Promoting Africa
Lorraine Ateliers, in partnership with the Amnéville Zoo (France), collects old smartphones to recover coltan, a mineral whose exploitation threatens gorillas in Africa. Coltan, a mineral used in the manufacture of smart phones, is extracted from the soil of the gorilla habitat, shaving the forests, depriving them of their environment and contributing to their disappearance.…
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"Back to Kukurantumi" is a collection of Poems written by Ghanaian-American author Akosua Nyantakyi. In this book she explored her dual identity, and writes about her life experiences, both at an early age and as an adult. Eager to know more about the book, we got in touch with her and asked a few…
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Ivorian journalist and writer Serge Bilé published a few months ago "Yasuke, the black samurai". This is the exciting adventure of a slave torn from his native Africa, who then became the first foreigner to join the prestigious Japanese warrior elite. Who is Yasuke ? He is a man from the Makua community of present-day…
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Ghanaian music artist Sarkodie, born Michael Owusu Addo has taken the world by storm and is doing so in his native language, Twi. His dream of winning a Grammy award is one that his fans want to see come true. Sarkodie also goes by the nick name “Rapper-holic," because he is able to rap at what…
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Internationally acclaimed Esther Nikwambi Mahlangu will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Johannesburg for "her legacy as a cultural entrepreneur, skillfully negotiating local and global worlds, and as an educator. 82 years old Esther Mahlangu is a South African artist from the Ndebele nation. She is known for her contemporary paintings that reference…
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Vânia Leles has founded the first luxury jewellery brand using African gemstones only. Diamonds, rubies, emeralds are among the most well-known and desired precious stones. You can find African gemstones in several countries of the continent. But Anvers, Jaipur or Thailand are known to be their main trading locations. Just few African people benefit from…
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In recognition of the Black Women History Month, Chimamanda's book, Americanah, has been listed as one of 15 remarkable books by women that are shaping the way fiction was being written and read in the 21st century. The book was listed by the New York Times Staff Book Critics among fiction books, each of which…
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