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- By Olajide Salawu
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Nimbe is an anti-narcotic frontier film recently released on Netflix. It exposes the country's moral and social anarchy.
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A corona-proof interactive walk will take you through the colonial history of Amsterdam, the Netherlands and South Africa.
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- By Palesa Motsumi & Tariro Mudzamiri
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Where is the government that claims to support the arts?
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- By ZAM Reporter
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This year's edition of the annual Afro_Vibes festival has it all.
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The five winners of CAP Prize 2020 have been announced.
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- By Dr. Anne Marieke van der Wal
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South African gay coming of age films are becoming a genre.
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‘If you would die today and reincarnate one generation later, in what world would you want to be born, regardless of where or who you are?’ This is the question posed to the artists of ‘A Fair Share of Utopia’ that inspired them to create new works for Nest (The Hague) and CBK Zuidoost (Amsterdam).
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- By Vamba Sherif
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In Tsitsi Dangarembga's new novel, nominated for the 2020 International Booker Prize, shame and rage reign before the main character comes to terms with herself.
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Feeling at home in both worlds without denying oneself. The migrants odyssey is the guiding theme through this year's edition.
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West African Portraiture from Independence into the 21st Century. Meet Rachid Bissiriou, Sanlé Sory, Leonce Raphal Agbodjélou and others.
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- By Bram Posthumus
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The documentary Lamentations of Judas, shot in Pomfret, South Africa, was recently nominated for one of the Dutch 'Oscars', the Gouden Kalf. Bram Posthumus recalls the story of Angolan mercenaries fighting on their own in a Cold War era.
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Tales of a salt farmer and a people reinventing and adapting through coronavirus have caught the eye of this year's Ugandan and Kenyan winners.
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Inside a Nigerian queer community safe house.
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What happens when governmental tasks like detention and rehabilitation are taken over by uncontrolled international corporations?
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- By Lula Ahrens
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The #Jerusalemadancechallenge will enter history as the global COVID-19 crisis’ unprecedented, contemporary African-inspired symbol of hope. Yet the Angolan origins of this viral trend, and the reason behind Jerusalema’s explosive popularity, are barely touched upon by the international media.
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- By Guido van den Berg
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Michael Schmidt’s Death Flights uncovers one of the darkest chapters of Apartheid oppression.
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- By Team ZAM
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We are standing in solidarity with African changemakers. Highlighting their stories and insights. Building a world beyond them and us. Join the movement!
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- By Lutz Mükke and Adie Vanessa Offiong / Africa Vagabonds
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Nok terracottas are proof that an ancient civilisation once existed in Nigeria. Now they are at the centre of a multi-million dollar, globe-spanning underground industry. Nigeria loses out.
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- By Bart Luirink
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Exploitation and imagination in the works of this year’s principal winner of the Prince Claus Award.
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30 philosophers challenging the traditional western canon.
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In the past, black portraiture has tended towards fanciful depictions that have little semblance to the lived experiences of Black and Brown bodies, from the African continent and beyond.
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- By Ingrid Glorie
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Stilspraak is a richly illustrated and beautifully executed monograph on the work of the internationally renowned South African artist Strijdom van der Merwe.
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- By Ingrid Glorie
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Stilspraak is een rijk geïllustreerde en fraai uitgevoerde monografie over het werk van de internationaal gerenommeerde Zuid-Afrikaanse landkunstenaar Strijdom van der Merwe.
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At its 446th birthday, Leiden University (Netherlands) will honour a great fighter for justice and self-determination.
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The struggle for freedom of expression is key to the outstanding work of this Zimbabwean novelist, poet, play write and filmmaker.
