#WCW: Gazele, Nigerian-Australian soul singer
Hailing from a musical family, Nigerian-Australian singer/songwriter Gazele couples the fierce energy of soul singers such as Liv Warfield with the pop sensibility of Emeli Sande to create a vibran…
The (Mis)Use of Kiswahili in Western popular culture
That Kiswahili words and phrases sometimes crop up in western pop culture is not surprising; it is, after all, the most widely spoken African language on the continent. But every so often its use…
Obama to press African leaders on rights and corruption
President Obama told the BBC he would deliver a blunt message on gay rights when he travelled to Africa US President Barack Obama has told the BBC he will continue to deliver his "blunt mess…
Murder on Long Street: Congolese bouncers and the private security industry
The death of Joe-Louis Kanyona, the Congolese doorman who was murdered at Cape Town's Beerhouse on 20 June, in the context of nightclub security and the city's DRC diaspora Mourners car…
EU lifts ban on Ghanaian airlines
The European Union Commission in charge of air safety has lifted a nine-year ban imposed on Ghanaian registered carriers from operating flights within the Union, following a petition by the Ghana Ci…
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