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Dak’Art: the Dakar Biennale that puts contemporary African art on the map
Dak'Art, the Biennale of Contemporary African Art, is held in Dakar, Senegal. Since the early 1990s it has…
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FESPACO: the Ouagadougou festival that has championed African cinema since 1969
FESPACO, the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, began in 1969 and is held every two years…
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From Outside the Top 30 to No. 4: Kofi Mole’s “Balotelli (Supa)” Takes the Slow Road Up
For most of October the Apple Music Ghana songs chart has belonged to one man. Kweku Smoke has…
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Sauti za Busara: the Zanzibar festival that fills an old fort with African music every February
Sauti za Busara, meaning "sounds of wisdom" in Swahili, is an annual festival of African music held in…
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The Benin Bronzes come home: Germany’s 2022 handover and the debate that followed
In December 2022, Germany handed over 20 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, after agreeing to transfer ownership of more…
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The return of Dahomey’s 26 royal treasures: France’s 2021 restitution to Benin
In November 2021, France returned 26 royal treasures looted from Abomey in 1892 to the Republic of Benin.…
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Asante gold returns to Kumasi: the 2024 loan of looted royal treasures
In 2024, 32 gold and silver objects taken from the Asante court during British colonial wars went on…
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Boomplay: the African music app that came preinstalled on millions of phones
Boomplay launched in 2015, backed by Transsion Holdings, the maker of Tecno, Itel and Infinix phones. Preinstalled on…
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MASA: the Abidjan market where African performers meet the world’s programmers
The Marché des Arts du Spectacle d'Abidjan, known as MASA, has brought African musicians, dancers and theatre companies…
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Festival au Désert: the Malian music festival in the Sahara that went into exile
The Festival au Désert, launched in Mali in 2001, brought Tuareg, Malian and international musicians to the dunes…