The Legacy of Legendary Jazz Master Hugh Masekela
Yet another jazz club closed down in Johannesburg this month. Open for less than five years, The Orbit wasn’t storied…
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Stories from Western Sahara
About a year ago we interviewed Malainin Lakhal, a Sahrawi Journalist and Activist, concerning Western Sahara’s decades of struggle against…
Somali war is a continuing result of US foreign policy
Pentagon bombing operations against the Horn of Africa state of Somalia have killed numerous people over the last several weeks…
African Music Legend, “Tuku Music” founder, Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi Dies at 66
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — One of Zimbabwe and Africa’s most iconic musicians, Oliver Mtukudzi, died on Wednesday at age 66…
How African cities can harness green technologies for growth and jobs
In 1967 one gigabyte of hard drive storage space cost US$ 1m. Today it’s around two US cents. Computer processing…
Senegal Phasing out Popular “car rapides” Minibuses
Senegal’s popular public transport minibuses, known as “car rapides”, are being taken off the road. FRANCE 24’s Sarah Sakho and…