Mali Needs Heroes–Even Cinematic Ones will do
Ibrahima Touré’s feature film adaptation of Ly’s powerful novel, "Toiles d’araignées" (Spiders’ webs) may be what Mali needs now.
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Why is there a news media blackout about political repression in Djibouti?
Guest Post by Abdourahman Waberi, Ali Deberkale and Dimitri Verdonck On the eve of the legislative election
Who killed Thomas Sankara?
A French Communist MP announced he would press the French National Assembly to create an inquiry commission to investigate the 1987 assassination of Thomas Sankara.
Your Camera is Not a Toy
What did the Italian photographer, Gabriele Galimberti think he was going to achieve with his photo-series of children with their toys from around the world posing for him?
The Other Afripolitans
Malitia Malimob, rap music and the less glamorous stories of African migration to the United States.
The monster under the house
Elections provide opportunities for national self-examination and renewal, maybe not in Kenya.
The eyes of people who don’t exist and never have
The Dutch artist Ruud van Empel talks about his art, including his portrayal of black children as ideal types from middle class Dutch 1960s backgrounds.
The Blue Kenyan
We may not all love Chelsea Football Club (John Terry, their klepto-petro-billionaire owner, John Terry, the
The “many mistakes” of the white Afrikaner past
Public history about Afrikaners in South Africa is disingenous and predictabiy don't want to deal with history.
African Footballers in America
The US Major Soccer League is luring foreign players, especially decent African players, and not just those whose careers are on the wane.
Shameless Self-Promotion: Chief Boima at The Apollo
This Saturday I’ll be djing between acts at The Apollo Theater’s Africa Now! Concert. Yesterday, I
The Western Journalist in Africa
The question for Western journalists is this – when it comes to Africa, why do you not tell the whole story of the humanity at work even in times of extreme violence?