Fresh of a trip to the UK and Germany, with stops in Afro-European strongholds of London and Berlin, I thought I’d theme this week’s Music Break around some of what I saw and heard there. So enjoy this brief (and not comprehensive by any means) trip around young Afro-Europe, with stops in London, Paris, Berlin, […]
What would an alternative visual vocabulary through which to comprehend Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital, look like?
Angola is in the midst of a yellow fever outbreak that has caught worldwide attention. Between December 5, 2015 and Monday of this week the World Health Organization reported 298 deaths and the majority of these have occurred in the capital city of Luanda. While this is the official figure, the actual number of deaths […]
It is rare in much of Africa to see a festival line-up of both established and up and coming artists performing with a full band.
The political theorist Achille Mbembe, from the University of the Witswatersrand in Johannesburg, describes South Africa as experiencing a “negative moment.” Though protest and dissatisfaction with the terms of the “new” South Africa have been brewing for some time, there is a strong sense that the black majority is losing patience with the ruling African […]
Where did UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, get the idea Nigeria and Afghanistan were the most corrupt countries worldwide and the UK was squeaky clean?
The story of Africa's long-distance love affair with English football, told by fans in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya & DR Congo.
Who, ultimately, can speak with authority on recent events in Egypt, and, more importantly, how?
African refugees are systematically excluded from priority groups for resettlement in Western countries. The case of Canada.
Reading maps, the interventionist state and another $15 billion missing from Nigeria's government.
A website archive makes the case that Liberia needs a history that will be called 'history after the settlers.'
The Internet has lied to the gullible for years, and Africa's version of fake news sites have been carrying on the tradition.