Image Source The Gambian artist and “first female Kora virtuoso” from a west African Griot family, Sona Jobarteh, is building a cultural academy, The Gambia Academy of Music and Culture Read More..
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African Women Break the Silence in the Congo
Addressing the African Union 50th Anniversary Heads of States Summit in 2013, Amina Mama, the Nigerian writer, feminist and academic challenged the gathering and in doing so, she said, “Let Read More..
An awakening to African Renaissance: in honor of Wamba dia Wamba
Image Source When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground On July 15, 2020, Africa bid farewell to one of its towering activists, philosophers, academicians and politicians, Read More..
Mbira Master Cosmas Magaya Dies at 67
Zimbabwean mbira maestro and cultural ambassador Cosmas Magaya died on July 10th, 2020 of coronavirus. Cosmas Magaya recorded essential mbira albums and traveled extensively and frequently to perform and Read More..
Senegal Championed for controlling the novel coronavirus.
Image Source Without much of a health budget, Senegal is being championed for controlling the novel coronavirus. From early-detection mobile kits to 3D printed ventilators, the West African nation is Read More..
Africans Object Proposal to Test COVID-19 ‘Vaccine’ in Africa
Social media has been outraged over two French doctors who discussed in a TV show the idea of a COVID-19 vaccine test in Africa. The comments made by Jean-Paul Mira and Camille Read More..