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Across the continent books can be expensive and libraries scarce. But growing numbers of tech innovators and independent publishers are working to make African literature available…
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Written in 1975 and based on events which took place in the ancient Yoruba city of Oyo in 1946 – though Soyinka shifts the action back to the time of the second world war – the play…
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Caption: Victoria Island, Lagos. Photograph: shailendrabadonia/GettyYou have to create a culture of serving people, not just have people in service roles … A lot of that work has to…
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*Lead photo: Ademola Lookman said ‘don’t let your failures weigh you down so they break your wings’ after being crowned best male player at the CAF awards. Photograph: Jalal…
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It used to be argued that Africa has no space and capacity to look after its heritage,” he says. “If there were those who did not believe in the vision or that Africans can do it, the…
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Picassos were among artworks hanging in Ladies Lounge exhibition that closed after a court ruled it must admit menLead photo: Mona’s Ladies Lounge creator Kirsha Kaechele and…
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Caption: The John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History in Lagos ‘pops with colour and sound’ in a dazzling departure from the colonial mode. Photographs by Ademola Olaniran and…
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Director Tolu Ajayi, in his feature debut, is reasonably detailed about these corporate machinations, leaning on the societal pressure for illegal kickbacks that undermines the…
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By Kenneth Mohammed In an exclusive interview, Akinwumi Adesina, head of the African Development Bank and ‘optimist-in-chief’, says the outlook is good for a continent with both the…
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The movement born at a New York block party in 1973 is now global, an instrument for learning and a weapon for protestBy Nels Abbey'Hip-hop’s 50th birthday is in large part a…
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