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A familiar narrative about Madagascar
As part of our series on how Western filmmakers portray African countries and people, a piece on the children's film, "Madagascar."
Desmond Tutu embarks on a life of well-earned dotage
The 1984 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town is one of South Africa's great moral leaders.
Die Antwoord is Badass
Die Antwoord's magnetism (or repulsion) lies in the way they combine clichés about race with those of gender and sexuality.
Cricket is big in Nigeria
Cricket is gloriously multilayered, with strategy and tactics available in abundance.
Black Atlantic Identity Politics
Two years later, Barack Obama's election as US President still influence cultural production on the continent.
The Truth Will Out
The United Nations just made public a report about human rights abuses committed by Rwandan troops against Hutu refugees in then-Zaire in 1996-1997.
Out of Africa Redux
Bono and Ali Hewson, his wife, wants to revitalize apparel manufacturing in sub-Saharan Africa by manufacturing the clothes from their brand in China and Peru.