Category : ARTS & CULTURE

A professor of an international journalism class in an American university requested each of us to come with a proposal for a case study in...

Ninety years ago, Carter G. Woodson founded Black History Week to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12) and Frederick Douglass (Feb. 14)....

Yared Zeleke’s sharp eye for the culture of his homeland is showcased in this tremendous ethnographic debut Lamb is a 2015 Ethiopian drama film directed...

Babatunde Adeoye In 1954, his play stood fame at the stage of Royal court theatre in London. Then, was his first time when accolade was...

A late 19th- or early 20th-century Igbo sculpture, left, and a 19th-century drawing by John Frederick Lewis highlight the newest round of acquisitions announced by...

A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James on  Tuesday 13 October, named as the winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. A Brief...

@ CNN On the Tanzanian coast, 330 km south of capital Dar es Salaam, there’s a stillness out on the water that belies the frenetic...

A young Tunisian lawyer, Yasmine Attia, presented a laudable case  in the 25th  debating contest at the memorial of Caen in France. The young attorney...

During November and December 2015, the Writing Studio will present pro-active and interactive workshops for aspiring screenwriters, playwrights and creative writers at its studio in...

MTN Group has won the 2015 Global Brand of the Year Award. The announcement was made at the World Branding Award ceremony held in London...

Prehistoric Man in Cave (Shutterstock www.shutterstock.com)  DNA extracted from the skull of a man buried 4,500 years ago in an Ethiopian cave is providing new...

Director Sherif El Bendary received three awards for his new film within Final Cut in Venice workshop as part of the ongoing installment of Venice...

The DR Congo’s UN mission chief on Wednesday slammed a government ban on an acclaimed film about Congolese surgeon Denis Mukwege, who has treated thousands...

STORY HIGHLIGHTS The World Bank is updating its policies protecting the poor and the environment in Bank- financed projects. The World Bank launched the 3rd...

BY : ROSSELLA LORENZI Joe Uziel, co-director of the excavation from the Israel Antiquities Authority, sitting atop the 2,000-year-old stepped structure. SHAI HALEVY/IAA GreatArchaeologicalDiscoveriesAhead:Photos VIEW CAPTION ...

Nine princes, at the weekend, emerged top contenders from the Giesi Ruling House for the vacant stool of Ooni of Ife, vacated by Oba Okunade...

ARTSY EDITORIAL Now in its eighth year, FNB Joburg opens its 2015 edition next week with a lineup featuring some of the strongest names in...

“Dheepan” wins Palme d’Or; Rooney Mara, Emmanuelle Bercot and Vincent Lindon take acting honors French director Jacques Audiard‘s “Dheepan” is the best film of the...

Just a stone throw away from Rusizi (formerly Cyangugu) district lies a historical site that is linked to once exiled King Yuhi V Musinga, who...

Picking the greatest sonnets of all time involves personal taste and fancy. (So if you disagree with my choices, please feel free to compile your...