There is a long history of European fascination with African-derived artistic practices and artifacts. But such fascination is not always evident and is often hidden in plain sight. The film Ep. 1505 Rewind & Play, offers what American writer Saidiya Hartman calls “scenes of subjection” that operate at an ordinary level even for extraordinary people. It presents “offcut” footage of the late master composer and musician Thelonius Monk in the television studio, playing solo, and being interviewed by Henri Renaud, a French jazz music journalist and record executive. Recently aired at the Edinburgh Film Festival, French-Senegalese director Alain Gormis showcases…
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Wydad team picture during the CAF Champions League 2022/23 Quarterfinal match between Simba and Wydad held at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania on 22 April 2023 ©Elia Bennet/BackpagePix by Staff Reporter Thursday Apr 27, 2023. 15:00 Wydad Casablanca will host Simba SC in a CAF Champions League quarter-final second-leg clash at Stade Mohamed V in Morocco on Friday.Kick-off is at 9:00 pm CAT.The Moroccan champions are on the backfoot after suffering a 1-0 loss to Simba in the first-leg clash in Tanzania on April 22 as Wydad’s five-match unbeaten run in the Champions League came to an end.However,…
Fishing in the Kosi Bay Area Keen fisherman like the Man? Then this is where your eyes need to be… Kosi Bay is renowned for its abundance of fish species which includes some of the biggest game fish in the world! Kingfish, Giant Trevally, Grunter as well as many other species such as Rock Salmon and Bream can be found in the waters in this area and let’s be honest, one of the biggest draw cards for most of the visitors venturing to this spot. The estuary system which comprises of four interconnected lakes, namely Makhawulani, Pungwini, KuNhlange, and Amanzimnyama…
Women account for 17% of business founders in Africa, yet they receive a fraction of available capital. In 2021, African startups raised over $5 billion in funding across various sectors, with just 20% going to startups co-founded by women and only 1% of funding going to women-led startups. This is despite the fact that women make up half of the population and are increasingly dominant in the entrepreneurship space, with 58% of businesses in Africa being owned by women.One example of a successful and innovative women-led startup in Africa is Pezesha, a micro lending platform founded by Hilda Moraa in…
Botchway’s exhibition seeked to unify the mercurial nature of human traditions and politics around what it means to be black. Be it beauty, fashion, identity or skin tone Botchway’s message isn’t just static, it isn’t just a state of being, it is a state of becoming something more. Christabel Johanson on the work of Kwesi Botchway Bold Head King, 2020, Acrylic on canvas, 31 x 31 in. Courtesy of Gallery 1957, London First published: December 2020 Ghanaian artist Kwesi Botchway presented his solo exhibition at the Gallery 1957, London. Thematically the exhibition explores identity,…
He defied the racial segregation that was prevalent in the United States during the mid-twentieth century. Aware of the odds that were against him, John Whitelaw Lewis’s first hurdle as a son of an enslaved African was to learn how to read and write at a time when such opportunities were non-existent to black children. However, to impact the lives of the black community, he took up jobs in the construction sector as a brick carrier. As his experience in the real estate business deepened, he formed the local laborers union and assisted many African Americans to save funds to…
Chelsea are set to rival Crystal Palace for highly-rated Gambian teenager Adama Bojang – who is valued at a BARGAIN price of £650,000 ahead of this summer – but the striker could initially struggle for a work permitPremier League clubs are beginning to circle over 18-year-old Adama Bojang The teenager has impressed with his performances for Gambia U20’s Work permit issues could mean Bojang signs and immediately leaves on loan By Peter Young For Mailonline Published: 11:53 EDT, 10 April 2023 | Updated: 11:53 EDT, 10 April 2023 Chelsea and Crystal Palace are the latest clubs to register an interest in cutting…
London CNN — The Russian mercenary group Wagner has been supplying Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces with missiles to aid their fight against the country’s army, Sudanese and regional diplomatic sources have told CNN. The sources said the surface-to-air missiles have significantly buttressed RSF paramilitary fighters and their leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo as he battles for power with Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan’s military ruler and the head of its armed forces. In bordering Libya, where a Wagner-backed rogue general, Khalifa Haftar, controls swathes of land, satellite imagery supports these claims, showing an unusual uptick in activity on Wagner bases. The…
The recurring reports of violence, racism, and xenophobia against undocumented “sub-Saharan” African migrants in Libya and in Tunisia are very concerning. Prompt scrutiny into a complex and often dangerous public discourse about cultural identity, colonialism, and racism in the north of the continent is needed. Though this discourse and its attendant violence have a longer history, recently Tunisia’s President Kais Saied said such populations (in reference to West and Central African undocumented migrants) are turning Tunisia into “a purely African country with no affiliations to the Arab and Islamic nations”—as if being African is contradictory to being Arab or Muslim.…
Abe Ogunlende 11/04/23 at 22:00 pm by admin About: Nigerian contemporary painter, Abe Ogunlende is an artist creating a simplified visual language composed of polka dots, dark-skin portrait subjects, and vibrant acrylic pastel colors to explore ideas around the self. In his paintings, which are often introspective, Ogunlende orchestrates composition, minimalism, and color in the service of a greater understanding of self – allowing his works to convey personal stories, with various elements stripped down to their essence in new and exciting arrangements. He engages the viewers in an ‘intimate moment’ of contemplation. Using simple forms to depict his…