Aristide Zolberg and African Studies
A political scientist, Zolberg wrote two ground breaking books on West Africa politics in the 1960s and was key to formation of African Studies.
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Marjorie Ruganda
Marjorie Namara Rugunda is a writer, researcher, and PhD student at the University of British Columbia.
Did Britain’s MI6 put a hit on Lumumba?
When a member of the UK’s House of Lords (a few months before she died) told another Lord, over tea, that she’d organized Lumumba’s abduction and murder.
Weekend Music Break, N°42
Many collaborations and surprise comebacks popped up in our feeds this week. First, this one by
Africana Endless Summer Series in Washington, DC
It’s starting to get sticky in Washington DC and that means it’s time for music to
5 New Films to Watch, N°26
Kicking off this week and running until the 26th of May, the fifth edition of Festival
Mining the Body
What can the photographs of American anthropologist Danny Hoffman tell us about Sierra Leone and Liberian mineworkers or about mining in West Africa?
People in glass houses
South Africa’s news media’s much vaunted editorial independence.
Grime’s Deepest Darkest Africa
Not sure what is empowering about a UK grime artist explicitly glorifying African conflict and capitalizing on the fear and violence that it entails.
An African inspired fantasy world
Two Nigerian-American brothers hope to bring a unique African cultural perspective to cartoons, comics and animation, where Africans are usually absent.
The case of Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu
Last Friday, May 3, was World Press Freedom Day. Perhaps you may have missed it? On
Is Italy Ready for an African-born Government Minister?
A large part of the challenge for Italians to get used to a black Cabinet Minister is the role Italian media plays. They’re particularly bad when it comes to race.
Weekend Music Break, N°41
From Luanda: Dj Djeff has Nacobeta, Agre G & Game Walla doing their thing in the
A Day in Ouagadougou
Watching the film “Tamani,” there’s no need to understand the local languages to get a taste of what Ouaga sounds like.
Africa is a Country’s New Logo
You may have noticed a new logo lurking around Africa is a Country headquarters. When Sean
Afropolitan Dreams in Brooklyn
Blitz the Ambassador’s last major project was ‘Native Sun.’ Now he is taking the party on the road.
In Search of the “African Middle Class”
Who would guess that a little over a decade ago Africa was mostly described as “the hopeless continent”?
Why France doesn’t want to let Aminata Traoré in and Germany allowed her only inside Berlin’s city limits
Malian writer, activist, former member of government Aminata Traoré is unwelcome in France, and, thanks to
Beignets and Nigerian meat pies
Nollywood, the world’s second largest film industry, produces over 2000 films annually, and now, seven of its best will be screened at France’s first ever NollywoodWeek Paris.
Freedom Day
The ways in which Nelson Mandela’s image as a referent of South Africa’s recent past has been appropriated, signified and transformed into material form as commemoration.
Weekend Music Break, N°40
South African kwaito group Mafikizolo underscored their comeback this week with the release of the video