Malema Time
South African elites and their political parties and trade unions cannot claim to represent the masses anymore. This has created space for Julius Malema’s brand of populist politics.
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Fatima B. Derby
Fatima B. Derby is a Ghanaian feminist writer and queer activist.
Edgar Sekloka wrote a book
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_QGPTviZkw Taking up the fashionable concept of the book trailer, Edgar Sekloka, one half of French
Liberian Demo-crazy
There's been a lot of rumors and propaganda flying around related to the Liberian run-off election,
Music Break. Alec Lomami
Dapper Congolese-American rapper Alec Lomami (interviewed here by MTV Iggy) shouts outs his old hometown Kinshasa over
The silence between portraits
Number 17 in our ‘Found Objects’: The short documentary, ‘Mr. Mkhize,’ by photographers Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin.
Good doses of pan-Africanism
Since it first came out last year I've had Nas and Damian Marley's concept album Distant
Photography. Fatoumata Kande Senghor
Information.
Music Break. The Funk League
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsXD50lsRGk An older song by The Funk League, but it comes with a new video. Featuring
Wikipedia and oral knowledge
Verifiability and no original research are two core content policies for contributors to Wikipedia. You need to back
Take me to your leader: Babatunde Fashola
The Governor of Lagos has larger ambitions than just governing Nigeria’s and probably Africa’s most vibrant megacity.
Paris is a Continent
The first in a series exploring the music of France’s capital. Hinda Talhaoui, originally from Paris’ suburbs, is our guide.
Music Break. Bonus Friday Edition, N°0
Last week we brought you the serious side of Burkina rapper Mokobe. In this hilarious video
Africa Gathering
http://vimeo.com/25519731 I'm in DC this weekend for the Africa Gathering social entrepreneurship conference. (Video of the London
The Mapping Stereotypes Project
The full set of "maps" here. H/T: Ignacio Fernandez Amunategui
Denzel Washington is a Cape Town cop
When Hollywood comes to our doorstep they use Cape Town as a cheap stand in for somewhere else. We don’t get to see our city on screen; represented authentically.
'Suit Up'
http://vimeo.com/31434026 Nice video (Tiro Rose) and photographs (Ference Isaacs) of hip hop dancers from all over
Music Break. Dengue Fever
http://youtu.be/5Lgy1p6mdVg A lot of music we like don't come from Africa. Like this one from Dengue
Music Break. Meklit Hadero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjhwKO7AIsc Meklit Hadero (Ethiopia | US) - Singer + songwriter. Ethopian American singer, songwriter and recording
What Ugandans think of Obama’s “Special Forces”
For Ugandans the Americans are basically aiding a military infrastructure that will mostly terrorize local people and strengthen an unpopular dictator.
Music Break. Jolly Boys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZoImzA5iO4 These guys remind me of Sunday afternoons at my great aunt's house in Parkwood. This