Africa is a Country’s New Logo
You may have noticed a new logo lurking around Africa is a Country headquarters. When Sean
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Afropolitan Dreams in Brooklyn
Blitz the Ambassador's last major project was 'Native Sun.' Now he is taking the party on the road.
In Search of the “African Middle Class”
Who would guess that a little over a decade ago Africa was mostly described as "the hopeless continent"?
Why France doesn’t want to let Aminata Traoré in and Germany allowed her only inside Berlin’s city limits
Malian writer, activist, former member of government Aminata Traoré is unwelcome in France, and, thanks to
Beignets and Nigerian meat pies
Nollywood, the world’s second largest film industry, produces over 2000 films annually, and now, seven of its best will be screened at France’s first ever NollywoodWeek Paris.
Freedom Day
The ways in which Nelson Mandela’s image as a referent of South Africa's recent past has been appropriated, signified and transformed into material form as commemoration.
Weekend Music Break, N°40
South African kwaito group Mafikizolo underscored their comeback this week with the release of the video
5 New Films to Watch, N°25
The Supreme Price is ambitious both in its scope and its intentions: “Following the annulment of
Joyce Banda has bigger problems than Madonna
After years of being frozen out by Bingu wa Mutharika’s administration, President Joyce Banda has restored the IMF to the top table of Malawian policy-making and pushed through a sweeping reforms at their behest.
The new journalism model
VICE partners with old media, makes sponsored content, owns an ad agency, and cozies up to Murdoch—despite its edgy style and fresh take on news.
How to text someone you love
An interview with the American-Nigerian-Jamaican artist Temitayo Ogunbiyi.
Where the thing in her head translated well
An interview with the filmmaker Dehanza Rogers, about the film "Sweet, Sweet Country," a fictional film capturing the harsh personal choices of Africans in Clarkson, a town in Georgia known for its large immigrant population.