Ethiopia: Rocks in a Hard Place – Lalibela Priests Raise Fears Amid War and Weather
[African Arguments] Cracks are widening along Ethiopia’s ancient rock-hewn churches. Fighting has come perilously close, but rain is the bigger threat.
Sudan: Drama Workshops by Displaced Provide Psychological Support in Blue Nile
[Dabanga] Ed Damazin — The Dramatists Initiative in the Blue Nile region is providing psychological support to displaced people who fled Khartoum, El Gezira, and other states in Sudan after the war broke out between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Ra…
Africa: The Afro-Semitic Experience – ‘Unity in the Community’
[Afropop] The Afro-Semitic Experience is a six-piece ensemble of Jewish and African-American musicians dating back to the late 1990s, when Hartford-based pianist and vocalist Warren Byrd and bassist David Chevan met at a jam session. A quarter-century …
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…
Congo-Kinshasa: Henri Lopes, the Prime Minister of Congo Who Became a Famous Novelist
[The Conversation Africa] “On the other bank … that is where Henri Lopes now rests,” wrote novelist and journalist Nicolas Michel in a beautiful tribute to mark the passing of the celebrated Congolese author. It’s a reference, of course, to Lopes’ 19…
South Africa: Henry Bredekamp and the Khoisan – the Living Legacy of a Renowned South African Historian
[The Conversation Africa] When Professor Henry Charles “Jatti” Bredekamp began his career as a historian of early Cape Town in South Africa, there was still a commonly held myth that the region’s native people, the Khoisan, had “all but disappeared”. T…
Uganda: British, American Embassies Issue Security Alert For Nyege Nyege Festival
[Nile Post] The British and the American Embassies offer travel advisories to their nationals on attending large gatherings in Uganda due to what they saw as eminent security concerns.
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Army, Militia Clash In Lalibela Threatens World Heritage Sites
[allAfrica] Cape Town — Fighting between government forces and Fano militants erupted in the historic Ethiopian town of Lalibela, the BBC reports.
Uganda: UPDF’s Wazalendo Sacco Contributes Towards Busoga Royal Wedding
[Nile Post] The Ugandan army, UPDF’s Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society has contributed shs5 million towards the upcoming Busoga royal wedding set for November, 18, 2023 in Bugembe.
Uganda: ‘Were Terrorists Given the Night Off During Cindy, Sheebah Concert?’ – Kyagulanyi to Police
[Nile Post] The leader of National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Kyagulanyi, has voiced his astonishment at how the police allowed the concert of singers Cindy Sanyu and Sheebah Karungi to take place, despite the police banning their countrywide tour.