Posts Tagged ‘Africa’
Silicon Valley African Film Festival 2026
Experience Africa through the African lens at the 17th Annual Silicon Valley African Film Festival (SVAFF), taking place October 8–11, 2026, at the Historic Hoover Theatre in San Jose, California. This year’s festival brings together 76 films representing 33 countries, offering audiences a diverse collection of narrative and documentary features, short films, and animation from across the African continent and its global communities.
Read MoreWestern countries increase support for slavery reparations, Ghana says
More countries and municipalities are seriously considering how they might be able to implement reparations for descendants of the enslaved.
Read MoreMadagascar moves to reclaim colonial-era land still registered to foreigners
Madagascar’s National Assembly adopted a law that will transfer the last remaning properties from foreign to local ownership.
Read MoreThis rising painter reimagines Renaissance art in a cocoa plantation in Cameroon
African artist Marc Padeu’s paintings subvert history and reveal humanity despite a lack of artistic infrastructure in this continent.
Read MoreBehind a hidden door, the riches of west African art
Art trading remains popular through and beyond Africa as the art from around the continent is desired by local and international collectors.
Read MoreAfrica’s richest man has ambitious plans for the continent
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is reshaping the continent through bold investment, industrial growth, and vision for economic independence.
Read MoreGhana suspends citizenship process for people of African descent
The program, one of several that allows descendents of those who were kidnapped into slavery, is intended to return after some improvements.
Read More‘It doesn’t look African’ – challenging stereotypes at Tate Modern
Modern works by artists at Tate Modern show that Africa art exists beyond the stereotypes of masks, and one tour guide is here to showcase it.
Read MoreWhy Black-Eyed Peas Still Matter on New Year’s Day
This delicacy, which is often associated with southern Black cuisine, has been a tie to African heritage, sustenance, and celebration.
Read MoreAfrican millennials and Gen Z are quitting their big-city dreams to go make more money back on the farm
Despite plans for other careers and sometimes against their parents’ wishes, young people are returning to farming in Africa.
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