The fading pride of Amazigh tattoos
For Africa’s indigenous Amazighs, body art was more than mere images. They were a decisive social, almost poetic, marker for…
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Scenes of joy as Algeria wins Africa Cup of Nations
lgiers, Algeria – Football-crazed Algeria burst into a paroxysm of euphoria on Friday night as the country’s national team emerged triumphant at the…
Africa’s challenge is the youth bulge currently stuck in ‘waithood’, the 2019 Ibrahim Forum Report says
The Foundation has been discussing African migrations and the calling for a repositioning of the debate in the past few…
Remembering the time Nigerian music had meaning
Then, their music – which was mostly done in the genres of highlife, juju and apala – was resplendent with African…
Les Chaises Koubeyni is an artistic response to the concept of hospitality
Niger’s capital city of Niamey recently hosted an artistic intevention in which a group of artists and architects looked at…
Meet Kampire, an East African female DJ bringing new rhythms to dance music
On a Saturday night in Black Flamingo, a cramped basement venue in Brooklyn, New York City, Kampire is blasting out…