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LUANDA, Angola — This oil-rich nation long turned to China for infrastructure and to Russia for tanks and missiles, a lingering legacy of Cold War power rivalries. But as Secretary of State Antony Blinken walked alongside top Angolan officials in their palm-filled capital this week and toured an exhibition dedicated to a . . .
There are many reasons as to why some people around the world loathe or rather harbour a particular disliking for Africa. One among the many reasons is Hollywood’s portrayal of Africa in film. With many films set to propagate stereotypes, some audiences have sadly fallen for the same.Among the many films, one particular stands out […]
Working in international aid, Stephanie Kimou was often the only African on staff at white-led institutionsPhoto illustration. Image source: caracterdesign/Getty Images
Based in Washington, D.C., Step Afrika! dancers integrate rhythmic footsteps, claps, songs, storytelling, humor and audience participation into their performances, a tradition created by Black American college students in the early 1900s. (Courtesy photo/Step Afrika!) By all accounts, including any number of videos, a Step Afrika! performance is a visual, aural and theatrical dance show […]
The most anticipated music concert headlined by Kendrick Lamar finally took place on Dec. 6 at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. The event was the first part of a large-scale touring festival that is intended to expand across the African continent in the coming years until 2028. Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free’s company, pgLang, […]
In 2001, the ideology and term BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) was created by Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill. He understood that by 2050 the four BRIC economies would come to dominate the global economy. In 2006, Brazil, Russia, India and China created the “Bric” group while the creation of the bloc was initiated […]
As Bernadette Hall looks out onto her farm, a small smile creeps onto her face. “Not much in life is more beautiful than that, eh?” she asked. At 51 years old, Hall is a white farmer in South Africa with expansive land to hold her cattle, corn, and pigs. She said it’s what . . […]
An American destroyer shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired from Yemen on Saturday as it responded to a call for help from a container ship that was hit separately, the US Central Command (Centcom) said. Centcom said the US destroyers Gravely and Laboon responded to a request for assistance from the Maersk Hangzhou, a […]
NYU’s Africa House, on Thursday, Dec. 14 at 6 p.m., will present a discussion about a developing program that is connecting African-American artists in a small city on the Delaware River with artists and foundational artistic and cultural influences in Ghana. Africa House director and professor Yaw Nyarko will lead Chester, PA, artists Kenneth Hunt, […]
America’s Black Lives Matter movement has jumped continents. July 13, 2016, 1:54 PM ET • 10 min read — America’s Black Lives Matter movement has jumped continents in the wake of recent fatal police shootings of black men in the United States. From Europe to Africa, people around the world are marching in solidarity […]