Mali's on our mind. Mostly because of the confusion. Reports from Bamako abound, while there's still

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvzZ4yShtog I never understood why E-Type's 2002 smash hit 'Africa' didn't really catch on outside Sweden.

Tuareg musicians Tinariwen, on tour in Europe these days, spent some time in Belgium this weekend.

For over two decades, West African Muslims from the Murid Sufi Brotherhood come together at the

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OMHfmP_Mig Kenyan artist Rabbit is working hard to get the word out about his new album

Think tanks love to paint maps, often accompanied by short descriptions of the different crises a

South African photographer Scott Williams is the second guest in our new weekly series. He has,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQb5qJRy0QY German singer-songwriter Joy Denalane (born to a South African father who's a cousin of Hugh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5AYK-MilVM Londoner Szjerdene's Blue Lullaby. Her music is produced by Glenn Nichols, while the video was

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhyqJb0VZtQ What better way to start the week than with some a cappella soul courtesy of

Italian photographer Paolo Patrizi says about his work on the "Italos": I used landscape shots to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YL7FUiCtsA That first line is one by Tunde Adebimpe (joined by fellow TV on the Radio

In the DRC, city life isn’t foremost defined by the image of the child soldier (contrary to what some campaigns would have you believe) but rather by that of the street child. Seen by many as a superfluous presence, a residue or a waste, street children become easy victims of gossip and accusations while at the same time, as a relatively new phenomenon, they are also hard to explain, ultimately turning into something of a danger and a threat that, according to all too many citizens, needs to be dealt with and ideally removed from the stuttering and improvisational city logics.

Not only is it Human Rights Day in South Africa today (read up on its meaning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd6W5jjOgRA Mokobe commentates on the actions of Rihannon, Naomi Campboule, Rachida Beckham and friends over a

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDILJymqdlY Kefee (from Nigeria) and Becca (from Ghana) bring their version of 'Dan Maliyo'. Pop and

ZAM is an international multimedia platform celebrating African creativity and new thinking, priding itself on a

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahwth3qxnig The video for South African hip hop head Khuli Chana's 'Tswa Daar' comes with a

Our weekly round-up of new (and a little less new) music videos. First, this great video