ARTS & CULTURE

Odun Ifa Exhibition

Yoruba Gallery’s Odun Ifa 2024 exhibition showcased an eclectic mix of art from talented artists presenting the essence of Ifa / Orunmila in practice, belief, culture and lifestyle, including the Orisa’s associated with Ifa such as Orisa Ibeji and Orisa Esu in his multidimensional forms and energies.

Nigeria: Poorly Mentored Bar Will Produce Fragile Bench, High Court Judge Warns

[Vanguard] A Federal High Court judge, Justice Mabel Segun-Bello, has called for the institutionalization of mentorship in Nigeria's legal profession, warning that the collapse of structured guidance between senior and junior lawyers poses a long-term threat to professional standards and the justice system.

South Africa: South African Writer Zoë Wicomb Embraced Humanity in All Its Complexity

[The Conversation Africa] Zoë Wicomb's first book, You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town (1987), is a tour through episodes in the life of a writer-character, Frieda Shenton. She's not unlike but crucially not exactly like Wicomb (child of South Africa's Namaqualand, graduate of what is now the University of the Western Cape, expatriated to Britain, both at an angle to and in love with her homeland).

Rwanda: Rwanda’s Heritage Doesn’t Belong in European Museums

[New Times] Over 90 percent of Rwanda's historical artifacts that include cultural treasures, political documents, traditional songs and visuals, remain kept in European museums. This revelation by Robert Masozera, Director General of the Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy, underscores a painful reality, that much of Rwanda's identity still lies beyond its borders.

Rwanda: Over 90% of Rwanda’s Historical Artifacts Still Held in Europe

[New Times] Over 90 per cent of Rwanda's historical artifacts including cultural materials, political documents, songs, and visuals that are crucial in defining the uniqueness of Rwandans, remain in colonial museums according to Robert Masozera, Director General of the Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy (RCHA).

Morocco: Rappers Lead the Gen Z Protests in Morocco

[Afropop] On the weekend of September 27, 2025, Moroccan young people took to the streets demanding health and education. Police responded with disproportionate force, leading to a week of nightly escalations that culminated in riots across the country and the deaths of three protestors in the southern town of Leqliaa. Organized on Dischord, Instagram, and Facebook by a leaderless internet group known as Gen Z 212, the protests have been typically 21st century in their decentralized, anonymous and highly online