Marrakesh festival celebrates Morocco’s poetic and musical traditions
Morocco’s Kasbah Melhoun Art Festival celebrated the kingdom’s poetry and traditional instruments during a 6-day event. All-women troupes notably stood…
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Mkuki Bgoya: “Swahili writers should be mandatory reading in Tanzania, but there’s a deep trauma around books”
Abdulrazak Gurnah, the Zanzibari-born 2021 Nobel Literature laureate’s grand homecoming was punctuated by the translation of his masterpiece, Paradise, into…
The All-Encompassing Artistic Legacy of Onyeka Onwenu
Everybody has a memory of their favorite Onyeka Onwenu song. She was one of those rare artists who sang for…
Samia: How electric trains will transform transport, spur economic growth in Tanzania
Dar es Salaam Inadequate transport infrastructure deterioration leads to the loss of economic output by two percent and inflates transportation…
Talking Textile, Sustainable Fashion on the Continent
So says Nkwo Onwuka, founder and Creative Director of Nigerian artisanal clothing brand NKWO Official, and a pioneer of sustainable…
‘Nation’ journalist Rukia Bulle wins BBC Komla Dumor Award
Nation Media Group journalist Rukia Bulle is the 2024 winner of the prestigious BBC Komla Dumor Award. The announcement was…