The Film Society of Lincoln Center and African Film Festival, Inc. have joined forces once again, to present the 24th New York African Film Festival, May 3-9. The festival’s theme, “The Peoples’ Revolution,” taps into the pulse of protest and the calls for change bubbling up throughout the peoples of the world, a reform charge …
Over the last few years, the South African government through its tourism arm — South Africa Tourism has rolled out an aggressive celebrity-driven campaign to lure Nigerian and West African millenials to visit South Africa. The #NigeriaMeetsSouthAfrica social media campaign; which documents sponsored expeditions to South Africa featuring a cast of Nigerian superstars like musicians …
Controversial yet respected Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie has shared a rather lengthy (9,000+ words) but insightful article providing 15 suggestions on how to raise a feminist. It is our belief that the feminist movement is deeply fragmented, is often very confusing with its messaging and, at times, can appear to force a myopic definition of …
New Index reveals which countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have over and under achieved in creating more prosperous societies given their levels of wealth. Rwanda may have less than a third of Angola’s wealth, yet it has been far more successful at creating a prosperous country, according to a new report published today. The Legatum Institute’s …
As part of the 100-city tour for The Future Awards Africa’s (TFAA) 10th anniversary, the awards visited conflict zones across the North of Nigeria last week – to highlight challenges, spotlight inspiring stories and set up hubs to solve problems at scale. The delegation was led by the co-founder of TFAA, Chude Jideonwo and visited …