Every so often an issue crops up that makes or should make people think twice about the double standards with which world issues are treated. One such issue is the global or rather Western coverage and response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico – USA. BP, the oil company responsible for the spill »
This is a single 30 metre long African painting (yes 30 metres) adorning the Center-Kita station on the Yokohama subway line in Tokyo, Japan. These photographs were taken by a resident of Tokyo who also happens to be the Art Director in advertising and stand arrangement/space planning at http://www.lifeyou.tv »
Antoine Doyen, is a French photographer who lives in Paris. He was born in 1982 in Nancy, France. He shoots portraits as well as features. According to Antoine “I love meeting new people all the time! This is in fact what I like most in being a photographer”. Antoine has put together a fine Portrait of African Movie Directors »
We are delighted to interview the award winning director, Baff Akoto. His debut documentary Football Fables, provides an unprecedented insight into the inner workings of African football tradition and migration and is described by Empire Magazine as “an insightful and, at times, sobering journey through a multi-billion dollar industry”. This film unfolds through the eyes of Francis, a »
Eleven ancient churches carved from solid rock can be seen at Lalibela, northern Ethiopia. These architectural wonders are named after a 12th century king who aspired to build a ‘New Jerusalem’. Lalibela is a UNESCO World Heritage site, visited annually by thousands of pilgrims and tourists from all over the world. The city of Aksum became »
In part one of the BBC2’s three-part documentary, An African journey with Jonathan Dimbleby, we got a fascinating look at the changing faces of three countries – Mali, Nigeria and Ghana. Jonathan Dimbleby describes the documentary as one that explores “an Africa that is too often forgotten but too important to ignore”. The first episode of »
“Wavin’ Flag” is a song by K’naan from his album Troubadour. The song was chosen as Coca-Cola’s promotional anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, to be held in South Africa. Olubankole Wellington, a.k.a Banky W, an American born-Nigerian R&B star and MI arguably Nigeria’s biggest rap star, who was born to his pastor father »
‘Nigeria – Africa’s next super power?’ is the subject of the latest in the series of Guardian/British Museum debates, which takes place on Tuesday 8th June. Members are being offered reduced price tickets. The event will be chaired by Jon Snow, writer and broadcaster and introduced by Neil McGregor, director of the British Museum (London). The »
Yinka Shonibare’s latest work – is a huge replica ship in a bottle. The ship is currently on display at Trafalgar Square (London), named after the naval battle of 1805,Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle is a 1:30 scale replica of HMS Victory, the flagship of Admiral Horatio Nelson who at Trafalgar defeated the combined fleets of »
He cannot bear to leave the practice field, almost as if doing so would nullify the dream he has lived these past two weeks. And so defensive tackle Kwaku Danso, perhaps the unlikeliest Cleveland Brown ever, finds reasons to stay after a springtime workout even as his new teammates head for the locker room. He »
