THE OYOTUNJI VILLAGE: A MINI YORUBA EMPIRE IN THE USA
byIn a world where culture and tradition seem to varnish quicker than a gaseous spray, Africans in South Carolina have found a means to…
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WHAT SOCIAL MEDIA MEANS FOR THE CREATIVE AFRICAN SCENE
byFor a very long time, Africa has been dying to share its passions, potential and stories with the rest of the world. Unfortunately, this…
YAGAZIE EMEZI: SEE IT THROUGH MY EYES
byAfrica is one continent that has been misunderstood and misconstrued since pretty much the moment it was “discovered”. And since then it has been…
FOR IMMORTALITY
byI am a 35 year old Senegalese, born in Dakar, where I grew up. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, I flew to…
Omoni Oboli, The First Lady
byShe’s only 38 but is already a great name of Nollywood. Actress and producer, she produced several movies for Nollywood (Being Mrs Elliot, The First…
THE BOOK BAR #3 : TRAM 83 BY FISTON MWANZA MUJILA
byDiamonds, sex and rock & roll. Well at the very least, jazz, salsa and Congolese rumba, are what comes to mind about the debut…
THE BOOK BAR #2 : WE NEED NEW NAMES BY NOVIOLET BULAWAYO
byDarling, Bastard or Godknows. Those are some of the characters names in NoViolet Bulawayo’s first novel titled We Need New Names. But beyond the…
OLAMIDE ORESEGUN AND HIS AMAZING PAINTINGS
byThis Paintings of Olamide Oresegun totally made a fool of me. I had gone on and on in an argument that they couldn’t have…
The BOOK BAR #1 : The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma
byIn the book bar, you will find a short review of an african book we liked. The Fishermen is a magnificent debut novel by…
POETRY IN AFRICAN LANGUAGES
byItsekiri, Yoruba, Somali, Swahili, and millions of other heavy sounding dialects are spoken in Africa and trust me, the sound is no joke. With…