Music has the power to move us, heal us and inspire us. “Vendeurs de Rêves” (Dream Sellers) is a song by Cédric Mateta, a rapper of Congolese origin better known by his Read More..
Art & Film
Meet Sona Jobarteh, The First Female Professional Kora Player
Sona Jobarteh began learning to play the Kora at the age of four from her brother Tunde Jegede, and by her mid-teens she became a permanent member of her brother’s Read More..
Afreada X Africa Writes Presents: Tomorrow I’ll Be Twenty Competition
With acclaimed Congolese writer Alain Mabanckou joining Africa Writes on July 2nd, we’ve teamed up with AFREADA to run a short story writing competition with the chance to win £100! We are Read More..
Telling Positive African Stories Through Photography
An interview with Senegalese photographer Abdoulaye Ndao. Telling positive African stories through photography from Design Indaba War, hunger, poverty were the chief representations of Africa when Senegalese photographer Abdoulaye Ndao Read More..
Ndidi Emefiele’s Art Addresses Societal Expectations of Women in Nigeria.
From Northern Nigeria, Ndidikanma “Ndidi” Emefiele is a multimedia artist whose portraits of black women with larger than life heads have charmed art lovers around the world. Her signature style Read More..
VR film Samuel’s Streets documents a radio show in Kinshasa run by homeless youths
There are thousands of young people living on the streets and in shelters in Kinshasa. Back in 2011, the Children’s Radio Foundation, a non-profit organisation using radio to empower youth across Africa, Read More..