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"And this shall also pass II," by Nigerian artist Ngozi-Omeje Ezema, 2022, work from Kó gallery in Lagos, Nigeria.

After decades of being overlooked, African art gets its moment

Arts, Culture & Media

African art served as an inspiration in the 19th century for some of the greatest European artists, like Picasso, Gaugin and Matisse. But artists from Africa have played a small part in the international art world — until now. Earlier this month, a gallery in New York City held one of the largest showings of African contemporary art in the world. 

The defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries excluding Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea and Niger, gather for their extraordinary meeting in Accra, Ghana, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, to discuss the situation in Nig

3 coup-hit West African nations exit ECOWAS citing sanctions, no support against terrorism 

Aïda Muluneh's "To pursue the ceaseless way," is exhibited on a bus stop in the Boston area. The photograph is part of "This is where I am," presented by New York-based Public Art Fund.

Aïda Muluneh’s public art photo exhibit is ‘a love letter to Ethiopia’

Government soldiers wait on a helicopter at the airport in San Pedro, southwestern Ivory Coast, Friday Jan. 10, 2003, before heading to an area near Grabo, also in the southwest, where government forces are fightng rebels.

What does ‘legitimacy’ mean: Part I

Critical State
Two young Ivory Coast men stand in a crowded prison with a small lantern lit.

Ivory Coast film ‘Night of the Kings’ makes Oscar short list

Arts, Culture & Media
A line of young school children are shown wearing face masks and wearing backpacks and jackets.

At UN, Africa urges fiscal help against virus ‘apocalypse’

COVID-19

African nations at the UN General Assembly are calling for dramatic fiscal measures to help economies survive the coronavirus pandemic — which one leader called the “fifth horseman of the apocalypse.”

Several white airplanes with Kenya Airways logo on them in red and green parked in airport.

International flights resume in East Africa

Business

COVID-19 lockdowns in East Africa brought air travel to a halt for months. Now, airlines in the region are returning to the air.

Actor Bambadjan Bamba has had major roles in Grey's Anatomy and The Good Life.

What it’s like to be an undocumented Hollywood star

Culture

Bambadjan Bamba worked hard for years to become a star in Hollywood. Now he’s putting it all at risk, because he says he can no longer afford to be silent.

Soldiers stand guard after the beach attack at Grand Bassam in Ivory Coast

Beach massacre in Ivory Coast amplifies fears of Islamic militants across West Africa

Conflict

A group linked to al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for a massacre at a beach resort in Ivory Coast. It’s the third attack on western-related targets in West Africa since November. So just how dangerous is West Africa becoming?

Magic System

Is a verse about being in a psych ward too personal to be included in a new version of a song?

Music

The song “Sweet Fanta Diallo (Adieu Soleil)” by the group Magic System caught my attention the other day. The band is from Ivory Coast. That’s the same country where Alpha Blondy, the original singer of Sweet Fanta, is from. However, in Magic System’s version, they dropped the last verse.

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