Promoting Africa
The pivot of Orlando Magica Bismack Biyombo, launched "Child Of Africa" a mobilization of the children of Africa wishing to act to make a change on their continent. The "Child of Africa" campaign The "Child of Africa" campaign was born from a discussion that the basketball player had with Akon, Djimon Hounsou, Fally Ipupa and…
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The Ousmane Sow house, named after the Senegalese sculptor, was opened to the general public on Saturday, May 5, 2018 in Dakar, on the sidelines of the 2018 edition of Dak'Art. Located in Yoff (suburb of Dakar), the house Ousman Sow (called The Sphinx), contains various works of the artist who died in 2016 at…
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Young Senegalese Michel Seck, has designed SimulaMath, a simulation and computation software that de-complexes the teaching of mathematics. Mathematics, which is mostly seen as a subject of worry and tension among the students, can be a good learning experience with the advent of new software and techniques. Michel Seck made it one of his goals…
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Lorraine Ateliers, in partnership with the Amnéville Zoo (France), collects old smartphones to recover coltan, a mineral whose exploitation threatens gorillas in Africa. Coltan, a mineral used in the manufacture of smart phones, is extracted from the soil of the gorilla habitat, shaving the forests, depriving them of their environment and contributing to their disappearance.…
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"Back to Kukurantumi" is a collection of Poems written by Ghanaian-American author Akosua Nyantakyi. In this book she explored her dual identity, and writes about her life experiences, both at an early age and as an adult. Eager to know more about the book, we got in touch with her and asked a few…
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Ivorian journalist and writer Serge Bilé published a few months ago "Yasuke, the black samurai". This is the exciting adventure of a slave torn from his native Africa, who then became the first foreigner to join the prestigious Japanese warrior elite. Who is Yasuke ? He is a man from the Makua community of present-day…
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Ghanaian music artist Sarkodie, born Michael Owusu Addo has taken the world by storm and is doing so in his native language, Twi. His dream of winning a Grammy award is one that his fans want to see come true. Sarkodie also goes by the nick name “Rapper-holic," because he is able to rap at what…
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