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Historic graffiti made by soldiers sheds light on Africa maritime heritage, study shows
The southwestern tower of Zanzibar Fort, in which many of the ship graffiti are located. Credit: Alessandro Ghidoni Historic graffiti…
On most Sunday mornings, the searing voice of Osinachi Nwachukwu, one of Nigeria’s best-known gospel singers, filled the vast 100,000-seat…
Working with technology offers too a medium for communication to audiences, particularly broader publics. Technology is a form of spectacle,…
In 1959 an aging W.E.B. Du Bois, then still living in the US, visited Beijing University, China’s most prestigious institute…
1. The home office will continue to be the normWith the outbreak of COVID-19 and infection prevention measures, working from…
When we recite the Apostle’s Creed we profess that we believe in “the universal church.” That is, God’s people across time…
This is Chapter 8 (“Class, Race, and Politics in Tanzania”) of Leo Zeilig’s book, A Revolutionary for our Time: The…
Tiffanie DeLune: There’s Gasoline In My Heart Foreign Agent, Lausanne, 7 May – 2 July 2022 Room for Desire,…
He was born in the small village of Durame in southeastern Ethiopia and was adopted when he was six months…
Issued on: 30/04/2022 – 16:21 The much-celebrated return of 26 treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey has culminated in a…
The New Humanitarian | Ukraine’s widening toll, calling out the IMF, and a CAR no-show: The Cheat Sheet
Our editors’ weekly take on humanitarian news, trends, and developments from around the globe. On our radar Israel-Gaza déjà vu…
Profile: Sir Desmond Tutu, Anglican Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town and Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Desmond Mpilo Tutu, (born October 7, 1931, Klerksdorp, South Africa—died December 26, 2021, Cape Town), South African Anglican cleric who in…