Africa: Global African Diaspora Awards Shine in Houston
[Vanguard] The highly anticipated Global African Diaspora Awards (GADA) took place on September 21 at Park 8 Event Center in Houston, Texas, USA. The glamorous event drew the crème de la crème of the global African diaspora from around the wo…
Africa: Caine Prize for African Writing – Nadia Davids On Her Winning Story About Women and Freedom
[The Conversation Africa] South African playwright, academic, novelist and short story writer Nadia Davids is the winner of the 2024 Caine Prize for African Writing. It’s an important award that has played a significant role in shaping the career traje…
Africa: Summit of the Future and a New Poem for Africa
[Africa Renewal] Embracing digital transformation to realize our potential
Africa: What’s in a Game? Video Games and Russian Influence in Africa
[ISS] It may be time to bring gaming onto the information integrity radar, while supporting citizens’ right to choose their tech.
Africa: ‘Dahomey’ Film Invites Colonial Past to Speak Through Benin’s Stolen Treasures
[RFI] In her award-winning documentary Dahomey, director Mati Diop imagines the voice of royal treasures looted from West Africa by European colonisers and only recently sent back to their homeland in present-day Benin. She tells RFI she hopes it will …
Africa: Atlanta and Africa Forge New Creative Frontiers
[allAfrica] Cape Town — Africa’s creative sector finds a dynamic ally in Atlanta
Africa: Kofi Appenteng On 70 Years of the Africa America Institute
[Afropop] Kofi Appenteng is the President of the Africa-America Institute (AAI). Founded in 1953, AAI is a premier U.S.-based organization dedicated to bridging Africa and America by educating people and connecting worlds. AAI’s programs with leading u…
Africa: U.S. Initiative Aims to Fuel Job Growth in African Creative Industries
[allAfrica] Cape Town, South Africa — In recognition of the potential of Africa’s creative industries, Prosper Africa strives to harness these sectors for job creation and sustainable development.
Africa: Looting of African Heritage – a Powerful New Book Explores the Damage Done By Colonial Theft
[The Conversation Africa] European colonisation of Africa was not only about armed conquest, massacres and the exploitation of resources. It was also about the appropriation of spiritual and political symbols. It led to the erasure of a social, cultura…
Africa: William Bascom and the Ifẹ̀ Bronzes – Reconstructing Histories of Expropriation and Repatriation in Nigeria
[African Arguments] Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarly, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates…