Promoting Africa
Cinema releases are not lacking in September. If this month rhymes with return, it's also a time for cultural novelties. Many African and Afro-related films and documentaries are now available in theaters or on DVDs. Of course they all deserve to be seen. Some have nevertheless particularly drawn my attention. Documentary outings Wax in the…
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As one of the largest social media outlets in the world, Instagram is becoming the top social media outlet for Africans that love and breath art. Instagram began to take off in 2010, first only exclusively on iPhones and then eventually opening up their platform to Androids. Instagram created the ability for everyday, regular people…
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The protection of the environment is a major issue that is more and more in the spotlight. African artists and those of the diaspora, are neither silent, nor insensitive to this problem. Indeed, there is no count of the number of exhibitions and works aimed at raising awareness and mobilization. Some artists are not limited…
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The German government has returned to Namibia, 25 skulls of hundreds of indigenous men and women killed during the colonial era, more than a 100 years ago. A Namibian government delegation received the skulls at a church service in Berlin last Wednesday, and on Friday, the remains were taken to the Namibian capital Windhoek where a…
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During a visit to Burkina Faso in November ‘17. French president, Emmanuel Macron, declared that he’d make returning artifacts to African countries a top priority. The mentioned artifacts were looted from Africa in colonial times and are now in museums, not only in France but a vast part of Europe. His declaration followed years of…
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“I stand for taking Africa to the world, and taking the world to Africa through dance. This is important to me because I’m so proud to be African...and I think the whole world needs to know what we’re about -that we’re not just about poverty, disease and sadness that you see in the media. But…
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"Educate a girl and you educate the whole area... You educate the world", a direct quote from Theresa Kachindamoto. Theresa is chief of Dedza district (Malawi). During her 15 year reign as chief, she is responsible for terminating over 2600 child-marriages in Malawi. Child-marriage has been a major concern in this small landlocked country. How…
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