Tag: Africa culture
The quest for the lost and found language, with Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse
Winner of the 2020 Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie for her first novel, the Franco-Rwandan Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse has established herself as one of the major voices of…
“Voodoo Macbeth”, the forgotten African-American story of Orson Welles
” There is sometimes a collective amnesia regarding the successes of black people in America », says Inger Tudor, the main actress of Voodoo Macbeth. Because Orson Welles’ first big…
Cinema: “Bobi Wine: President of the Ghetto”, presented at the Venice Film Festival
Twenty-three films are in the running at the Venice Film Festival for the prestigious Golden Lion. Alberto Barbera, the artistic director, said it: this edition is ” a window open…
The youth and freedom of tone of Rwandan cinema in Angoulême
Inviting Rwanda to the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival is a daring bet as the French language, before being rehabilitated as an official language, had been relegated to the background in…
Literature: Alain Mabanckou and “The business of reclining”
At the time of the literary season when 490 new French and foreign novels appear, today’s cultural guest is the writer Alain Mabanckou, who has just published The elongated trade,…
Marie Gomis-Trezise, a life at the forefront
Based in Brussels, this former artistic director for record companies works to promote black photographers of the “new wave”. Polished images that she presents with her virtual gallery and the…
“Abidjan is zo”: stroll in the city of contemporary arts
In terms of contemporary art, the Ivorian economic capital has long been fertile ground. After going through the years of crisis and conflict, the city is getting a makeover, and…
“Hadraawi’s poetry speaks to all Somalis across their divisions”
Poet emblematic of the Somali language and culture, Hadraawi nicknamed the “Somali Shakespeare” died Thursday, at the age of 79, in the Republic of Somaliland where he lived. Hugely popular…
DRC: Goma breakdancers fight to professionalize their art
We head to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for the continuation of our series on African artists conquering the continent. Goma is one of the main cities of the country…
Benin: the timeless bomba – A habit, a story
New episode of our series dedicated to the clothes of the world. This time, direction Benin to discover the bomba. Sewn in the same piece of fabric, composed of a…