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Festivals can transform cities by making space for overlooked people and cultures
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Sport, Arts and Culture Festivals can transform cities by making space for overlooked people and cultures

By The Conversation on August 16, 2019August 16, 2019

From Cape Town to Kisumu and Greater Manchester, cities around the world are seeing the benefits of festivals that celebrate traditions and people.

Why Buhari’s long-awaited cabinet leaves a lot to be desired
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Politics and Society Why Buhari’s long-awaited cabinet leaves a lot to be desired

By The Conversation on August 15, 2019August 15, 2019

Nigerians had hoped for a technocratic cabinet but the country’s new ministers have not offered a break from previous political appointments.

Ghana hopes ‘Year of Return’ will boost tourism. But caution is needed
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Politics and Society Ghana hopes ‘Year of Return’ will boost tourism. But caution is needed

By The Conversation on August 12, 2019August 12, 2019

Ghana is banking on a much needed boost to its tourism sector from its call to Africans in the diaspora.

How our African ancestors made sound in the Stone Age
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Sport, Arts and Culture How our African ancestors made sound in the Stone Age

By The Conversation on August 8, 2019August 8, 2019

Working with bone artefacts from archaeological sites in South Africa’s southern Cape region, we’ve been able to show that some implements might have been used for sound production in the past.

Toni Morrison: American literary giant made it her life’s work to ensure that black lives (and voices) matter
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Sport, Arts and Culture Toni Morrison: American literary giant made it her life’s work to ensure that black lives (and voices) matter

By The Conversation on August 8, 2019August 8, 2019

With her writing, and her work as a publisher, Morrison brought the African-American experience to the fore in the US and around the world.

The most influential American author of her generation, Toni Morrison’s writing was radically ambiguous
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Sport, Arts and Culture The most influential American author of her generation, Toni Morrison’s writing was radically ambiguous

By The Conversation on August 7, 2019August 7, 2019

In her creative and critical work, Toni Morrison sought to remap the contours of American literature and culture.

Kwame Nkrumah: why, every now and then, his legacy is questioned
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Politics and Society Kwame Nkrumah: why, every now and then, his legacy is questioned

By The Conversation on August 1, 2019August 1, 2019

Like many great men, the legacy of Ghana’s independence hero is not uncontested.

WhatsApp played a big role in the Nigerian election. Not all of it was bad
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Politics and Society WhatsApp played a big role in the Nigerian election. Not all of it was bad

By The Conversation on July 29, 2019July 29, 2019

In the recent Nigerian election WhatsApp was used to mislead voters in increasingly sophisticated ways. But it also strengthened democracy in other areas.

How ‘bride price’ reinforces negative stereotypes: a Ghanaian case study
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African identities How ‘bride price’ reinforces negative stereotypes: a Ghanaian case study

By The Conversation on July 29, 2019July 29, 2019

Bride price practice has both social and psychological implications for the men who pay and those women for whom it is paid.

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