Africa is synonymous to music, so are [musical] festivals. In the African societies, musical celebrations are authentic to the continent’s cultural atmosphere, although not organized and made to market for Read More..
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Why I’m a Moroccan Standing With the Sahrawi People
My first encounter with the Sahrawi-Moroccan conflict also happens to be one of the first and most striking memories of my life. Only three years after the ceasefire, I was Read More..
The Washington Post Predicts a Year Full of Coups in Africa
The Washington Post’s foreign affairs blogger Max Fisher posted an entry earlier this week entitled: ‘A worrying map of countries most likely to have a coup in 2014′. It is based Read More..
Sapeurs: the self-confessed dandies of Congo-Brazzaville
Sapeurs are Congo-Brazzaville’s self-confessed modern day dandies commonly referred to by a phrase, coined by Sapeur godfather Papa Wemba, “White people invented the clothes, but we make an art of Read More..
Ethiopian Artists Bringing East Africa to the Future
Recently, MTV Iggy spotlighted 8 Ethiopian artists predicted to bring “East Africa to the future”. While the feature dubbed Ethiopian music as “amazing” it described an Ethiopian pop music concert Read More..
Four African Films to Look Out for in 2014
This year’s International Film Festival of Rotterdam features an impressive lineup of African films. Below are three intriguing previews selected by Africa Speaks for Africa as a sampling of the Read More..