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From a medieval square in Basel to a presidential lobby in Chicago, a new era announces itself. The Art of African Vision is produced by Africa.com. For too long, African art has been a footnote in someone else’s story. This newsletter puts it at the centre. Issue by issue, we ....
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Amapiano artist and DJ, Mordecai (born Kabelo Mokoena), is set to release his 16-track album, MAMELLO, on 17 April 2026 across all major streaming platforms, led by the single Marato Fela — track 9 on the album. Raised in Katlehong, on the east side of Johannesburg, Mordecai introduces Marato Fela, which translates to “love only” — a fitting expression […]
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The hunt. The piercing shrill. The silence. Your heartbeat is the loudest sound. As daylight fades and darkness settles, it may seem counterintuitive to head into the bush, but a guided night game drive opens a window to the continent’s most electric, unpredictable hours. If daytime safaris are about seeing, nighttime is about feeling. This […]
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When war shattered Khartoum in April 2023, Sudanese band Aswat Almadina was mid-session in a recording studio, surrounded by guitars and keyboards. Within months, its members were scattered across Cairo, Jeddah, and beyond—displaced by a conflict that has since killed over 150,000 people. Yet the music never stopped. The band continued collaborating remotely, sending files […]
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A fossilized embryo discovered near South Africa’s Eastern Cape in 2008 has just solved a 20-year scientific mystery. Using powerful X-ray technology at a French synchrotron facility, researchers confirmed that the 250-million-year-old specimen belonged to a Lystrosaurus, a pig-sized creature with a turtle-like beak that survived Earth’s most catastrophic mass extinction. Scientists identified an unfused […]
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Réunion Island delivers a striking blend of Africa’s raw beauty and France’s polished charm, creating an experience that feels both exotic and familiar. An overseas department of France, this Indian Ocean gem offers a humid, sun-drenched experience where pastel-colored Creole mansions and wrought-iron balconies sit against a backdrop of dramatic, emerald peaks. Navigating the capital, […]
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In northern Nigeria, where Shariah law governs public morality and books have been burned for indecency, a new generation of women writers has found an ingenious workaround: WhatsApp. Serializing explicit Hausa-language erotica in women-only groups, authors like Fauziyya Tasiu Umar—known online as Oum Hairan—have built thriving audiences on WhatsApp. While critics argue the content challenges […]
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