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    The Thief Cannot Prescribe: On “Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes”

    By Nii Ayikwei Parkes
    July 22, 2021
    Phillips’s book is a well-written feat of archival research, but attempts to justify plunder while debating if the Benin Bronzes should be returned.  Early in ...
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    What does it mean to decolonise BDSM? 

    By Thandiwe Ntshinga
    May 21, 2021
    “It’s not about race, it’s about slavery” One afternoon in 2018, while standing with my forehead against the wall of my bedroom in Johannesburg, ...
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    “What this generation wants”: African authors publishing direct to the web

    By Derick Matsengarwodzi
    April 1, 2021
    Southern African writers are publishing books through Facebook and Whatsapp that speak directly to readers’ lives . Is this the future or a fad? ...
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  • maghreb queer film A shot from Raja Amari’s Al Dowaha (Buried Secrets).
    CultureMauritaniaNorthTop story

    Silence and skin: Depicting queerness in Maghrebian films

    By Gibson Ncube
    January 26, 2021
    Unable to represent queerness explicitly, films from the Maghreb employ more subtle and muted techniques. In the Maghreb region, as in many African countries, ...
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    CultureTop story

    The top 20 African books of 2020

    By Samira Sawlani
    December 10, 2020
    Our picks of the best from the year. Whether it’s been with light-hearted love stories, heart-wrenching histories, or gritty thrillers, African writers have provided ...
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    CultureSociety

    Six powerful one-minute films on women’s empowerment

    By Mobile Film Festival
    November 25, 2020
    From a job interview that takes a turn to a stolen girl’s dream, these short films tackle challenges facing women head-on. The theme of ...
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    CultureSocietyTop story

    Six African documentaries you must see

    By Wilfred Okiche
    October 21, 2020
    These six films present varied snapshots of what it means to be African today. From deeply personal interrogations on family and identity, to the ...
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  • A still from the breakout Sudanese film You Will Die At Twenty.
    CultureSudanTop story

    You Will Die at Twenty and the Adichie moment that never came

    By Zeena Mubarak
    October 7, 2020
    I am beyond ready for stories that could give the lost little Sudanese girl in the US I once was, a template for loving ...
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  • Culture

    The powerful tactics of subversion in Beyoncé’s Black is King

    By Mamaputle Boikanyo
    September 30, 2020
    Using themes of water and royalty, the American artist reframes narratives of Blackness.  When Black is King was released across the globe in late ...
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    CultureNigeria

    Nigerians are the funniest people on the internet. These five prove it.

    By Emmanuel Esomnofu
    September 11, 2020
    A growing wave of comedians in Nigeria are keeping the country and its diaspora laughing.  Nigerians believe they are some of the funniest people ...
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