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Arts, Culture and Sport Traditional beliefs inform attitudes to disability in Africa. Why it matters

By The Conversation on June 16, 2020June 16, 2020

It’s important to unravel how disability is understood as a step towards improving the well-being of disabled people.

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Arts, Culture and Sport Mory Kanté, Guinea’s hero, found new ways of playing the old music

By The Conversation on June 15, 2020June 15, 2020

His single Yeke Yeke was the first African song to pass a million in sales, but it’s meaning was best understood in Guinea, home of the griot and kora star.

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Arts, Culture and Sport A tricky legacy: How Fela lives on in pop stars like Wizkid and Wyclef

By The Conversation on May 25, 2020May 25, 2020

How do two artists from different ends of the world get inspired by the pioneer of Afrobeats?

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Arts, Culture and Sport Book review: Kenyan Christian Queer is a powerful departure from despair

By The Conversation on May 18, 2020May 18, 2020

The book is a departure from despair and crippling homophobia. It records the experiences of people who refuse to be hopeless victims.

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Arts, Culture and Sport Netflix Naija: creative freedom in Nigeria’s emerging digital space?

By The Conversation on May 18, 2020May 18, 2020

For Nollywood to fully compete at the global level, it should adopt a smart, proactive approach.

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Arts, Culture and Sport Michelle Obama’s Netflix documentary ‘Becoming’ — a towering portrait of a phenomenal woman

By Andrew Chatora on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020

Becoming, review: Michelle Obama’s inspirational and poignant Netflix documentary — Becoming shows us at close quarters the minutiae traits of an exceptional woman. The eclectic film tells us her story and underlines Michelle’s charisma, and ability to connect with diverse people, regardless of race, class, gender or differing backstories.