August 03, 2006
Sudan: New CD Unites Northern and Southern Sudan
Ceasefire by Sudanese artists Emmanuel Jal & Abdel Gadir Salim Read more »
July 28, 2006
Southern Africa: Empire in Africa: Angola and Its Neighbors
Empire in Africa: Angola and Its Neighbors Read more »
July 18, 2006
Zambia: New CD by Zambia's Dr. Mooch
"Easy Duzzit" by Dr. Mooch Read more »
July 10, 2006
Sierra Leone: African Blood Diamonds on American Markets
Bling: Consequences and Repercussions Read more »
West Africa: Wassalou "Show me the Way"
Wassalou "Show me the Way" Read more »
West Africa: Haklima "Djoss Diabate"
Haklima "Djoss Diabate" Read more »
July 03, 2006
Tanzania: Hali Halisi: Rap as an Alternative Medium in Tanzania
Hali Halisi: Rap as an Alternative Medium in Tanzania Read more »
June 08, 2006
Uganda: New Film Documents Uganda's 20-Year Civil War
Uganda Rising Read more »
May 24, 2006
Africa: Diplomats Stage 'Africa Week' in Washington to Showcase What Africa Has to Offer
The African Union, whose members include 53 African nations, is this week marking the anniversary of the founding on May 25, 1963 of its predecessor, the Organization of African… Read more »
May 16, 2006
Liberia: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Oprah's Wednesday Broadcast, Continues Push for Investment and Rebuilding Assistance
During a two-day private visit to Chicago last week, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf taped an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show that will air on Wednesday. Read more »
April 28, 2006
South Africa: Hugh Masekela Serenades Sister's Party Guests at Freedom Day Celebrations
Trumpeter Hugh Masekela surprised several hundred guests in Washington DC at a 12th anniversary celebration of South Africa's first post-apartheid government. The virtuoso musician… Read more »
April 07, 2006
Benin: Music Lets Me See Beyond Color, Beyond Language - Angélique Kidjo
Angélique Kidjo, one of Africa's most prolific and best known artistes, is from Benin in West Africa. She started singing at age six, producing songs that span music genres and… Read more »
January 06, 2006
Africa: Grooving in the Diaspora: Soulfège Revives a Movement for Pan-African Renaissance
"Afro diasporic groovilicious funkidociousness" is how they describe their music, "A movement" is what they call their activism - and it's all for the love of Sweet Mama Africa.… Read more »
December 01, 2005
Africa: Zap Mama: A Journey Into Afro-European Music
Marie Dauln,leader singer of Zap Mama, strode onto the stage looking regal in 5-inch chunky heel gold glitter covered go-go boots, flowing purple robe with one side riding half-way… Read more »
August 01, 2005
Africa: Femi Kuti - the Man Behind the Music
Agile, humorous and a bit out of this world, Femi Kuti is a wonder to behold on stage. If you are not arrested by his sporadic dancing or intense multi-instrument playing, his… Read more »
April 06, 2005
Africa: African Authors to Speak at New York Literature Festival
The first-ever New York Festival of International Literature features writers from more than 45 countries, including African authors Chinua Achebe, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,… Read more »
November 10, 2004
Nigeria: Novel Explores Religion and Silence
Purple Hibiscus. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Chapel Hill:Algonquin, 2003. 320 pp. $16.77 cloth, $10.40 paper. 165123875 Read more »
Africa: Reporter Counters `Wrong-Headed' Notions About Conflict and Corruption
Howard French began writing about Africa in the early 1980s as a freelance journalist and professor based in Ivory Coast. After six years in West Africa, he took a permanent… Read more »
October 13, 2004
Nigeria: Author Explores Faith and Country in Acclaimed New Novel
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's first novel, Purple Hibiscus, has received much critical acclaim, having been short listed for the Orange Prize and long listed for the… Read more »
August 16, 2004
South Africa: Bittersweet Travels - A Journalist Comes to Terms with a Troubled Continent
Mandela, Mobutu and Me: A Newswoman's African Journey, by Lynne Duke. Doubleday, ©2003. $24.00 hardcover. Website: http://www.randomhouse.com/doubleday Read more »
July 21, 2004
South Africa: Clegg Returns to U.S. for Major Tour
Johnny Clegg is a singer/songwriter who grew up in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia and is best known for his work with Sipho Mchunu as part of the band Juluka. His later work… Read more »
June 16, 2004
Africa: Media Messages on Health and HIV/Aids Target At-Risk African Youth
Messages created by and for young people have become a centerpiece of efforts to educate teens about health risks. Organizers of those campaigns say they are potent tools for… Read more »
May 19, 2004
Africa: Rome Concert Launches a Movement, Says Quincy Jones
If the days of concerts for a cause having an impact are over, producer Quincy Jones hasn't noticed. "You know, it's not really a concert," he told a reporter for Metro… Read more »
April 23, 2004
Africa: Africa's Lost Decades - A Reporter's Lament
1 A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa Howard W. French April 23, 2004 Alfred A. Knopf Read more »
January 27, 2004
South Africa: Anglo-Zulu War Revisited, Key Zulu Battle Victory Recreated
Half hidden in the early morning mist and drizzle, Isandlwana, the distinctive hill the Zulus call the "little hut," overlooks the escarpment and the plains that were once a bloody… Read more »
