Aidoo’s first long feature
10 African films to watch out for, N°14
…who falls for a poet named Kala. The film is filed in the portfolio of Nsoroma
The spirit of Ethiopian culture
Roxsanne Dyssell's second in a series of interviews with young artists and creatives: Next: creative director and photoblogger,Metasebia Yoseph