Kylie Thomas, NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies Photographer Ernest Cole was born in 1940 in the Pretoria township of Eersterust, just …
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The woman behind the music that preserved South Africa’s rich history.
by pin africaby pin africaBoudina McConnachie, Rhodes University The iconic South African Xhosa bow performer was born on 25 December 1943 (though she herself was uncertain of the …
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Angelique Kidjo: A Journey Through the Fierce History of Benin’s Diva
by pin africaby pin africaSanya Osha, University of Cape Town Angelique Kidjo, the energetic singer-songwriter and activist from the Republic of Benin, represents a rare African phenomenon. In …
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Exhibition in Nairobi Reveals the History of East African Art Traditions
by pin africaby pin africaAnne Mwiti, Kenyatta University Mwili, Akili na Roho (Body, Mind and Spirit) – on in Nairobi, Kenya – is a major international exhibition presenting …
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Monique Wasunna, Kenya Medical Research Institute Togo had reason to celebrate in 2022 when it became the first country in the world to eliminate …
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Senegal Tops Ghana and Nigeria as Jollof Rice Inventors
by pin africaby pin africaFatima Fall Niang, Université Gaston Berger The authorship – and therefore origins – of jollof rice (called ceebu jën in Senegal according to the …
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