A World Health Organization study challenges traditional views of African society. Some blame technology, others urbanisation and living costs, but what is the solution?
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News UNESCO and China Strengthen Partnership for African World Heritage with New China Funds-in-Trust (Quanzhou) Initiative Wednesday, 12 March 2025 at 18:00 access_time 2 min read Mr Ernesto Ottone Ramírez, Assistant Director-General for Culture of UNESCO (11/03/2025) © UNESCO
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) –A stretch of Southwest Philadelphia officially received a new identity Thursday as community members unveiled signage welcoming visitors to Africatown, a neighborhood long known for its rich African and Caribbean heritage
As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture
Florida State Universitywill host scholars from around the world Thursday, Feb. 19 through Saturday, Feb. 21 for a conference discussing the roles that Africa and African descendants played in how World War I and World War II were fought and how they are remembered
The roots of cultural diversity run deep in Mzansi, and we love to celebrate our heritage every chance we get
What makes the art season across West Africa so special? Is it the breadth of events, spanning a range of disciplines from art to film, fashion to food? Is it the electrifying energy in the air that makes everything ring with meaning? Perhaps it’s the multi-day fashion shows in Lagos or the thrilling discovery of…
The International Day for People of African Descent was created only recently by the United Nations and is set to be celebrated internationally for the first time this year. This first observance comes in the midterm of the International Decade for People of African Descent, another U.N. initiative. This has largely influenced the creation of…
Yang Ki-sung tries Kenyan food at his home, Oct. 7, 2025. Courtesy of Yang Ki-sung
As lifelong learning continues to gain prominence as a guiding principle for education systems worldwide, there is increasing recognition of the need to anchor policies and practices in local sociocultural realities. In Africa, this implies acknowledging the diversity of knowledge systems, modes of transmission, and the role of community-based learning traditions, as well as the…
