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«Ce qui reflète la réussite d'un bon immigré, c'est d'avoir une femme traumatisée, une grande maison, une belle voiture.» Dans un entretien exclusif que le réalisateur sénégalais Moussa Touré nous a accordé en août 2009 à Dakar, pour les besoins de recherches universitaires, il aborde la question des migrations dans le cinéma africain. Il constate [...]
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Peter Limb (Michigan State University) on the life and writings of Dr. Alfred Bitini Xuma, President-General of the African National Congress (1940-49) and first black physician in Johannesburg. Limb discusses his just published book bringing together Xuma's autobiography, correspondence, essays and speeches on health, politics, crime, beer, the pass laws, and the rights of African [...]
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Peter Limb (Michigan State University) on the life and writings of Dr. Alfred Bitini Xuma, President-General of the African National Congress (1940-49) and first black physician in Johannesburg. Limb discusses his just published book bringing together Xuma's autobiography, correspondence, essays and speeches on health, politics, crime, beer, the pass laws, and the rights of African [...]
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(from their press release)
On Wednesday 20 June revel in a celebration of fiction's short- yet-perfectly-crafted form, the short story.
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We are super excited for MTMTMK, the forthcoming album from The Very Best set to drop on July 17th. We've been bumping it in the office and we are loving it. Stay tuned for a review.
About a month ago we wrote about the excellent video for the first single "Yoshua Alikuti." Now the duo are back with a second video for the track "Kondaine" featuring UK by way of Nigeria artist Seye. The first video featuring the duo strutting through a Nairobi township gave us an awesome feel for the day in the life of a working class Kenyan. Theis latest video heads out into the country and features the three taking a concoction called Kondaine with some Turkana tribesman. The resulting effect is a psychedelic trip, a sacrificial ceremony and a bunch of other crazy stuff we will leave for you to see.
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Brett Murray's defaced The Spear stands as a monument to intolerance. After thousands of ANC supporters marched to the Goodman where the painting the had once been on display, the gallery has agreed it will not be displayed publicly again. ... Continue reading →
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The Yes Youth Can initiative has partnered with m:lab East Africa to sponsor the Pivot East Pitching Competition and Conference. Yes Youth Can is a Mercy Corps' program in Kenya, which was created with funding from USAID. Mercy Corps is a global aid agency that focuses on disaster response, sustainable economic development, health services, and [...]
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Kenya has recently discovered oil and a new oil revenue policy is on the way that will outline a roadmap on sharing revenue.
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Kenya has recently discovered oil and a new oil revenue policy is on the way that will outline a roadmap on sharing revenue.
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