Three Oscar Nominees for Africa
Africa has made a strong showing at this year’s Academy Awards. The brutal depiction of slavery in 12 Years a…
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Kenya: D’Banj Works On Soundtrack Album for Hollywood Film
Superstar rapper D’Banj is the executive producer of the soundtrack album for Half of a Yellow Sun. He is working…
Why are women in Kenya still dying from unsafe abortions?
Kenya’s Constitution permits access to safe abortion, yet Kenyan women still resort to unsafe methods of termination with countless women…
Veil of Silence
While many African countries consider homosexual acts illegal with anti-gay bills looming in parliament, in a rather unpredicted move Ugandan…
Afropolitan Dreams – Blitz the Ambassador
Hip-hop, extending from traditional griot culture, is marking its place throughout Africa. A place given and defined by young-African-emcees garnering…
French Complicity in the Crisis in Central African Republic
On 5 December 2013, while ‘Operation Sangaris’ was still in its infancy, ‘Anti-Balaka’ elements armed with machetes, launched attacks and…