The Skater Girls of Ethiopia Are Rewriting What Girlhood Looks Like in Addis Ababa
Every weekend in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s skater girls roll into Addis Skatepark and quietly flip
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Trumpism in Nigeria
Why does the anti-Black racism of the US president have defenders in Africa’s largest Black nation? Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Image credit Gage Skidmore via Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0. Trump’s posting of racist images of
After the subcontracting state
The withdrawal from the port city of Berbera by regional powers distracted by war, marks the end of an external system that managed the Horn of Africa—and the beginning of a deeper structural collapse. Berbera, Somaliland. Image credit Abdulkadir Hirabe via Shutterstock © 2024. There is a port on th
Cooking up the city
A new history of Mombasa shows how street food, colonial labor migration, and urban capitalism reshaped what—and how—Kenya eats. Street scene in Old Town, Mombasa, Kenya. Image credit Francisco Anzola via Flickr CC BY 2.0. Mombasa is a tapestry of rich history, vibrant culture, and renowned cuisine.
Who owns the memory of struggle?
An exhibition in Ibadan recovers Nigeria’s buried history of activism, raising urgent questions about access, erasure, and whether archives can inspire new political action. All images courtesy Sa'eed Husaini © 2026. Archives are repositories of the past. A way of holding on. Of preserving. In vario
Inside Eswatini’s Umhlanga: How the Reed Dance Keeps Tradition Moving
Eswatini’s Umhlanga, or Reed Dance, is one of the country’s biggest cultural gatherings, where
EXCLUSIVE: Chat With Fally Ipupa On His New Video 'Mayanga' And How Collaborating With 'The Garden Of Sisterhood' Campaign Helped Bring His Vision To Life
AFROPOLiTAiN sat down with Artist Fally Ipupa to ask him about his new music video "
YouTubers Explore Their Ancestral Home in Africa
A group of London friends are gaining millions of social media views by exploring their ancestral
Calabar Carnival: Nigeria's Grandest Street Party
Large numbers thronged the streets of Calabar last weekend during the 2024 Calabar Carnival. Africa'
Honoring the Legacy of Toumani Diabaté: A Maestro of the Kora
On July 19, 2024, the music world mourned the loss of Toumani Diabaté, the legendary Malian