Saturday 8 August 2026
Culture
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A dispatch from Benin City tells the unfinished story of the Museum of West African Art.…
A dispatch from Benin City tells the unfinished story of the Museum of West African Art.…
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From overnight fame to handcuffs, TikTok creators are testing the limits of expression in one of Africa’s most conservative societies. The backlash reveals not just discomfort with content, but fear of a generation rewriting the rules.…
From overnight fame to handcuffs, TikTok creators are testing the limits of expression in one of Africa’s most conservative societies. The backlash reveals not just discomfort with content, but fear of a generation rewriting the rules.…
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Women’s testimonies from Djibouti lay bare and render visible how skin bleaching has evolved into a largely unseen public-health emergency, one driven by a digitized beauty economy and a social order that places the burden of risk on women’s bodies.…
Women’s testimonies from Djibouti lay bare and render visible how skin bleaching has evolved into a largely unseen public-health emergency, one driven by a digitized beauty economy and a social order that places the burden of risk on women’s bodies.…
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Somalis have answered Trump’s latest racist tirade not with outrage but with a tidal wave of trolling.…
Somalis have answered Trump’s latest racist tirade not with outrage but with a tidal wave of trolling.…
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African writers using Turkish are reshaping the borders of literature itself. Their works now stand at the crossroads of language, identity, and culture.…
African writers using Turkish are reshaping the borders of literature itself. Their works now stand at the crossroads of language, identity, and culture.…
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Somali creatives across film, tech, photography, and architecture are asserting control of their own story, challenging misrepresentation and erasure.…
Somali creatives across film, tech, photography, and architecture are asserting control of their own story, challenging misrepresentation and erasure.…
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After a decade away, Afnan tries to reconcile the Hargeisa she once knew with the reality she now faces upon her return. …
After a decade away, Afnan tries to reconcile the Hargeisa she once knew with the reality she now faces upon her return. …
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After years without hosting major matches, Ethiopia uses the U-17 tournament to showcase its rebuilt stadiums, rising talent, and AFCON 2029 ambitions.…
After years without hosting major matches, Ethiopia uses the U-17 tournament to showcase its rebuilt stadiums, rising talent, and AFCON 2029 ambitions.…
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For over four decades, Ibrahim Ismail Sugulle, known to all as Sooraan, used comedy as a vessel for his sharp social criticism. Through humor, he softened truth into laughter, awakening a nation to see itself more clearly…
For over four decades, Ibrahim Ismail Sugulle, known to all as Sooraan, used comedy as a vessel for his sharp social criticism. Through humor, he softened truth into laughter, awakening a nation to see itself more clearly…
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The Hargeisa Cultural Center has become a hub for reconnecting with Somali history, arts, and literature. Through its programs and the Hargeisa International Book Fair, it bridges generations and dispersed identities.…
The Hargeisa Cultural Center has become a hub for reconnecting with Somali history, arts, and literature. Through its programs and the Hargeisa International Book Fair, it bridges generations and dispersed identities.…
