Africa: Opera, Glass Blowing, Poncho Weaving and More – Unesco Celebrates World’s Cultural Heritage
[UN News] The UNESCO committee that protects so called Intangible Cultural Heritage met in Botswana this week to add new entries to the UN culture agency’s list of world treasures, some of which must be “urgently” safeguarded.
Africa: Art and Climate Change
[IPS] Stockholm, Sweden — A dark cloud is hovering above human existence. It is a fairly illusory cloud haunting our minds and wellbeing, but also an actual, menacing, mostly invisible cloud that covers the Earth’s entire atmosphere. Saturated by gree…
Africa: Three African Powerhouses Make Forbes’ Most Powerful Women List
[allAfrica] Nigerian trailblazers Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the esteemed Director-General of the World Trade Organization, and media mogul Mosunmola Abudu stand alongside Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan as the African women gracing Forbes’ prestigio…
Africa: Burna Boy Becomes Most-Streamed Artiste in Sub-Saharan Africa On YouTube
[Premium Times] According to data shared on X (formerly Twitter) by The Top Charts on Monday, Burna Boy’s songs have amassed an impressive 2.52 billion streams.
Africa: ‘Echoing the Voice of Africa’ Book Launched in Accra
[Ghanaian Times] “Echoing the Voice of Africa” a book documenting the inspirational speeches of the King of Morocco, His Majesty King Mohammed VI, on his vision for the sustainable development of Africa, peace and security, was on Saturday launched in …
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…
Africa: African Stars Nominated for Grammy 2024 – Olamide, Asake Makes Their Debut, Key Nominees
[New Times] The 66th Grammy Awards nominations have been announced and Nigerian musical maestros, including Davido, Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, and more, stand poised as top contenders while Olamide and Asake made their debut appearance.
Africa: Why Africa Needs More Stories, Literature – Chimamanda Adichie
[Premium Times] “When children read storybooks consistently, they’re learning without even knowing that they’re learning.”
Africa: African Makers Deserve New Things
[African Arguments] Debating Ideas aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offer…
Africa: My Parents Are From Two Different African Countries – Study Shows How This Shapes Identity
[The Conversation Africa] More than a third of migration in sub-Saharan Africa happens within the continent. This mixing of people means that some children have parents of different national origins. Yet not enough is known about the lives of these chi…