When French director Mathieu Kassovitz created his magnum opus, La Haine (Hatred), in 1995, he did so “because kids die.”…
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Amharic was made the “official language” of Ethiopia by Emperor Haile Selassie. The language is now used by the government…
It is just as well that Nigeria’s name was missing from the list of seven countries whose leaders and representatives…
Betye Saar Shaman, 1991 First published: May 12, 2020 MIT and the Spiritual…
A massive crack ripping through Africa is set to split the continent in two and form Earth’s sixth ocean, scientists…
At first glance, Congolese photographer Kiripi Katembo’s images look like playful sci-fi montages: shaky Kinshasa streetscapes in which giant rocks…
June 30, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. EDTThe Tunisian Coast Guard intercepts a boat of migrants near Sfax, Tunisia, on May…
Njinga Mbandi is one of Angolan history’s most important icons: the warrior queen of the 17th century, who defeated the…
A few weeks ago an uncle of mine, who’s very active on our family Whatsapp group, shared a meme that…
(Alma Thomas, 1891-1978) Untitled, 1970. First published: December 1, 2014 About: (fragment from…