The most notable example of a classic that was kept from No. 1 by a novelty song must surely be…
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In Summary African traditional festivals are deeply rooted in history, spirituality, and cultural identity. Many are tied to royal lineages, marking…
A “Ne Zha 2” themed wall painting pictured at the entrance of Xiaozifang Alley in Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, China, on…
When the Egyptian writer Alaa Al Aswany’s The Yacoubian Building was published in 2002, it almost instantly entered the canon…
In SummaryDigital transformation across Africa is accelerating e-governance. Verified data remarkably highlights South Africa’s 0.86 EGDI, Mauritius’s streamlined services, Tunisia’s…
A significant debate erupted recently when popular gospel musician Ayanda Ntanzi visited the Nazareth Baptist Church (commonly known as the…
AiW Guest: Tanaka Chidora. AiW note: Today’s post is the final in our 2024 Caine Prize Shortlist Reviews series (in…
Artistic practices emerge as a place of agency, a place to intervene asymmetries, to reappropriate our own corporeality’s, to…
In 1943 when Congress okayed the establishment of The George Washington Carver National Monument, it was a powerful tribute to…
This week, Spotlight on Africa takes us to Marrakech, Morocco. RFI English was on the ground to cover the Moroccan…