Africa: Top Video Game Reproduces Racial Stereotypes in Football
[Daily Maverick] Analysis of players’ abilities coded into bestselling Fifa title reveals bias that may be influencing children as they play.
Nigeria: BBTitans Housemates Sandra, Theo Traw Evicted
[Vanguard] The Big Brother Titans housemates, Sandra and Theo Traw have been evicted from the Big Brother house.
Africa: The Diva Who Brought African Pop to the World Stage
[Scrolla] Revered as “Africa’s premier diva” by Time magazine, Angelique Kidjo has been instrumental in putting African music on the global stage.
Africa: What Visa Denials Could Mean for African Artists
[Scrolla] African artists are increasingly facing visa rejections in various parts of the world – and it is because immigration officials don’t think they will want to return home.
South Africa: Concerns Raised Over R52-Million Given to National Orchestra
[GroundUp] Cape Philharmonic turns down R3.2-million offered by Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra
Kenya: A Major New Exhibition in Nairobi Reveals the History of East African Art Traditions
[The Conversation Africa] Mwili, Akili na Roho (Body, Mind and Spirit) – on in Nairobi, Kenya – is a major international exhibition presenting east African painters who are key players in the modernist art of the region. Modernism in the fine arts refe…
Tanzania: Afropop Worldwide Heads for Tanzania!
[Afropop] Afropop’s Banning Eyre and I are very excited to return this Monday to Tanzania and Zanzibar for a reporting trip. The centerpiece of our work will be covering the pan-African Sauti za Busara Festival (Swahili Sounds of Wisdom) at the open-ai…
Sudan: Efforts to Represent Sudanese Drama Across Global Platforms
[SudaNow] Khartoum — Arts are the mirror of Nations; civilizations are measured by it; And when we talk about arts ; here we need to stand; in which we distinguish from which industry we are talking about; It is Sudanese drama making, whose first feat…
Nigeria: MURIC Wants Portable’s ‘Kuku Do Ritual’ Banned
[Premium Times] ‘Kuku Do Ritual’ is a eulogy to glorify and elevate the names of ritual killers to high heaven
Tanzania: Govt Orders School Inspection to Identify Unethical Books
[Daily News] THE Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has directed education officers and quality controllers to visit all schools and libraries to identify unethical books being used by the institutions.