Africa: Spontaneous Acts By Yoko Tawada – an Adroit Poetic Novel About Connection Post-Pandemic
[The Conversation Africa] Spontaneous Acts by German-Japanese writer Yoko Tawada follows a fierce and scrupulous search for connection and meaning in a noisy and overwhelming world emerging from the loneliness of COVID lockdowns.
Africa: Ron’s 2024 Nuits d’Afrique Rundown!
[Afropop] Afropop’s Ron Deutsch attended the entire run of this year’s Nuits D’Afrique Festival in Montreal. His report on the Montreal Jazz Festival was a tour de force! Here’s his rundown on our favorite North American African music festival.
Africa: Telling Africa’s Story Through Drone Photography
[Africa Renewal] A young photographer uses drones to capture and showcase Africa’s beauty and diversity, challenging stereotypes and fostering cultural understanding
Africa: Cultural Treasures in Africa and French Polynesia Join Unesco Heritage List
[RFI] The World Heritage Committee has this month inscribed 26 new cultural and natural properties to Unesco’s World Heritage List, including five in Africa and one in French Polynesia.
Africa: How Afrobeats Is Sampling Nostalgia for the Gen Zs
[African Arguments] With the industry awash with money, global notoriety, bold Afrobeats producers are buying early Afrobeats records, channelling them to an audience seeking its slice of the musical memory pie.
Africa: Trigmatic Shines At the Hague African Festival
[Accra Times] The Hague African Festival made a triumphant return this year, celebrating African culture and creativity at the renowned Zuiderpark theater.
Africa: German Colonialism in Africa Has a Chilling History – New Book Explores How It Lives On
[The Conversation Africa] Germany was a significant – and often brutal – colonial power in Africa. But this colonial history is not told as often as that of other imperialist nations. A new book called The Long Shadow of German Colonialism: Amnesia, De…
Africa: Burna Boy, Baci Top 15 Creatives Dominating TikTok’s Inaugural Visionary Voices Africa List
[Vanguard] A short-form video, TikTok, has announced four Nigerians including the Nigerian Grammy Award-winning artist, Burna Boy, Chef Hilda Effiong Bassey also known as Hilda Baci among the 15 creative forces in its inaugural Visionary Voices List fo…
Africa: The Manor – a Home for Africa’s Greatest Stories
[Africa Renewal] Celebrating authentic African narratives through visual artistry and digital innovation, empowering diverse voices across the continent
Africa: Pandemic Effects Linger, and Art Invites Us to Pause and Behold Distance, Time and Trauma
[The Conversation Africa] When I finished the manuscript for my book The Pause, which looked at the COVID-19 pandemic through the idea of “pausing,” a notion frequently invoked in pandemic discussions of suspended and cancelled activities, I was happy …