Broken beat in the Durban underground
The Gqom sound runs the gamut of township flavor until it teases Afro-house and eThekwini (Durban) groove without fully admitting to its Kwaito influence.
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Why Should Colonialists be the Centre?
The Algerian novelist, Kamel Daoud, gives a name and a history to Albert Camus's "The Stranger."
Between the Volcano and the Tyrant
Political dissent erupts in Ecuador as President Rafael Correa turns on the indigenous and poor people.
A Monument for the Mau Mau at last, but no land
Kenyans choose to forget that the Kenya Land and Freedom army (also known as Mau Mau) did not fight for a monument. They fought for land.
Self preservation in Ouagadougou
Why the coup leader, General Gilbert Diendéré, is derailing the political transition in Burkina Faso.
The State of South African Political Life
Achille Mbembe argues that “decolonization” is in truth a psychic state more than a political project in the strict sense of the term.
Music Banned in Nigeria-Edition
This Weekend Music Break, No. 83, features eighteen pop songs that can't be played on Nigerian airwaves. You can still listen on your phone or watch the videos on Youtube.
The vibrant lives of old Claremont
The preservation of nostalgia by evicted black residents of one of Cape Town's now very white suburbs.
Ghana’s CHALE WOTE Street Arts Festival and the corporations
The CHALE WOTE Street Art Festival in Accra has grown over the last four years, expanding
How a child deals with loss
For the first time, an Ethiopian film, "Lamb," was selected for the Cannes Film Festival. We interviewed director Yared Zeleke.
Black Magic Women
‘Black Magic Woman’, by Azizaa, from Ghana, is a feminist reclaiming of the sacred from Christianity.
Awesome Beat Tapes From Africa
The writer and musician Sabelo Mkhabela picks a selection of some beat tapes in his possession and writes about them for us.