China Loves Africa: Michael Soi’s Satirical Paintings
In an 18-piece series titled “China Loves Africa” Kenyan artist Michael W. Soi explores the contentious China-Africa partnership in his…
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Ghosts: Ralph Ziman’s Art confronts the ugly truth of the international arms trade
The impact of arms trade and epidemic of gun death, around the world, is poignantly visible in the millions of…
A Year of Festivals in Africa
Africa is synonymous to music, so are [musical] festivals. In the African societies, musical celebrations are authentic to the continent’s…
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…
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…
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…