A year later, it’s clear that the dance promotes a conscious concept of Africanity – sowing feelings of tolerance and contentment that have conquered international audiences.
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It took black folk unimaginable resources of creativity, humanity, humour and generosity to detoxify the N-word for their own collective sanity.
In the final years of his life – and with his poor health beginning to slow him down – Ochieng persisted in his love for teaching.
The rise of the black romantic comedy in South Africa dovetailed perfectly with the advent of streaming services - creating a box office phenomenon.
A tide of ‘the feels’ buoyed the underdog documentary to an Oscar win – but the local industry will need to focus on where international gains are most needed.
Behind the multi-racial composition of the elite European teams competing in the tournament lies a complex and painful history.
The 1970s and 1980s saw a new genre of popular protest - its spirit would be felt even in 2011 when protests toppled a dictator.
As the internet continues to alter traditional journalism practices, Nigerian universities must adapt to the times.
Her 1975 novel demonstrated a far more radical feminism than was common in Africa and the Arab world – a precursor of the #MenAreTrash anger of today.
Fela’s nomination and possible induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will come at a cost.
Prior to the mid-19th century, the Isthmus of Suez – the 125km strip of land that lies between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea – was a quiet spot.
She believed that writing is an act of speaking the truth, an act of courage, that must serve the people and not those in power.
The team from Wits University returned to a well-known ceiling panel in the Maloti-Drakensberg mountains, armed with new knowledge about the beliefs of the San people who made the paintings.
To understand her contribution to public debate, it’s important to see her in the context of the historical moment that made her work possible, necessary and provocative.
A firebrand activist for women’s rights, her novels espoused truths that made her hugely unpopular with the government.
Nigeria’s academic community is mourning the death of engineering professor and university administrator, Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe.
The independent theatre will be a monument to how a failed department of arts and culture could not match state support with public philanthropy.
Sacred sites where rituals are performed by the community should be protected as living archives that house local heritage.
Creating stability and restoring confidence in the Confederation of African Football will need to be balanced by some complex commercial decisions.
Depictions of Indian life in cinema and soap operas have found particular affinity with communities in Northern Ghana.
The escalation of the liberation wars across the subcontinent had an important impact on the beer industry.
Uganda media houses pay low wages and offer few development opportunities for journalists, which makes reporters more susceptible to bribes.
A literary icon, her autobiographies offer a way of understanding the country’s brutal past in order to heal and move forward.
Festivals in Ghana are evolving as tourist attractions.
The first female student at the famous Makerere University art school, Karuga only began an art career when she retired at 60. She ended up showing internationally.