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…
Art & Culture
Why Papa Wemba’s Legacy Will Outlive Us All
There is a scene in the classic 1987 French-Congolese film La Vie Est Belle, where a character played by the…
Meet the Dak’Art Biennale 2016 Award Winners
Dak’Art—Africa’s largest biennial—opened on May 3rd in Dakar, Senegal. Under the theme “re-enchantment”, curated by Simon Njami, the biennial invited…
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…
In pictures: “Mangbetu” by Congolese painter Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga
Congolese artist Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga investigates the influence of globalization on African identities and the anxieties of contemporary African urbanism…
Eight African Instagrammers Worth Following
A social network platform like Instagram, with its user base and per-follower engagement rate rapidly growing, has become an influential…