Africa’s Creatives Are Promoting Sustainability to Combat Climate Change
Despite its massive population, Africa currently contributes the least of all continents to global carbon emissions, but rapid development threatens to shift the scales. Fortunately, a growing number of creatives are voicing concerns and taking action to promote sustainability across the worlds of architecture, fashion, and visual arts. Architecture’s most prestigious honor—the Pritzker Prize—was recently […]
West African DJ AMÉMÉ on His Coachella 2022 Debut
It’s been a steady rise for West African DJ Hubert Ameme Sodoganji, otherwise known as DJ AMÉMÉ. Thanks to a wealth of cultural experiences across the globe, he’s developed a unique sound within the Afro-House genre, with which he’ll grace music lovers at Coachella for the first time. With consistent support from the 2022 Grammy award-winning […]
Marian Kamara and Sumayya Vally to Design Presidential Library in Liberia
A groundbreaker in so many respects, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the first female head of state in Africa, leading Liberia from 2006 – 2018. A symbol and advocate of female empowerment, she is now spearheading the development of a presidential library that aims to cultivate Africa’s future female leaders. In keeping with its mission, the […]
Inside Kibera’s Thriving Food Scene with Big Yasa
For Kenyan rapper, Big Yasa, the hectic, maze-like streets of Kibera are home, and they contain some delicious culinary surprises. It takes the trained eye of a local, however, to navigate the twists and turns, but the meals that await are well worth the effort. Right next to the mosque, which is at the very […]
African Cinema Is More Exciting Than Ever. Where’s Its Wider Recognition?
Creators are experiencing a heyday across Africa with filmmaking enjoying a particularly strong surge in new and critically acclaimed production. Despite all the advances, Hollywood hasn’t exactly embraced these new storytellers and has been stingy with devoting attention and resources to African works. The issue, in part, is one of perceptions. Many Hollywood executives thought, […]
