African News

Youssou N’dour storms Eindhoven

By Ayo Mason, in Eindhoven. Senegalse super-star Youssou N’dour and his Super Etoile Band have started their latest European tour and thrilled hundreds (...)

| October 2010 | 365 views

Tension mounts in Guinea again

It looks like the long night of violence and political banditry that has plagued the West African country of Guinea for decades is not over yet. Tension (...)

| October 2010 | 349 views

Resisting hegemony: 10 years of Pambazuka News

As Pambazuka celebrates its 10th year and 500th issue, Ama Biney discusses challenging ‘the negative images and stereotypes" of Africa in our globalised (...)

| October 2010 | 366 views

Berlin: Ghana’s Mohamed Ibn Chambas honoured

Ghanaian top diplomat Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas has been honoured with the prestigious German Africa Award by the German Africa Foundation. Dr. Chambas (...)

| October 2010 | 417 views

Africa: Then, Now and Forever

– Part 1 of 5 By Philip Emeagwali, USA. Excerpt from Nigeria’s 50th anniversary lecture at the Embassy of Nigeria, Paris. Lecture video is posted at (...)

| October 2010 | 296 views