The search for Apongo is a small part of historians’ ongoing work to recreate the lives of Africans taken in the transatlantic slave trade.
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Language shapes power and words like restitution, unlike repatriation, speak directly to justice when it comes to returning cultural heritage.
Visits matter because they offer what digital technologies cannot: presence.
Nigerian pop stars are often accused of singing about love and money and ignoring social issues. Falz isn’t one of them.
Labour migration separated husbands and wives for long periods.
The respectful return in death, like the festive Christmas return of migrants, reinforces ties between generations.
Trust, care and belonging are the foundation for families thriving.
Africa’s ‘new consumer class’ isn’t new; in the 1800s the continent called the tune for European factories.
Gold was the first attraction, but late in the 1500s the Portuguese became obsessed with the idea that there were silver mines in Africa.
His life in music was a struggle against narrow definitions - of ‘race’, instrumental appropriateness and musical genre.
Nigeria’s Christian population grew by 25% to 93 million from 2010 to 2020. Today’s novels reflect its social complexity.
Men and women experience and try to cope with stress in diverse ways.
South Africans report greater inner peace, hope, forgiveness, and engagement with faith than the global norm.
Citizenship as reparation must not translate into citizenship as entitlement.
Young men in low-income communities in Cape Town and London often walk with great fear.
Not all early 20th century Jewish immigrants to South Africa were commercially successful.
Cultural and creative industries account for 3.39% of global GDP and 3.55% of jobs.
The project has highlighted a new generation of African poets and created a visually beautiful archive in the process.
The skit economy is estimated to be Nigeria’s third-largest entertainment sector, with a net worth of over US$31 million.
What happens when promises of increased tourism revenue and reduced environmental impact aren’t met?
When a language isn’t in the data, its speakers aren’t in the product – and AI cannot be safe, useful, or fair for them.
It’s not uncommon that rape by a spouse happens alongside other forms of abuse.
Former residents recall a community nurtured by a spirit of extended family and solidarity.
Heritage is a public good and people should be able to engage with their past.
The stories of six South African women who travelled to fight for workers and for women’s rights, and risked it all.