Economics has an Africa problem
There is an established tradition in Economics of talking about Africa from afar, western scholars leading the discussion.
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Party like its 1999
Nigerians have fought for democracy before, and we shouldn’t underestimate civil society’s willingness to defend it.
Yes, we have some #AdviceForYoungJournalists
It’s been a glorious week for journalism, hasn’t it? Those fearless warriors for truth and justice,
The West are not those most affected by terrorism
Malian director Abderrahmane Sissako’s film "Timbuktu" complicates the Jihadist narrative in Africa.
The Grammys are irrelevant
Why are the Grammys so clueless about what is contemporary Latin pop music? They keep handing out awards to veterans like Ruben Blades or Vicente Fernández.
#SAHipHop2014: When South African Hip Hop Met The Internet
It’s all my father’s fault! Sometime towards the end of the nineties, I remember him bringing
The African Rock Art Digital Archive
Last summer, I got the chance to visit the Origins Museum on the University of the
5 Questions for a Filmmaker: Jim Chuchu
The Nairobi-based filmmaker and musician aims to bring stories, pictures and sound together to create something immutable on the screen.
Maputo’s masked Mapiko dancers
A new film about how Mozambican youth express and negotiate the country's post-socialist modernity through dance.
Football, Disappearances and Disasters in Haiti
The horrible tale of football star Joe Gaetjens's football triumphs, his torture and disappearance by Haiti's US's supported dictatorship.
The Black Messiah
John Coltrane was a prophet of global black power who musically and metaphorically broke down barriers constraining the lives and imaginations of black people worldwide.
The news from South Africa
...or the constant deferral of reconciliation