
Art stolen from African kingdoms is a knowledge system plundered by colonialists, who must take historical responsibility.

Burkina Faso looks to be the latest west African state where Russian influence is on the rise.

Ghana’s sovereign risk has been downgraded to near junk status by ratings agencies in recent times.

Nigeria’s Afrobeats stars love to identify with Fela’s activism and music - but their tributes are becoming opportunistic and empty.

Controversial South African band Die Antwoord illustrates the power relations that make cultural appropriation and blackface so damaging.