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African Diaspora

Writing against the grain: Adekeye Adebajo’s Africa
Friday
/ 29 May 2025

Writing against the grain: Adekeye Adebajo’s Africa

Informed, provocative, and hopeful — Adebajo’s work resists reduction, embracing Africa’s plurality and persistent spirit

By Ahmet Sait Akcay
A love supreme: A requiem for Koyo Kouoh
Friday
/ 16 May 2025

A love supreme: A requiem for Koyo Kouoh

Bongani Madondo remembers Koyo Kouoh as an activist and a community worker — and curator of collective futures

By Bongani Madondo
A panoramic view of a continent
Opinion
/ 1 May 2025

A panoramic view of a continent

My latest book is an analysis of Africa, from the perspective of 30 years of study, which offers an overview of the decades since the fall of apartheid in 1994

By Adekeye Adebajo
Ernest Cole: Lost and Found — A profound portrait of the artist in exile
Friday
/ 11 March 2025

Ernest Cole: Lost and Found — A profound portrait of the artist in exile

Ernest Cole’s untold story comes home — with a revealing documentary premiering at the Joburg Film Festival this week

By Laurence Hamburger
Thandiswa Mazwai on Sankofa and political currents in South Africa
Friday
/ 9 May 2024

Thandiswa Mazwai on Sankofa and political currents in South Africa

Experience the soul-stirring melodies of Thandiswa Mazwai’s new album ‘Sankofa’, a captivating journey through South African music and culture

By Charles Leonard
An injury to an African immigrant is an injury to all
Opinion
/ 24 March 2022

An injury to an African immigrant is an injury to all

Anti-foreigner sentiment may be an election-winning issue come 2024. But African immigrants deserve better

By Maruping Phepheng
Can-do youth spirit invades Rodrigues island
Africa
/ 7 August 2021

Can-do youth spirit invades Rodrigues island

Young Indian Ocean islanders are turning to technology and creativity to find ways to generate work at home

By Jacques Achille
Black lives must matter in Africa too
Africa
/ 19 July 2020

Black lives must matter in Africa too

Although Africans must continue to support the Black Lives Matter movement, there is also the need for them to raise their voices against injustices in other African countries

By Audrey Donkor
El Anatsui comes back to Africa
Article
/ 8 December 2017

El Anatsui comes back to Africa

The world-renowned artist is being introduced to audiences with his latest exhibition ‘Meyina’

By Staff Reporter
Spike Lee revives Nola Darling in a TV joint that hits and misses
Article
/ 8 December 2017

Spike Lee revives Nola Darling in a TV joint that hits and misses

The director has recast his signature film and its characters for a new generation

By Sarah Smit
The hotline trying to stop men murdering their wives
Article
/ 21 July 2017

The hotline trying to stop men murdering their wives

A hotline in the US is trying to tackle the high rate of domestic violence against nurses in the Nigerian diaspora.

By Staff Reporter
History as a woman’s work
Article
/ 15 December 2016

History as a woman’s work

For black American artist Carrie Mae Weems, the ‘changing same’ of the world must be countered consistently.

By Kwanele Sosibo
​‘Africans in America’ reveals diasporic disconnections
Article
/ 22 November 2016

​‘Africans in America’ reveals diasporic disconnections

The exhibition shows that African-American no longer speaks to one specific group.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Abena Koomson: life is polyrhythmic
Article
/ 22 May 2015

Abena Koomson: life is polyrhythmic

Ghanaian American artist Abena Koomson on life, art and the unifying power of Afrobeat originator Fela Kuti’s music.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Businesses find hope in returning African diaspora
Article
/ 10 February 2014

Businesses find hope in returning African diaspora

As thousands of people from the African diaspora make their way back sub-Saharan Africa, companies are looking to recruit them instead of expatriates.

By Staff Reporter

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