BOOK REVIEW ;The Rain Fardel // CRITIQUE DE LIVRE ; La Pluie Fardel
By Molara Wood Title: The Rain Fardel Author: Tade Ipadeola 71pp, Khalam Collective, Ibadan, (Nigeria), 2005 To poet, Tade Ipadeola, the guises of...
Category : ARTS & CULTURE
Insurer, Courier Firm Sued Over Stolen Artworks // Assureur, Entreprise De Messageries Poursuivi Sur Les œuvres D’art Volées
A legal battle has ensued between Insurance Company of East Africa (ICEA), FedEx Express and Ms Irene Muteteri, a client of the two companies. Ms...
The History Of British Slave Ownership Has Been Buried: Now Its Scale Can Be Revealed // L’histoire De La Propriété Slave Britannique A Eté Enterré : Maintenant Son Echelle Peut Révéler
The past has a disconcerting habit of bursting, uninvited and unwelcome, into the present. This year history gate-crashed modern America in the form of a...
Brisbane Festival To Feature Stories From The Congo To Educate And Amaze // Festival De Brisbane A Fonctionnalité Histoires Du Congo D’éduquer Et D’étonner
Posted about an hour ago PHOTO: Flexn will be one of the many performances inspired from the Congo involved in this year’s Brisbane Festival.(Supplied: Brisbane...
LIVE ! Stonebwoy Wins ‘Best African Act’ at BET Awards
Ghana dancehall sensation Stonebwoy has picked up the Best International Act: Africa award at the 2015 BET awards ceremony at Los Angeles in the USA....
NIGERIA AND SOUTH AFRICA TO RAISE THE PRIDE OF AFRICA AT BET AWARDS 2015 // NIGERIA ET AFRIQUE DU SUD POUR AUGMENTER LA FIERTÉ DE L’AFRIQUE À PARIE PRIX 2015
The Soil went platinum with their eponymous debut album released in 2011. PHOTO: Native Rhythms At a glittering red carpet bash in Los Angeles tonight,...
New Book Explores Historical & Social Significance Of The Amazigh Culture In Andalucia // Le nouveau Livre Explore La Signification Historique & Sociale De La Culture Amazigh En Andalousie
Rabat – A Moroccan researcher, Moha Ennaji, has just published a new book that discusses the historical and social significance of the Amazigh culture in...
“Neda Wants To Die”, A Theater Play By Luigi Laraia On Gender Based Violence In Conflict // « Neda Veut Mourir », Une Pièce De Théâtre Par Luigi Laraia Sur Sexe Basé Sur La Violence Dans Les Conflits
Kenyatta International Conference Center (KICC) – Amphitheater Nairobi, Kenya The World Bank Group in Nairobi is organizing a theater performance followed by a panel discussion...
Oxford’s Professor of Poetry : Wole Soyinka Loses Race To British Poet, Simon Armitage // Professeur D’Oxford De La Poésie : Wole Soyinka Perd La Course Au Poète Britannique, Simon Armitage
Prof. Wole Soyinka has lost the race to be Oxford’s Professor of poetry to English poet, playwright and novelist, Simon Armitage. Armitage, the popular poet and broadcaster, secured 1,221...
Rare Ancient Egyptian Shroud Fetches 374,000 Euros At PIASA Auction House In Paris // Suaire Egyptienne Antique Rare Extrait 374 000 Euros A La Maison D’enchères PIASA A Paris
auction house in Paris A photo taken in Paris on June 1, 2015 shows Ta-Nedjem’s funerary linen, a rare Egyptian polychrome linen square with a...
Seattle Art Museum Presents ‘Disguise: Masks And Global African Art’ // Seattle Art Museum Présente ‘ Déguisement : Masques Et Global De L’Art Africain ”
Drawing inspiration from the Seattle Art Museum’s celebrated African collection, Disguise: Masks and Global African Art (opening June 18, 2015) is a groundbreaking exhibition that...
First UK exhibition of French-Algerian artist Djamel Tatah on view at Ben Brown Fine Arts // Première Exposition Du Royaume-Uni de L’artiste Français-algérien Djamel Tatah A L’affiche A Ben Brown Fine Arts
Ben Brown Fine Arts is presenting the first UK exhibition of French-Algerian artist Djamel Tatah whose work has been widely exhibited in France and abroad....
British Council Launches Scriptwriting Program To Strengthen U.K., Nigeria Ties // British Council Lance Un Programme De Scénarisation Pour Renforcer Au Royaume-Uni, Nigeria Liens
Leo Barraclough The British Council has launched a U.K.-Nigeria screenwriting partnership program, Script Junction, which will run from June to November. The aim of the...
Egypt Intensifies Security At Antiquities Sites // L’Égypte S’intensifie La Sécurité Des Sites D’antiquités
Mohamed Maarouf Egypt’s antiquities minister issued orders on Wednesday to intensify security at antiquities sites across the country in coordination with the Interior Ministry, in...
BOOK REVIEW: Meditation in The Workplace // BOOK REVIEW : Méditation En Milieu De Travail
BOOK REVIEW: Meditation in the workplace Mindful Work: How Meditation Is Changing Business from the Inside Out, by David Gelles THE author of this book,...
South Africa’s Post-apartheid Films Still Grapple With Unfulfilled Promise // Post-Apartheid Films De L’Afrique Du Sud S’attaquer Toujours Aux Promesses Non Tenues
Breathe Umphefumlo reimagines Puccini’s La Bohème in the TB-wracked township of Khayelitsha In 2008, a wave of violent, xenophobic attacks on migrant workers in South...
Finding Africa in the US // Trouver L’Afrique Aux US
African song, dance, taste and language have all been welcomed into many aspects of U.S. culture, even when the actual people of African descent have...
Nike Okundaye, Nigerian Traditional Craftwoman Who Lectures @ Ivy League Univerisities Without Former Education // Nike Okundaye, Nigérian Craftwoman Traditionnel Qui Donne Des Conférences @ Ivy Leagues Quoique Sans Education Ancien
Not many in her homeland appear to know about her unique story. But in other lands, especially Europe and America, she is a ‘goddess’ whose...
BB King Dies in Las Vegas Aged 89 // Dies De BB King A Las Vegas Agés De 89 Ans
BB King has died in his home in Las Vegas at the age of 89. Photograph: Ricky Fitchett/Zuma Press/Corbis Blues legend BB King has...
Barclays L’Atelier Award Opens Up To African Artists // Prix De L’atelier De Barclays S’ouvre Aux Artistes Africains
Picture: THINKSTOCK IT WAS the best experience of my life, says artist Ilka van Schalkwyk of the Paris residency that comes with winning the Barclays...