Tag: Culture Africa
Musical tribute to Nelson Mandela and his universal struggle
South Africa is in the news. On this occasion Claudy Siar returns in music to the story of Madiba, who died on December 5, 2013 in Johannesburg. To watch the…
Glez’s view on the eradication of malaria in Cape Verde
The third country in Africa to be free of the disease, Cape Verde has not experienced any local transmission for three years. The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes policies to…
Urban Gospel: increasingly compliant artists?
Gospel, a musical genre that emerged thanks to the religious songs of African-American slaves in the southern United States, experienced a rise in power in the 1950s and 1960s thanks…
Vicky R in concert at the Boule Noire on Thursday January 18
Columnists Naomi Dado and Queen Stelyna tell us about Fashion Week which will begin on Monday January 22, 2024. Guest: Franco-Gabonese rapper Vicky R presents her new EP, SYSTM released…
“Achewiq”, the song of courage of Kabyle women
It is a film that is both sensitive and impactful about the traditional “achewiq” song and the courage of Kabyle women in Algeria. Directed by the young French filmmaker Elina…
30 years of the devaluation of the CFA Franc in 14 French-speaking countries
On January 11, 1994, France decided to devalue the CFA Franc in 14 French-speaking countries, former French colonies. How was all this managed by the African states concerned? What were…
Vicky R in concert at the Boule Noire on Thursday January 18
Columnists Naomi Dado and Queen Stelyna tell us about Fashion Week which will begin on Monday January 22. Guest: Franco-Gabonese rapper Vicky R presents her new EP, SYSTM released on…
Cameroon: “Healing Journey”, the new “new age” album by Patricia Essong
Cameroonian singer Patrica Essong has just released her second album Healing Journey. This journey to which the singer and composer invites us is the first part of a triptych entitled…
At the origins of Algerian literature: five questions for Hervé Sanson
Hervé Sanson is a specialist in Maghreb literature. It recounts the conditions for the emergence of French-speaking Algerian literature in the 1950s, as the country plunged into a brutal war…
Glez’s view on the kick-off of the 34th CAN in Ivory Coast
Will the African Football Cup of Nations be a breathing space in an Africa shaken by numerous crises? Supporters will meet from January 13 to February 11. “ Let us…