• Melissa Levin

'Vershtunkende' is a Yiddish adjective loosely translated as ‘darned,’ ‘exasperating’, ‘maliciously idiotic’. It is not a nice word to use for either a person or thing.

• Marissa Moorman

The Angolan singer's new album deals with war in the widest sense: war with the self, war with family, neighbors, friends.

• Jumoke Verissimo

Makoko, in Lagos, with over 100, 000 residents, is viewed as a shantytown. There’s more to it. This is the destruction of a community.

• Orlando Reade

Kaleidoscope magazine has done an "Africa" issue; it wants to walk a fine line between identity politics and universalism.

• Sean Henry Jacobs

I participated in Sight & Sound's once-a-decade poll of the greatest films of all time. I included at least two African films: "Borom Sarrett" and "Mapantsula." Hopefully, they make the cut.

• Boima Tucker

• Dylan Valley

• Lily Saint

The author, a regular contributor, summarizes four new books she's been reading.

• Jonathan Duncan

Romuald Hazoumé reminds us that like the perishing oil reserves being plumbed in Africa and around the world, water may soon also be fiercely fought over.

• Megan Eardley

We’ve scoured the web to bring you the best and worst romance, adventure, intrigue, and kinky fantasies Africa has to offer.

• Orlando Reade

The London Olympics, the Africa Utopia symosium and London's "Festival of the World with Mastercard."

• Hinda Talhaoui

In what may be the last in a while of my posts highlighting the latest in French music culture, here's a list of tunes for the northern summer.

• Emily Wood

For our traveling readers , here are a list of Africa-related exhibitions and readings this summer taking place in a wide range of cities around the world.

• Wills Glasspiegel

The pick of summer 2012's shows and parties in New York City.

• Mikko Kapanen

Does it matter whether the hip-hop artist Ismael Sankara is related to the great Burkinabe leader, Thomas Sankara?

• Tom Devriendt

• Basia Cummings

Five filmmaking collectives from the African continent that are reinterpreting and reinvigorating notions of collaboration and distribution.

• Deon-Simphiwe Rakaku

Kunene’s compositions don’t necessarily have a benchmark to conform to, but instead reveal the continuous state of transcendence his music takes.

• Tom Devriendt

• Tanya Bindra

Senegalese designer, Adama Paris, organizer of Dakar Fashion Week, gives her opinion on the representation of African designs and designers in the fashion industry.