05/9/2014
A loosely interconnected Islamist uprising is spreading from Syria in northern Arabia to Mali in West Africa and threatens to produce terrorism in Europe and the US. That is the clear and immediate danger. But the Western response to it may signal the demise of the American-led global prescription which followed the end of the …
In praise of Joy on Sunday Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor during rehearsals of ‘Sunday’ at Stratford Theatre Royal, June 2014 The Stratford Theatre Royal has a history of ground-breaking theatre, and can now possibly lay claim to being the first British the...
03/9/2014
Good Books in a Bad Neighbourhood Hargeisa – the dusty, chaotic and vibrant capital of Somaliland – is home to the Horn of Africa’s largest literary event. Now in its seventh year, the Hargeisa International Book Fair is a celebration of books, poetry, a...
02/9/2014
Malawi is not a country that makes it often into the news, or onto the international theatrical stage for that matter. So, Bilimankhe’s production ‘Love on Trial’, currently showing at Oval House, is a very happy occasion. ‘Love on Trial’ is...
01/9/2014
Seven Surprising things from Ernst & Young’s 2014 “Africa Attractiveness Survey Ernst and Young’s (EY) annual “Attractiveness Survey” examines the appeal of Africa as an investment destination by analysing the reality and perception...
29/8/2014
It is the largest and most extensive outbreak since the disease was first identified in 1976. That was in Congo and consequently outbreaks have occurred in DRC again in 1995 in 2003,and in Uganda and Sudan in 2000. The total recorded deaths been recorded in th...
28/8/2014
People of the City: Biyi Adepegba, founder of the London African Music Festival 1. How did you get here? I worked with a wide range of people as a university student. I started on my own in 1990 after finishing my PhD. Joyful Noise was officially started...
21/8/2014
Desperate for development- White chiefs in Ghana In recent times in Ghana, scarce support from the central government has prompted the introduction in local chieftaincies of the office of development chief also known as nkosohene, with their functions and role...
12/8/2014