The African Cup of Nations preview
The 28th edition of the African Cup of Nations kicks off in Gabon and Equitorial Guinea
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Fatima B. Derby
Fatima B. Derby is a Ghanaian feminist writer and queer activist.
Dissatisfied young people
Chika Unigwe has been at the forefront of solidarity efforts in support of the #OccupyNigeria protests. Tom Devriendt spoke to her.
A cappella colonial mentality
http://youtu.be/wnGy2Dtr3MQ Blitz the Ambassador, a staple on AIAC, has been releasing these videos (titled "Koshka Sessions")
Music Break. Alabama Shakes
Remember the Alabama Shakes--the best band of 2011. At the heart of the Alabama Shakes--the best band of 2011--is guitarist and singer Brittany Howard, described by my wife as "a cross between Janis Joplin and Amy Winehouse."
‘Support unborn African babies’
http://youtu.be/f3VihjnUeDU A Belgian organization (backed by a smart advertising agency) "is calling on unborn babies in
The ‘Shit Nigerians Say’ video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhRRCEUwsA EDITED: I promised myself we won't post any of the "Shit People Say" videos--the best ones
Busted Rhymes
Gebaste Rhymes sent us a link to his single 'Kaap issie Bom' [translated: Cape is the
January in Cairo III
We can deduce certain trends about Egyptian painting and the nature of its buyers.
Women and rural gentrification in Ethiopia
Ethiopia forcibly relocates rural populations, often at gunpoint and never with any consultation, so the land can become “more productive.”
Photographing Liberia
The latest entrant to our series where we ask photographers to talk to us about their five favorite images, is Glenna Gordon.
Afrikaner Bloods
Factual media reporting on how South African relationships and attitudes, especially between blacks and whites, evolve are hard to come by.
Martin Luther King Jnr.’s Day
Before he died, most Americans had very negative views of Martin Luther King Jnr., or were ignorant about his aims. They still are.
The French advantage
The largest delegation of foreign coaches at Afcon is French and 8 squads draw more players from the French leagues, than elsewhere.
Remember Caster Semenya
The story of Caster Semenya was always a story of a Black African woman, and was equally always the story of a Black woman.
The Ministry of Culture
In the wake of January 2011, art is not yet able to understand the exemplary demography of the Egyptian people.
Rock Angola
Rock music has been popular in Angola since the late colonial period and forms part of a complex urban soundscape in the country.
The West is no longer the motor of history
The possibility of a new politics emerging from the new left social movements to reconfigure the nation state.
Remembering Tunisia
A series of public portraits by the young French-Algerian artist Bilel Kaltoun honors the martyrs of Tunisia’s revolution.
Paying homage
Pitchom, Batida, Vieux Farka Toure, P-Unit, Sauti Sol and Tinariwen comprise our weekly Music Break.
Egypt on Film
Aflam, a new Belgian “festival of Arab cinema,” features seven new and recent films about Egypt in Brussels.