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July 09, 2023
Morocco: Female Maestro Hind Ennaira Shows Gnaoua Music's Power to Transcend Boundaries
Essaouira - Hind Ennaira is one of the rare women maâlems, or master musicians, among the hundred or so Gnaoua artists in Morocco, who usually pass on their musical tradition… Read more »
June 09, 2023
South Africa: World's Oldest Prehistoric Burial Site Discovered in South Africa
Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger claims that the oldest burial site in the world, dating back to some 200,000 to 300,000 years ago, is in South Africa. He believes the primitive Homo… Read more »
June 04, 2023
Uganda: Ghetto Kids Journey From Slums to Stardom
A group of six Ugandan street children from the capital Kampala have reached the grand finale of the hit UK television show Britain's Got Talent - a further step in proving their… Read more »
May 23, 2023
Africa: African Architects Honoured At the Venice Biennale
Nigerian artist-designer Demas Nwoko has won the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement 2023 at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia He is one of… Read more »
May 22, 2023
Africa: Postcard From Cannes #4 - Major Spotlight On African Talents
With a record number of films in the official lineup, African cinema is set to shine at the Cannes Film Festival this year. It's not only a showcase for attracting international… Read more »
April 09, 2023
Mali: Malian Director to Be Awarded Carrosse d'Or At Cannes
The Carrosse d'Or will be awarded to Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé on 17 May in Cannes, at the opening of the Directors' Fortnight, the Society of Film Directors… Read more »
March 06, 2023
Africa: Tunisian Thriller 'Ashkal' Snags Top Gong At Fespaco Film Fest
Tunisian director Youssef Chebbi won the coveted Stallion of Yennenga award at the biennial pan-African Fespaco film festival in Ouagadougou for his murder mystery oeuvre "Ashkal". Read more »
February 19, 2023
Africa: Meet the African Comic Book Heroes Taking the World By Storm
The African presence in the world of comic books and graphic novels is sparse, but Ivorian author Marguerite Abouet is changing that. Thanks to her characters Aya and Akissi, both… Read more »
February 05, 2023
Uganda: Uganda's First Grammy Nominee Eddy Kenzo Gives Hope That Everyone Can Succeed
Ugandans are routing for 33-year-old singer Eddy Kenzo, nominated for Best Global Music Performance at tonight's Grammy awards in Los Angeles. Just being nominated has left him… Read more »
January 13, 2023
Africa: Africa's Top Cinema Event Announces Strong Lineup for Competition
From Angola to Senegal, no fewer than 15 feature-length movies have been nominated for the top prize in next month's Fespaco pan-African film and television festival, held in… Read more »
December 30, 2022
West Africa: Kora Virtuoso SONA Jobarteh Bucks West Africa Gender Trend
The kora - a stringed instrument that combines the features of a lute and a harp - is traditionally reserved for men in West Africa, but that hasn't stopped British-Gambian artist… Read more »
December 25, 2022
Africa: African Biennale of Photography in Mali Defends Culture Despite Difficulties
Despite a security crisis in the West Africa and Sahel regions, Covid-19, and diplomatic tensions with France, organisers of the African Biennale of Photography have managed to put… Read more »
December 26, 2022
Guinea: Welcome to Kalabanté, an African Circus in Montreal
When dance, acrobatics and percussion meet, the result is Kalabanté - a circus company created in 2007 by Guinean artist Yamoussa Bangoura. RFI met him at the Nuits… Read more »
December 18, 2022
Cote d'Ivoire: France to Return Restored Ivorian Drum Stolen By Colonial Settlers
Restoration works on the Djidji Ayôkwé, or "talking drum", have now been completed in Paris. The artefact, stored at the Quai Branly museum, is ready to be returned to… Read more »
December 04, 2022
Africa: Africa's Harissa, Raï and Kalela Win UNESCO Heritage Status
Spicy harissa paste from Tunisia, Morocco's raï music and Kalela dance from Zambia were selected on Thursday to join Unesco's intangible cultural heritage list. Read more »
November 27, 2022
Nigeria: Paris Exhibition Celebrates Fela Kuti, the Rebel King of Afrobeat
The Paris Philharmonie is paying homage to Fela Kuti, pioneer of Afrobeat - a musical current that emerged from Nigeria in a swirl of postcolonial enthusiasm, experimentation and… Read more »
September 29, 2022
West Africa: Epic Starring Benin's Agojie Women Warriors Packs a Punch in Hollywood
Benin's historic female warriors known as the Amazons of Dahomey are legendary across West Africa. They are now in the international spotlight thanks to "The Woman King" starring… Read more »
December 29, 2017
Senegal: Bringing Cinema to Senegal - By Bicycle!
In Senegal this month, a movie club has started in the remote south-east Kédougou region, near the border with Mali and Guinea. But because there is almost no electricity in… Read more »
January 28, 2013
Mali: Timbuktu's Priceless Manuscripts Torched
Islamists torched a building where priceless ancient manuscripts were stored, as they fled Mali's famous desert city of Timbuktu, which French-led troops were surrounding on… Read more »
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