Egypt: Did Napoleon Really Fire At the Pyramids?

[The Conversation Africa] Directors of historical feature films face a difficult task. How can they make the characters familiar to an audience without reducing them to caricature? How can they make sure that knowledge of the outcome – battles won or l…

Africa: Reclaiming the Past, Defining the Future

[allAfrica] Nairobi — This month, I visited the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa. It’s a stunning arena that was built ahead of FIFA World Cup 2010 and named after an anti-apartheid activist, trade unionist and politician who played a key…