Ghanaian Facebook Proverbs
No, Albert Einstein never said this on Facebook: “Having an okro mouth does not mean you will be given banku to go with it.”
Technology
Cowries and Rice
The global impact of the exchanges and experiences between China and Africa.
The lions and the hunters
Lions and black people are not the same or even straightforwardly comparable. But it is true that something wants them both dead.
Discover The Ma’Ati, a new storytelling platform for travelers
The Ma’Ati is a new digital storytelling platform created by Africa is a Country contributor Shamira
Why is Facebook asking me how to pronounce my name?
Facebook has decided my name is weird and hard and I have to prevent awkward situations by teaching my “Friends” how to say it.
Nigerian Nostalgia
Nigeria has gotten a lot of attention on this platform in the past few weeks, with
Africanizing Technology
The photographic record of an academic conference which key question was "How is technology rooted in a longer history of African experiences?"
The Queering Slavery Working Group
This tumblr focuses on reading, researching, and writing histories of intimacy, sex, and sexuality during Atlantic slave period.
Digitizing Ferguson
On March 4th, the Justice Department released an 86-page report of its investigation of the Ferguson
A Social History of the Gambia
An archive - stretching from 1820 to 1960 - of civil, police, and criminal records in colonial Banjul.
The African Rock Art Digital Archive
Last summer, I got the chance to visit the Origins Museum on the University of the
African Hip Hop
This week I thought I’d try something a little different, inspired by some links I came
African Activist Archive
In the U.S., the past few months have showcased the power of social activism in bringing
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database
When I was first given the opportunity to write this weekly series, I reached out to
The A to Z of Kenyan Twitter
“Twitter is going to change Kenya!” I declared in my presentation. We’d just set up a
The African Sources of Knowledge Digital Library
Organized at Harvard University, this digital library contains rare handwritten and out-of-print African language documents of non-latinate scripts.
Africa Cartoons
A digital archive featuring the work of over 180 cartoonists from throughout the African continent.
The Digital Mandela
Finding ways to deconstruct the legacy from reality when it comes to South Africa's democratic president, Nelson Mandela.
Africa Through a Lens
An online archive of photos taken from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office photographic collection housed in the UK's National Archives.
The Afrobarometer
Inaugurating our series on digital African projects. We'll document projects working to make more resources about Africa’s past and present available online.