Category: Opinion

By Alessandro Jedlowski Global streaming service Netflix set its eyes a few years ago on Nigeria’s film industry, better known as Nollywood. Distribution of Nigerian movies on Netflix started around 2015. At … Read More

By Edward Tsumele “The sad truth about this pandemic is that festivals, concerts and parties – which should be occasions for fun and joy – are proving to be sources … Read More

By Zania Stamataki and KK Cheng Vaccinations against COVID-19 are getting underway in England and will soon follow elsewhere. This is great news, but just the start of a long … Read More

By Gwen Ansell For people working in South Africa’s live music sector, 2020 has been “devastating”. That was the term that researchers read most frequently in responses to the country’s … Read More

By Philip Steer Just as writers and artists today are responding to the Anthropocene through climate fiction and eco art, earlier generations chronicled an environmental crisis that presaged humanity’s global impact. The Anthropocene is a … Read More

By Sam Wilkins and Richard Vokes Just three weeks into his official campaign for the Ugandan presidency, Ugandan musician and parliamentarian Robert Kyagulanyi (better known by his stage name Bobi … Read More

By Lyn Johstone   In a 2017 TED Talk, the Kenyan film director Wanuri Kahiu shared her mission to make what she called “Afrobubblegum” art. The aim is to contribute to a world … Read More