Tag: africa
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One of Jacob Olupona’s earliest memories in Massachusetts is of nearly freezing in his apartment as a graduate student at Boston University during the great snowstorm of 1978. “I had… more ›
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The 21st century will most likely belong to China as the Chinese Century. But with a rapid increase in Chinese investment and African innovation, the 22nd century may see the… more ›
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When Ghana’s Richard Commey took on Russia’s Isa Chaniev in Texas on Saturday night (Feb. 2), many Ghanaians stayed up watching the bout into the wee hours of Sunday. But… more ›
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While on a surface level the film recounts an African possession ritual which critically burlesques colonialism, many viewers found it to have a colonialist perspective, exoticising “primitive” practices and reinforcing… more ›
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Alice Mann I try to create work that challenges old stereotypes about life on the African continent Created with Sketch. Remember your prom night? Us neither really. But while high… more ›
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What Africa’s emerging cities can learn from China By 2030, more than half of African residents will be living in cities. These cities are being built, in large part, by… more ›
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Instant Archetypes: A New Tarot For The New Normal Tarot is not so much magic, as the exploration of synchronicity. Archetypes pick up new names and faces on their travels,… more ›
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Lions on the move II: Realizing the potential of Africa’s economies Africa’s economic fundamentals remain strong, but governments and companies will need to work even harder to keep the region’s… more ›
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U.S. special operations forces are doing more things in more places than ever before. They are now active in some seventy countries and, since 2001, have seen their… more ›
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The U.S. is waging a massive shadow war in Africa, exclusive documents reveal Six years ago, a deputy commanding general for U.S. Army Special Operations Command gave a conservative estimate… more ›