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May 17: Arts & Culture Top 10 Must Reads

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In this week’s Arts & Culture Top Ten we unearth more proof that Africa is the cradle of humankind, meet Ethiopia’s Spice Girls and chat to a Nigerian playwright who is taking London by storm.

May 10: Arts & Culture Top 10 Must Reads

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In this week’s Arts & Culture Top Ten we explore the art behind Zambia’s space program, relish in the beauty of Darfur’s fashionable women, and review an African film that shows promise of scooping an award at the Cannes Film Festival. Sign up … Continue reading →

May 3: Arts & Culture Top 10 Must Reads

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In this week’s Arts & Culture Top Ten we learn about the rhythmic musical history between Senegal and Cuba, take a peak inside China’s first African museum, and tell you about the first Nollywood movie week in Paris. Sign up for … Continue reading →

April 26: Arts & Culture Top 10 Must Reads

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In this week’s Arts & Culture Top Ten we cover Al-Jazeera’s new African inspired web series, learn what inspires Design Indaba’s “emerging creatives,” and discover how government censorship can not stop Nollywood’s growth.

April 19: Top Ten Arts & Culture

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In this week’s Arts & Culture Top Ten we profile Michaela DePrince, take a tour of high profile interior designs, and review “Triggerfish,” the South African film that is putting Africa on the map for animation. Sign up for Africa.com’s … Continue reading →

April 12: Arts & Culture Top Ten

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In this week’s Arts & Culture Top 10 get an eyewitness account of this year’s Design Indaba conference, take a culinary tour of west Africa in the Big Apple, and a front seat at the first traditional gay Zulu wedding. … Continue reading →

April 5: Arts & Culture Top 10

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This week’s Arts & Culture Top 10 features a video of Zambia’s skateboarding rebels, Tanzania’s first lifestyle magazine, and Miami’s fashion week.

March 29: Arts & Culture Top 10

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This week, we read about Africa’s history of powerful female leaders, Chinua Achebe’s legacy, and how Somali women are adopting and adapting traditional recipes.

March 22: Arts & Culture Top 10

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This week, we read about a new arts festival in Brazzaville, Congo, the discovery of an ancient Chinese coin in Kenya, and how Akon is a changed man.

Top 10 Arts & Culture News Stories

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This week we hear Hugh Masekela’s thoughts on contemporary African culture, delve into African inspired Puerto Rican cuisine, and explore Capetown’s “Infecting the City” festival.