While European policymakers tout the law as a necessary step in the fight against climate change, many African farmers — who have cultivated cocoa for generations — argue that it imposes ...

The WeGOJA Foundation in Columbia is expected to release a comprehensive online guide on Feb. 7 to help communities preserve historic African American schools, churches, cemeteries, oral histories ...

These artists are an eclectic mix of patachitra painters, traditional mask makers, stone idol carvers, wooden toy makers and paper mache sculptors. Patachitra refers to traditional, cloth-based ...

Kenya will allow citizens of nearly all African countries to visit without needing prior authorisation, according to a new directive by the cabinet. Last year, Kenya introduced a "visa-free ...

I mean, there’s a fantastic self-portrait of her in the exhibition appearing alongside an African mask, and Margaret Burroughs, of course, founded the South Side Community Art Center in the ...

Africa tragically remains the epicentre of global terrorism, and more action is required to implement international commitments to combat this scourge, the UN Deputy Secretary-General told the ...

In the fall of 2024, three major exhibitions dedicated to African fashion history opened on the East Coast. The catalyst was Dr. Christine Checinska's seminal 2022 “Africa Fashion” exhibit in ...

A new generation of Sierra Leoneans is eager to show visitors that the nation's civil war is long gone and reintroduce one of Africa's great destinations to the world. Sitting in the shade of a ...

It’s the suburban village most famous as the home of cult comedian and musician Frank Sidebottom - the man with the paper mache head. A statue of the late great man, aka Chris Sievey ...

A new ecosystem of publishers, bookstores, literary magazines and festivals is promoting African writers and changing the stories told about the region. By Abdi Latif Dahir Abdi Latif Dahir ...

Louise Deininger has adopted unconventional materials such as elephant dung, the kanga textile, Ugandan barkcloth and cowrie shells to create monumental provoking artworks that dwell in the realms ...