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By Mandy Applegate The Associated Press Americans already cross oceans for Kenya’s wildlife, but too many still plan as if the country ends at the edge of the bush. After days that start before sunrise, throwing dust into your hair and scanning every patch of grass for a flicker of ....
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The New York African Film Festival is back for its 33rd edition, bringing over 100 films from Africa and its diaspora to screens across New York in May—and this year’s lineup is turning heads. The opening film, Promised Sky, stars Aïssa Maïga and explores the lives of three Ivorian migrants in Tunisia. Perhaps the most […]
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Tucked along a pothole-riddled street in Lagos’s Lekki Peninsula, Lekki Arts and Crafts Market offers something genuinely rare in Nigeria’s commercial capital: calm. With over 400 stalls selling everything from hand-woven aso-oke textiles and leather goods to gemstones, woodcarvings, and vintage albums, the market is as much a cultural experience as a shopping destination. What […]
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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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The air in Pretoria is thin, the sun is high, and the track at the Tuks Stadium is officially the center of the sporting universe today. The Simbine Classic 2026 has arrived, and with it, a 100-meter showdown that has track and field aficionados across the globe refreshing their feeds in anticipation. It is the […]
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For years, the story of Trevor Noah was one of “local boy makes good and leaves.” But today, the narrative has shifted dramatically. Noah’s announcement of “South Africa’s Festival of Comedy” has dominated the cultural conversation, trending with a fervor usually reserved for World Cup victories. This isn’t just another stand-up tour; it is a […]
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A new musical drama, The Road Home, is bringing the powerful story of South African icons Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela to the big screen, with Cynthia Erivo, Thabo Rametsi, and Guy Pearce leading the cast. Set against apartheid-era tensions, the film explores the complex fallout when Paul Simon’s Graceland tour, organized in collaboration with […]
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