Africa: The Best African Books of 2023
[African Arguments] Once more, African writers from the continent and diaspora have provided us some literary gems. Our top novels of 2023, in no particular order.
Africa: Coca-Cola in Africa – A Story of High Politics and Marketing Gumption
[The Conversation Africa] A new book called Bottled: How Coca-Cola Became African tells the story of how the world’s most famous carbonated drink conquered the continent. It’s a tale of marketing gumption and high politics and is the product of years o…
Africa: Black Panther, Wakanda Forever and the Problem With Hollywood – an African Perspective
[The Conversation Africa] Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever were global hits that played out in an imaginary African kingdom and feature a universe of black creative talent. What’s not to love about the franchise? Quite a lot, reckons cu…
Africa: An African History of Cannabis Offers Fascinating and Heartbreaking Insights – an Expert Explains
[The Conversation Africa] When I tell people that I research cannabis, I sometimes receive a furtive gesture that implies and presumes: “We’re both stoners!”, as if two members of a secret society have met.
Africa: Hollywood’s First Major Black Female Superhero – How Wakanda Forever Broke the Mould
[The Conversation Africa] Black Panther: Wakanda Forever rewrote Hollywood’s script for superhero movies. English professor Diana Adesola Mafe was recently involved in an academic roundtable that offers a critical conversation about it and another film…
Africa: Sports Minister Receives Africa Sustainability Man of the Year 2023 Award
[Leadership] The Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has been honored with the distinguished Africa Sustainability Man of the Year 2023 Award.
Africa: Fashion Forward – Protect Africa From ‘Fagia’ Amid Alarming Global Stocktake
[IPS] Dubai — Thousands of bales of cheap, poor-quality secondhand clothing arrive on boats and ships docking on Africa’s extensive 26,000-kilometer-long coastline, dotted with at least 100 ports and harbors. From Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Uganda…
Africa: Khalid Makes Historic Debut With Performance at Hey Neighbour Festival in South Africa
[Hey Neighbour] Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Khalid made a groundbreaking appearance today at the Hey Neighbour Festival in South Africa, marking his inaugural performance on South African soil. The event was a part of the grand celebrat…
Africa: Opera, Glass Blowing, Poncho Weaving and More – Unesco Celebrates World’s Cultural Heritage
[UN News] The UNESCO committee that protects so called Intangible Cultural Heritage met in Botswana this week to add new entries to the UN culture agency’s list of world treasures, some of which must be “urgently” safeguarded.
Africa: Art and Climate Change
[IPS] Stockholm, Sweden — A dark cloud is hovering above human existence. It is a fairly illusory cloud haunting our minds and wellbeing, but also an actual, menacing, mostly invisible cloud that covers the Earth’s entire atmosphere. Saturated by gree…