The future of Françafrique
Is it France's interests to reform its unequal, exploitative relationship with Africans?
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Radio Freedom’s Afrikaans Service
Learning that Radio Freedom, the exiled ANC's radio service, broadcast in Afrikaans, further undermines the idea of the language as belonging to the oppressor.
Achille Mbembe at the Tate Modern
The moderator received a text which said that the political philosopher was trying to find an
Livetweet Recap: NYT (and Vogue Italia) “Rebrands Africa” (again)
From a series of tweets I did on the New York Times story “Rebranding Africa” which
The elephant in the room
The DJ's, Venus X and Boima, talk about their approach to music, but also about their run-ins with tastemaker Diplo, who has shaped popular music tastes globally.
Coca-Cola can’t copyright colour: the art of Sokari Douglas Camp
“Coca-Cola Bird” stands facing the corner of the gallery, half-turned towards us in surprise or exhibition,
Uptown Sahel
Thinking about ways that Africa is represented by NGO's and other international organizations.
First as tragedy, then as farce
What is it with the conviction, held primarily in the West, that you can save yourself and the world (well, usually Africans) by shopping?
Congo Gold
Congolese-Belgian MC, Baloji: "In Congo, we had gold, but we turned it to something that had no value because we didn’t treat our country with the right respect."
Acoustic Guitar Break
We thought it would be nice to compile a Bonus Music Break centered on acoustic guitar
Africanos Latinos
Latin America and the Caribbean haven’t gotten enough attention on this site. We’re going to intentionally
Africa as Science Fiction
Science fiction as genre offers the opportunity to African artists to consider Western cartographies of the future as fictions in their own right.