Township Life Has Never Looked So Glam
Solange Knowles is the second major UK or American artist to shoot a music video in Cape Town in so many months.
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The Geopolitics of Hunger
Former UN envoy Jean Ziegler on Third World hunger: "We Let Them Starve."
Africa is a Horse
What is it with the long practice in British racing of adding an African appellation to a race horse's name. Most African countries now have at least one horse name after it.
The Danger of a Single TED Talk
Africa isn't a brand and we find the clamor for "positive news" from Africa inane and condescending.
Nollywood–Nigeria’s Mirror
The Nigerian poet and critic, Odia Ofeimun, on how Nollywood depicts traditional culture and religion.
The cliché about ‘struggle photography’
Cedric Nunn's photography reflects the complex emotions of his black South African subjects, their humanity, dignity, in very personal terms.
Kehinde Wiley goes to Israel
A recent trip to Israel and the new sub-set work he produced there, raises some doubts about Kehinde Wiley's art practice.