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New Kiswahili science fiction award and the path for African languages
From The Conversation The 6th edition of The Mabati Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature, suspended last year due to the COVID-19…
Is Afrobeats getting the much-needed love from outside?
Afrobeats, a Nigerian music genre, is causing a stir in the global music industry. The genre has been growing since…
Igba Boi: The Igbo apprentice scheme forged in the ruins of War
Nigeria's Igbo community has a reputation for being highly successful businessmen - partly thanks to a community-run apprentice system that…
British university, Germany to return looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria
A British and Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) in Germany have signaled their readiness to return looted Benin bronzes to…