Africa: Renewables Are Cheaper Than Ever Yet Fossil Fuel Use Is Still Growing – Here’s Why
[The Conversation Africa] Wind and solar are the world’s fastest growing energy sources and together generated 12% of global electricity in 2023. The amount of energy produced by wind and solar is expected to increase and accelerate.
Africa: Using the Creatives to Boost Intra-African Trade
[Africa Renewal] Youth on the move to tap AfCFTA trade opportunities across the continent
Africa: The Cross-Africa Dance Company Bringing New Life to Pina Bausch’s Rite of Spring
[The Conversation Africa] At its premiere in 1913, Igor Stravinsky and Vaslav Nijinsky’s Rite of Spring shocked audiences and divided critics. The ballet centred around a straightforward yet brutal narrative – a community selects a sacrificial victim, …
Africa: African Literature in the Digital Age – New Book Traces the Role of the Internet, Queers and Class
[The Conversation Africa] The first book-length study of digital literature in Africa has attracted a lot of academic attention. African Literature in the Digital Age: Class and Sexual Politics in New Writing from Kenya and Nigeria considers the role o…
Africa: Cathartic Rhythms for West African Band Born in ‘Black London’
[RFI] African-infused London-based jazz band the Balimaya Project is a tour-de-force of sound fusion and energy. The 13-piece band is coming to Paris before a headline show in London in October. RFI caught up with them at the Womad festival in late July.
Africa: Sky-High Success – Artistes Soaring With Private Jets
[New Times] A new trend has emerged among the elite of the African music industry – owning, or renting, private jets. While the concept of African artistes acquiring such luxurious assets would have been perceived as a distant dream a few years ago, to…
Africa: From the Congo to Capitol Hill: A Coming-of-Age Memoir by Stephen R. Weissman
[allAfrica] A remarkable memoir of an American’s intimate engagement with the Congo, one throwing new light upon America’s political challenges today.from amazon.com
Africa: Decolonising African Cinema in the Time of Netflix
[African Arguments] 90% of Africa’s cultural legacy resides outside the continent; audiovisual restitution is a battle for memory as urgent as artefact restitution.
Africa: Why the Sound of Freedom Movie Is Important
[Scrolla] The Sound of Freedom, a movie about child trafficking, was released in South Africa on Friday with an important message.
Africa: First-Ever Africa Cinema Summit to Hold in Ghana
[Premium Times] The summit, with its maiden edition, hopes to address the bottlenecks of African cinema and also proffer solutions.