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The new type of Senegalese
One of the key groups that engineered the ousting of Senegalese president, Abdoulaye Wade - he wanted to change the constitution to stay in power - was a youthful grassroots social movement group founded by a collective of rappers.
The Sudanese pioneer of African cinema
In 1969, Gadalla Gubara and his friends, Ousmane Sembene, Timité Bassori and Mustapha Alassane came up with an idea: FESPACO.
Brand Kuduro
How a music genre is selling Angola's oil boom.
French Tropicalism
When it comes to engaging with French language opinions and writings in English, it’s a desert out there.
Mali’s Democracy–Down but not out
Is the adoption of a new constitution by Mali's military regime a starting point for getting the soldiers back under civilian rule? Let’s game this out a little bit.
