
The Decade of Film
I participated in Sight & Sound's once-a-decade poll of the greatest films of all time. I included at least two African films: "Borom Sarrett" and "Mapantsula." Hopefully, they make the cut.
I participated in Sight & Sound's once-a-decade poll of the greatest films of all time. I included at least two African films: "Borom Sarrett" and "Mapantsula." Hopefully, they make the cut.
This week, the World Bank issued a report, South Africa Economic Update: Inequality of Opportunity. The
Top photo tumblrs, not in any particular order, that Kola thinks you should be following if you have any interest in Africa.
http://vimeo.com/26876381 This is a bit older, but still worth watching. Above is a short clip from
Senegalese designer, Adama Paris, organizer of Dakar Fashion Week, gives her opinion on the representation of African designs and designers in the fashion industry.
It’s not even news that women and children leads AIDS activism in places like Botswana, except when it’s scanted. So, here’s a primer.
July 4. U.S. Day of Independence. What’s more ‘American’ than … Chevron Corporation? It’s pretty much
The women of Sudan have had enough. On the evening of June 16, 2012, women dormitory
Media about African refugees and asylum seekers in Israel highlight their experiences and desires for rights, but erase their agency, portraying them solely as victims of violence and exploitation.
As the number of active female bloggers has increased, so too has the level of discourse around the dynamism and contradictions of life as a Zimbabwean woman.
What's the story with The Very Best's video for the single "Kondaine," where they teamed up with an American NGO and shot it in very rural Kenya.
A film series in London explores what it would mean imbuing Africa with extra-terrestrial powers. We speak to the curators, Al Cameron and Nav Haq.
Yannick Létourneau talks about the genesis of his film about the Senegelese rapper, Awadi. Also, why so many political musicians come from West Africa.
We asked the Africa Is a Country "office" to comment on Nando's new ad that is supposedly a comment on the widespread antiblack xenophobia in South Africa.
The limitations of working in the online space, given the small percentages of people with online access (despite the expansion of mobile technology).
Meaning is elusive in Cape Verde, but it does result in an existential limbo conducive to creeping, fretful madness.
Pieter Hugo, the critically acclaimed South African photographer, has done an interview with Guernica (H/T Glenna Gordon) in which
What are the cultural implications of the success of individual African artists in particularly U.S. mainstream media and award shows?
Mali’s rebel armies, their shifting alliances and their fans make for quite a spectacle.
How does an American publication write critically about a country without running the risk of reifying sexual and racial stereotypes?