Articles tagged with: Culture
In an effort to ensure that African youth learn about their common heritage, the UN, historians, education specialists and governments are now developing a history syllabus for schools across the continent.
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A musical about Nigeria’s most famous musician Fela Kuti is proving to be a surprising hit on Broadway, despite the lack of big stars or hit songs.
There is a moment in the show …
A half-century after much of Africa threw offf its colonial bonds, the continent swells with millions of youth. How leaders channel that potential will determine its future.
Like most Africans nowadays, I was not …
Cheetah Blog Comment: This is the kind of reporting that should be done more often about the continent.
Downtown Nairobi is in stark contrast to the images of famine and war that often represent …
Focus Features announced a Call for Applications for its Africa First short film program. Applications will be open starting May 17th, 2010. The postmark deadline for applications is August 3rd, 2010.
The Africa First …
“IT USED to be a badge of pride that we were the only African coffee brand in British supermarkets. Now I see it as shameful,” says Andrew Rugasira, the founder of …
The unchallenged popularity of hip hop culture in Tanzania would suggest that after a decade-plus of local creativity there should now be a lively local urban fashion industry, supported by today’s popular …
Africa does many things badly, but one thing especially well. It has perhaps unparalleled ability to reconcile and overcome painful divisions in the aftermath of conflict.
I was reminded of this last week, …
Blogger/stylist/former model Rosemary Kokuhilwa writes: “I think it’s about time we have Vogue magazine in Africa.” She’s referring to images by Paris-based Cameroonian photographer Mario Epanya, which illustrate what Vogue Africa could …
