Occupy Africa
Last week on Columbus Day, Sahara Reporters, the Nigeria-focused New York City-based website, sent a crew
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Sean Henry Jacobs
Sean Henry Jacobs is the founder of Africa is a Country and Professor of International Affairs at The New School.
Malawi Prison Blues
Here’s a list of writings to read for those looking for a speed-read on recent events and to understand the longue duree of how Malawi got here.
The Meme Edition
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The Chronic
Fresh off its Euros prize from its €100,000 prize from the Dutch Prince Claus Fund, Chimurenga launched
Music Break. Sayat Demissie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk1zhZKpHFs Ethiopian pop from this past summer. Sayat Demissie is a former beauty queen. Her decision
Photography. Sam Buk
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'Developing the First World'
You couldn't miss this trailer in front of The New School's West 12th Street building in
Music. Ghostpoet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usksH8B07do Ghostpoet (government name: Obaro Ejimiwe) raps "in the bluesy, introspective tradition of Tricky and Roots Manuva".
Idi Amin, TV Star
This is also Found Object, Number 15 as Uganda's dictator Idi Amin Dada on his short-lived
Children of Gorongosa
One of the photographs in a new series "Children of the Mountain" by academic and journalist Howard
'Let's pray that this is one bit of culture that won't make it out of Africa'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7tlcTtbPEA I just came across these videos: Number 13 in a humorous--and of course very ethnocentric--series
The Human Fantasy
Artist Simen Johan photographs a variety of plants and animals in natural preserves, zoos, farms, museum
Music Break. Lianne La Havas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f845_v41YFo Nerina Penzhorn likes this. That means I should too. The very young singer, Lianne La
Rick Perry's 'Dark Continent'
The more we learn about Rick Perry--whose campaign for US President seems to be stalling--the more
The Myth and Reality of Paul Kagame
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB8729TcngY The full video of the Open Society Institute in Manhattan's panel discussion on contemporary Rwanda is
Africa Unsigned
Africa Unsigned, an Amsterdam-based website uses crowd-funding--a method which allow people to pool their money online--to