Madagascar: Madagascar's Youth Revive Ancestral Rites in Search of Identity

Facing unemployment and social tensions, young people in Madagascar are returning to ancestral possession rituals and traditions tied to identity and belonging. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Artist's Film Sheds Light On Link Between Colonialism and Climate Change

Congolese artist Sammy Baloji's first documentary The Tree of Authenticity fuses images and sounds, and features a talking tree as its narrator, to highlight the connection between… Read more »

Tunisia: Moving Story of Migrants in Tunisia Scoops Top Prize At Marrakech Film Festival

Franco-Tunisian director Erige Sehiri won the Golden Star award at the Marrakech International Film Festival on Saturday evening for Promis le Ciel (Promised Sky), which tells the… Read more »

Ghana: A Stitch in Time - the Ghanaian Artist Sewing Trash Into Treasure

A civil engineer by trade and an artist at heart, Emmanuel Aggrey Tieku has found an innovative way to raise awareness about the problem of textile waste in his native Ghana. His… Read more »

Morocco: Climate Change Threatens Morocco's Camels, and With Them Its Cultural Heritage

Camel livestock in Morocco is on the decline, due to the effects of climate change and diminishing pastures. Camels are part of the fabric of life for Saharan populations,… Read more »

Africa: UK, South Africa Return Looted Artefacts to Ghana's Ashanti King

Britain and South Africa have returned to Asanti king Otumfuo Osei Tutu II over 130 gold and bronze artefacts looted between the 1870s and the early 20th century or bought on the… Read more »

Africa: Paris Fair Celebrates Modern African Artists Reinventing Traditional Crafts

Often disregarded in the world of fine arts, traditional crafts are at the heart of this year's Also Known as Africa (AKAA) art fair in Paris. For its tenth edition, the… Read more »

Kenya: The Karate Grannies of Korogocho, Fighting Back At Any Age

In the heart of Korogocho, a Nairobi slum where corrugated metal homes lean wearily against each other, a group of elderly women gathers every morning in a small community hall.… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Photographer Brent Stirton Celebrates DR Congo's Virunga National Park

Perpignan - Virunga, Africa's first national park, is home to endangered wildlife, including the world's largest population of mountain gorillas. Situated in the eastern Democratic… Read more »

Madagascar: Malagasy Families 'Turn the Dead' With Silk and Song to Honour Ancestors

In Madagascar, winter brings with it a unique family gathering. Across the central highlands, communities practise the famadihana - the "turning of the dead". The ritual, rooted in… Read more »

Africa: African Studios Bring Culture and History to the World's Biggest Games Fair

Video game makers from around the globe have converged on Cologne for the annual Gamescom trade fair - the world's largest gaming event, where new products are unveiled and… Read more »

Africa: French Bill Clears Path to Return Artefacts Looted During Colonisation

A bill to make it easier for France to return cultural objects taken during the colonial period was presented at a ministerial council in Paris this week by Culture Minister… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: France Passes Law to Allow Return of Ivorian Drum Stolen By Colonial Troops

French MPs have unanimously adopted legislation allowing Paris to return to Cote d'Ivoire the Djidji Ayôkwé talking drum, which colonial troops seized from the… Read more »

Africa: How Untold Stories in African Languages Could Turn the Page On Publishing

African stories and languages could unlock billions for the continent's publishing industry if governments back local writers, a Unesco report has found. Africa's book market, now… Read more »

Africa: Cutting New Cloth - African Designers Stitch Fresh Stories Into Paris Fashion

When Valérie Ka started modelling at 14 in Côte d'Ivoire, she thought she was on top of the world. But she wanted to go further, so she created Africa Fashion Up - a… Read more »

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 »

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 »