Africa: Trigmatic Shines At the Hague African Festival
[Accra Times] The Hague African Festival made a triumphant return this year, celebrating African culture and creativity at the renowned Zuiderpark theater.
Africa: German Colonialism in Africa Has a Chilling History – New Book Explores How It Lives On
[The Conversation Africa] Germany was a significant – and often brutal – colonial power in Africa. But this colonial history is not told as often as that of other imperialist nations. A new book called The Long Shadow of German Colonialism: Amnesia, De…
Africa: Burna Boy, Baci Top 15 Creatives Dominating TikTok’s Inaugural Visionary Voices Africa List
[Vanguard] A short-form video, TikTok, has announced four Nigerians including the Nigerian Grammy Award-winning artist, Burna Boy, Chef Hilda Effiong Bassey also known as Hilda Baci among the 15 creative forces in its inaugural Visionary Voices List fo…
Africa: The Manor – a Home for Africa’s Greatest Stories
[Africa Renewal] Celebrating authentic African narratives through visual artistry and digital innovation, empowering diverse voices across the continent
Africa: Pandemic Effects Linger, and Art Invites Us to Pause and Behold Distance, Time and Trauma
[The Conversation Africa] When I finished the manuscript for my book The Pause, which looked at the COVID-19 pandemic through the idea of “pausing,” a notion frequently invoked in pandemic discussions of suspended and cancelled activities, I was happy …
Africa: The Long Shadow of German Colonialism
[African Arguments] Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debat…
Africa: Wild Weekend in NYC – Thandiswa, Seun Kuti, Magic System and More!
[Afropop] Greetings from Night 3 of the six-night “outdoor” portion of Montreal’s Nuits D’Afrique Festival. As ever, the festival is a firehose of great music, much of it new to us, wonderful encounters with old and new friends and…well, you can imag…
Africa: Africa’s Best Selling Books of All Time
[Independent (Kampala)] Over the past century, African writers have written about their lives, experiences, culture, history, and myths in a variety of forms, styles, and languages. They have been widely published across Africa, Europe, the Americas, a…
Africa: Afropop Top Videos – Yg Marley, Yemi Alade, Tinariwen, Qoha and More!
[Afropop] Summer is upon us full force, and nothing sounds better in summer than music from the continent and its global diaspora. Here are seven new video offerings for you to keep the summer vibe going.
Africa: Meridian Brothers Turn to Africa On Mi Latinoamérica Sufre
[Afropop] The Colombian alternative act Meridian Brother, is a one-man-band in the recording studio, and a five-piece ensemble on stage. The one man in question is Eblis Álvarez, a veteran of Bogota’s underground music scene since 1998. The most r…