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Tom Devriendt
Tom Devriendt was an editorial board member of Africa is a Country before there was an editorial board.
Independence Day in Equatorial Guinea
Equatoguineans may not have much to celebrate on independence day: They've been free from colonialism since 1968, but the current ruler has been in power since 1979.
R.I.P. Dieudonné Kabongo
The Belgian-Congolese comedian, actor and musician Dieudonné Kabongo has passed away.
Black Power Mixtape
A critic of the documentary film, "The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975," concludes that as an insight into black power, the documentary is utterly incoherent and useless.
Beyoncé does it again
Beyonce has been accused of appropriating others' work without attribution. The latest is a Belgium choreographer and her dance company.
October is Black History Month
A group of British hip-hop and grime artists are determined to wrench back Black History Month there and in the US from the cynics.
Didier Drogba, Truth Commissioner
Cote d'Ivoire's newly-appointed commission counts 11 members, with footballer Didier Drogba one of them, representing the country's diaspora.