Full Circle
While genetic research proves that our categorisations are inaccurate, formal and daily discourse remains regressive I write this commentary a day after attending a party to celebrate the engagement...
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Tanzania’s Butchered Invisibles
The thriving commerce of body parts for magic is a death sentence for albinos in Tanzania They are regarded as the ‘tribe of ghosts’ or ‘the invisibles’. Albinos have suffered appalling treatment at...
View ArticleConcerning Violence: An Archive of Africa at War
Goran Olsson’s chilling documentary explores Frantz Fanon’s powerful landmark text with some limitations ‘Concerning Violence’ is the opening chapter of Martinique-born psychiatrist Franz Fanon’s...
View ArticleA Confluence of Languages: The Extraordinary Diversity of an African Community
The subtle multilingual interactions in a village in Senegal are strikingly beautiful At the confluence of two rivers lies Agnack Grand in Casamance, Senegal. A small village in a much maligned and...
View ArticleThe Ivory Trade: From Conservation to Terrorism
Guerrilla organisations throughout Africa are funding their activities through the sale of systematically poached ivory from elephants Leonardo Di Caprio has added his Oscar-winning voice to a host...
View ArticleWater Injustice and the Abrahamic Faiths
How corporate exploitation and virtual water are at odds with human rights and the basic teachings of Abrahamic religions Before approaching the topic of water injustice, it is worth highlighting how...
View ArticleRaw Realities of Conflict in Mogadishu
Mogadishu’s boy soldiers show the plight of Somalia’s future in this observational documentary The Frames of Representation documentary festival at the ICA focused on the theme of ‘work’ this year. The...
View ArticleIs the Muslim Ban Turning into an Africa Ban?
As the US Africa Command expands operations, the geographic focus of Islamophobic rhetoric and immigration restrictions will follow suit. In early January, Donald Trump once again managed to top his...
View ArticleFarewell Amor: Fitting In and Back Together Again
Our writer speaks to Ekwa Msangi about her debut feature Farewell Amor, which explores the pressure of immigration on families, including the loss of a sense of self and home. Farewell Amor is the...
View ArticleConfronting the Heart of Darkness in New Film African Apocalypse
Our writer sits down with director Rob Lemkin and co-writer Femi Nylander to discuss their new film African Apocalypse which takes viewers on an emotive historical journey. “Haunting is one way in...
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