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Senegalese hair artist Elisabeth Anayes Niouky is gaining international attention for championing natural hairstyles that celebrate African beauty and heritage. Through editorial shoots, celebrity styling, and viral TikTok videos, the self-taught Niouky challenges beauty standards in West Africa that often favor straightened hair, wigs, and chemical relaxers. Her growing online ....
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In the grassroots kingdoms (fondoms) of western Cameroon, sacred animals like leopards, lions, elephants, and the brightly-colored Bannerman’s turaco face a complex paradox. While deeply revered, these species are often harvested to create royal crowns, footstools, and warrior regalia. They are also currently facing severe habitat destruction and local extinction. To counteract this biodiversity crisis […]
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Africa’s rich storytelling tradition—rooted in oral folklore long before written literature existed—has produced a remarkable literary canon, and six books by African authors deserve a place on every serious reader’s list. The selection spans continents and eras: Kofi Awoonor’s lyrical meditation on post-independence Ghana; Dambudzo Marechera’s visceral, stream-of-consciousness novel set in a crumbling totalitarian state; […]
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African nations are making a powerful collective statement at the 2026 Venice Biennale, with many showcasing distinctive national visions on the world’s most prestigious art stage. Somalia is participating for the first time. Hosted at Palazzo Caboto, the country’s “Saddexleey” pavilion (meaning “The Nation of Poets”) uses a triadic poetic structure to explore memory through […]
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In the Ghanaian fishing town of Apam, a single ancient tree carries centuries of unwritten history. Known as Santseo, it was reportedly planted in the 13th century by Nana Asumbia, a royal and spiritual leader who guided her people westward from the Akwamu Kingdom, using tree saplings as signs of where to settle—if a sapling […]
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Morocco has unveiled its first national pavilion at the Venice Biennale, featuring Asǝṭṭa, a large-scale installation by multidisciplinary artist Amina Agueznay. The work brings together 166 Moroccan artisans—the vast majority women—alongside two Venetian collaborators, positioning craftspeople as central creative agents rather than mere executors. Rooted in the Moroccan concept of the âatba, or “transformative threshold,” […]
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After 16 years of silence, Uganda’s sacred Kasubi Tombs have reopened, restoring a powerful spiritual and cultural landmark at the heart of the Buganda kingdom. The site, which houses the spirits of four ancient kings, was nearly lost after a devastating fire in 2010. Now, its central structure—Muzibu Azala Mpanga—has been painstakingly revived using traditional […]
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