Debating Afrocolombianidad
Colombians and outsiders continue to associate Afro-Colombians largely with dance or music. This is a problem.
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Steven Soderbergh in Nollywood
Director Andrew Okoko's "The Assassin's Practice" tampers with the tempo of melodrama. It's also Nollywood's response to Soderbergh's "Bubble."
The politics of translation
The film, "Veejays," comes across as an earnest attempt to learn about the ways people are remixing dominant culture industries to make their own.
McDonald’s Baobab Tree
The use of black and African pride by Western fast food chains to appeal to African-Americans in the United States.
When China Met Africa
An exploration of China's presence in Zambia, including suspicion, tensions and possibilities for collaboration.
When Italian politicians threaten to move to Africa
Africa is really attractive in different ways to many former Italian politicians, it seems.
Is Mads Brügger a journalist?
The Danish filmmaker believes his work contains qualities missing from most conventional journalism. Especially journalism dealing with Africa
