The Nightingales were one of Sudan’s best loved girl bands. The three sisters, Amal, Hadia and Hayat Talsam, were known in their 1970s heyday as the “Sudanese Supremes” with their Read More..
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Ethiopian Artist Gelila Mesfin’s Digitally Embellished Portrait Collection
Mesfin’s digitally reworked portraits are an arresting collection of subjects altered with nature inspired features, forms and patterns. Stunningly, the subjects appear swathed in rich colors and shapes, and adorned Read More..
Ugandan Student Superbly Breaks Down the Case for Reparations to Africa: Britain Apologizing is Not Enough
In an address to the Oxford Union, Ugandan and librarian in the union Ssuuna Golooba-Mutebi makes the case for reparations to its former imperial territories. Golooba-Mutebi is currently a student Read More..
Senegal’s handicrafts: Made in China?
Dakar, Senegal – Every morning, Ibrahima Syla arrives early to open the doors of the Fama Boutique, his shop at the Soumbédioune Craft Village in Dakar’s Medina neighbourhood. Along the Read More..
Njelele Celebrates Three Years of Urban Art
This month marks the three year anniversary of Njelele Art Station, an urban art laboratory in downtown Harare focused on the practice and production of contemporary, experimental, and public art. Read More..
Phtographer Yakubu is Helping Kigali’s Street Kids Tell Their Own Stories
Jacques Nkinzingabo aka Yakubu has gone from selling CDs on the streets of Nyabugogo, Kigali to becoming a successful young photographer helping other Rwandese do the same. In 2014, equipped Read More..