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Sammy Baloji’s work allows us to revisit the DRC’s past and explore how art can help us understand decolonisation.
The viability of any music culture depends on the availability of musicians.
Tunisia has failed to capitalise on the heritage tourism potential of the ancient city and its natural surroundings.
Listening to El Medioni’s work is a deep dive into the history of north African Jews over the last 150 years, long pre-dating his birth.
The potential repeal of the ban on female genital mutilation poses a threat to the well-being of girls in The Gambia.
Important factors, such as conflict, are central to understanding a country’s degree of press freedom, development and democratisation.
The fate of several colonial statues in Africa continues to be a subject of controversy.
Ultra-conservative pro-family groups finance campaigns to influence the policies of governments and schools.
The nationalist art of Mobutu Sese Seko and the art nouveau style of King Leopold II both live on in Kinshasa in fascinating ways.
The interviews in this book offer firsthand insights into women’s participation in the armed struggle against apartheid.
It reads powerfully in the Shona language, and is one of two of her books newly translated into it.
Sex is all over the internet, and girls engage with it in many different ways. They shouldn’t be judged for it.
Pentecostalism is one of the fastest-growing strands of Christianity in Africa.
Christopher Mlalazi, award-winning novelist, was inspired by the stories he was told by his grandparents as a child.
Women in Makoko, a floating slum in Nigeria, face challenges funding their fish trade. Literacy and financial inclusion programmes can make a difference.
Mayat embodied principled, faith-based, socially committed, inspired leadership.
Ending discrimination against the Osu has been difficult because identifying an Osu is relatively straightforward for Igbos.
Through his poetically eloquent protest songs, the young singer-songwriter came to represent the Oromo struggle.
The judgment will also benefit spouses in Muslim marriages, which were legally recognised in a 2022 Constitutional Court judgment.
A loan deal for the Asante artefacts offers an opportunity for these objects to return home.
Ogwal’s experiences as an opposition politician are emblematic of the challenges faced by political opponents of the regime in Uganda.
The book tells the inside story of how they changed the sound of urban pop.
Ghana’s recent Afcon record does not reflect its status as an African football powerhouse.
The solo journey of a queer, black woman across the continent makes fascinating reading.