Fotso is both deeply attuned to the human dependency on plants and concerned about the loss of biodiversity and indigenous knowledge in Cameroon Yota Batsaki on the work of Cameroonian artist Bienvenue Fotso Malva Neglecta (2021), courtesy of the artist and African Art Beats Bienvenue Fotso’s Fipan Grass Fipan Grass is the first exhibition outside Africa for Cameroonian artist Bienvenue Fotso (born 1989 in Bandjoun). Fotso is part of a new generation of painters from Cameroon, one of the countries at the forefront of the revolution in contemporary visual arts from the Continent, that claims…
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EbonyLife Studio and Netflix‘s highly-anticipated original series Blood Sisters commemorated its world premiere at the EbonyLife Place in Lagos. The exciting series will be available globally and exclusively on Netflix on May 5, 2022. Our fave #Bellastylistas of course, showed up dressed in ravishing red looks in line with the theme ‘Red and Fugitive’. From gorgeous fits to riveting interpretations of the theme, scroll below to see all the fabulous fashion moments that make up our best-dressed list from the premiere. Ini Dima-Okojie in @derinfabikunco Adesua Etomi-Wellington in @ericamoorebrand Nancy Isime in @medlincouturecollection Mimi Onalaja in @julyetpeters Sharon Ooja Egwurube in @aiaibyaisha Omowunmi Dada in…
As I prepare to travel to Israel for a long-overdue return trip – I lived there many years ago – it’s my much-loved and faithful backpack that I reach for in-between cleaning cameras and charging batteries, setting aside purchased gifts and printing my boarding pass. Do you have a favourite backpack, if not take a look at these Backpacks Online, there might be one there that catches your eye?Mine has accompanied me on numerous safaris, off-grid walking trails and urban explorations and I never go away without it. Brilliant inventions, no matter the occasion. As I follow the ritual preparation, I…
Petro Atletico captain Tiago Azulao leads his team out during the CAF Champions League 2021/22 quarterfinal match between Petro de Luanda and Mamelodi Sundowns by Staff Reporter Friday May 06, 2022. 15:00 Petro de Luanda will be looking to make home advantage count when they welcome Wydad Casablanca to the 11 November Stadium on Saturday in the first leg of the CAF Champions League semi-finals.Kick-off is at 3pm CAT (SA, GMT+2)The Tricolores are unbeaten in four matches on the continent this season as hosts, having recorded three wins and a draw in Luanda, with Mamelodi Sundowns their prized scalp.Alexandre Santos’…
The southwestern tower of Zanzibar Fort, in which many of the ship graffiti are located. Credit: Alessandro Ghidoni Historic graffiti of ships carved in an African fort were drawn by soldiers on guard duty watching the sea, University of Exeter experts believe. The engravings, found in Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago and made in the mid to late nineteenth century, open a window onto the ships that sailed on the western Indian Ocean at the time. They were made when the area was the southern terminus of a trans-oceanic trade network that used the monsoon winds. Vessels anchored, beached and unloaded their…
On most Sunday mornings, the searing voice of Osinachi Nwachukwu, one of Nigeria’s best-known gospel singers, filled the vast 100,000-seat auditorium of her church in Abuja.Footage from one of the last times she led the choir at the Dunamis International Gospel Centre showed her singing the 2017 gospel hit Ekwueme, her eyes pressed closed and hand outstretched in prayer.On 8 April, the 42-year-old died at a hospital in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. Her husband and manager, Peter Nwachukwu, a pastor, said she had been suffering from an undisclosed illness, but in the days that followed family members and friends alleged that…
Working with technology offers too a medium for communication to audiences, particularly broader publics. Technology is a form of spectacle, a form of offering pleasure and excitement to audiences. Within the pleasure, critical ideas can be carried Sanya Osha talks with Ralph Borland about Wire Art Albert Road in Woodstock, Cape Town exudes a mixed aura combining the old and the new. During ‘normal’ working hours, there isn’t much to say about the high-rise buildings, organized commerce, practices of everyday life and the general 9am to 5pm diurnal rhythms. As with every other major South…
In 1959 an aging W.E.B. Du Bois, then still living in the US, visited Beijing University, China’s most prestigious institute of higher learning, where he gave a powerful and provocative speech to a large audience. “China, after long centuries, has arisen to her feet and leapt forward,” he said. In a breathtaking and earnest expression of solidarity he implored Africans to follow in China’s footsteps, turn away from the West and to “stand straight, speak and think!” “China is flesh of your flesh and blood of your blood”, he dramatically declared. The speech, part of a national celebration of Du…
Armed fighters have stormed a town in south west Cameroon close to the training base used by the Mali and Gambia teams at the Africa Cup of Nations.The Mali team suspended training prior to their match against Tunisia in nearby Limbe, according to the Cameroon News Agency. Mali were due to play Tunisia in the opening game of Group F at the Afcon, on Wednesday.Brighton’s Yves Bissouma and Southampton’s Moussa Djenepo both play for Mali and Manchester United youngster Hannibal Mejbri, Arsenal’s Omar Rekik and Nottingham Forest’s Mohamed Drager are part of the Tunisia squad. Two people were reported to have died…
1. The home office will continue to be the normWith the outbreak of COVID-19 and infection prevention measures, working from home has increased to the point that the home office workforce in the United States has reached 42%, according to data from Stanford University. Thus, this trend is becoming the paradigm of many industries, especially those that know how to take better advantage of remote collaboration and communication tools. This could also help some sectors to reduce operating costs, which in turn would allow them to reinvest in improving their computer systems (software, apps , web services) or boost their…