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Revolutionary #rap: #Nigerian star Falz became known for his unique blend of hip-hop and Afropop, but what really made him stand out was his skill at infusing humour into his socially conscious, often revolutionary, songs. theconversation.com/revolutionar...
Revolutionary rap: Nigerian star Falz has kept protest music alive
Nigerian pop stars are often accused of singing about love and money and ignoring social issues. Falz isn’t one of them.
theconversation.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Revolutionary #rap: #Nigerian star Falz became known for his unique blend of hip-hop and Afropop, but what really made him stand out was his skill at infusing humour into his socially conscious, often revolutionary, songs. theconversation.com/revolutionar...
The world lost these #Africa n cultural greats in #2025 We remembered musicians, sports stars, art heroes, film-makers and thinkers and explored their contributions to making their world – and ours – a better place. theconversationafrica.cmail19.com/t/r-e-tkdrld...
The world lost these African cultural greats in 2025
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December 31, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The world lost these #Africa n cultural greats in #2025 We remembered musicians, sports stars, art heroes, film-makers and thinkers and explored their contributions to making their world – and ours – a better place. theconversationafrica.cmail19.com/t/r-e-tkdrld...
#Africa 's year in #music as selected by DJ Darlyne Komukama, a curator of the Nyege Nyege Festival - playlist by The Continent | Spotify open.spotify.com/playlist/3h5...
2025 in Music
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December 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
#Africa 's year in #music as selected by DJ Darlyne Komukama, a curator of the Nyege Nyege Festival - playlist by The Continent | Spotify open.spotify.com/playlist/3h5...
The #gold trade connects #Sudan’s civil war to the wider region and highlights the roles that commodities play in perpetuating violent conflict. www.chathamhouse.org/2025/03/gold...
Gold and the war in Sudan
How regional solutions can support an end to conflict
www.chathamhouse.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The #gold trade connects #Sudan’s civil war to the wider region and highlights the roles that commodities play in perpetuating violent conflict. www.chathamhouse.org/2025/03/gold...
Africa-EU partnership: Natural resources, health, research and education - State of play ahead of the Seventh EU-AU Summit (November 2025 in Luanda, Angola) | Think Tank | European Parliament www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
Africa-EU partnership: Natural resources, health, research and education - State of play ahead of the Seventh EU-AU Summit (November 2025 in Luanda, Angola) | Think Tank | European Parliament
Africa-EU partnership: Natural resources, health, research and education - State of play ahead of the Seventh EU-AU Summit (November 2025 in Luanda, Angola)
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November 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Africa-EU partnership: Natural resources, health, research and education - State of play ahead of the Seventh EU-AU Summit (November 2025 in Luanda, Angola) | Think Tank | European Parliament www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
Africa-EU partnership: Economy and connectivity - State of play ahead of the Seventh EU-AU Summit (November 2025 in Luanda, Angola) | Think Tank | European Parliament www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en... #AUEU25
Africa-EU partnership: Economy and connectivity - State of play ahead of the Seventh EU-AU Summit (November 2025 in Luanda, Angola) | Think Tank | European Parliament
Africa-EU partnership: Economy and connectivity - State of play ahead of the Seventh EU-AU Summit (November 2025 in Luanda, Angola)
www.europarl.europa.eu
November 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Africa-EU partnership: Economy and connectivity - State of play ahead of the Seventh EU-AU Summit (November 2025 in Luanda, Angola) | Think Tank | European Parliament www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en... #AUEU25
Africa-EU partnership: Security and governance - State of play ahead of the Seventh EU-AU Summit (November 2025 in Luanda, Angola) | Think Tank | European Parliament www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en... #AUEU25
Africa-EU partnership: Security and governance - State of play ahead of the Seventh EU-AU Summit (November 2025 in Luanda, Angola) | Think Tank | European Parliament
Africa-EU partnership: Security and governance - State of play ahead of the Seventh EU-AU Summit (November 2025 in Luanda, Angola)
www.europarl.europa.eu
November 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Africa-EU partnership: Security and governance - State of play ahead of the Seventh EU-AU Summit (November 2025 in Luanda, Angola) | Think Tank | European Parliament www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en... #AUEU25
Africa-EU partnership: Multilateralism - State of play ahead of the 7th EU-AU Summit (November 2025 in Luanda, Angola) | Think Tank | European Parliament www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en... #AUEU25
Africa-EU partnership: Multilateralism - State of play ahead of the 7th EU-AU Summit (November 2025 in Luanda, Angola) | Think Tank | European Parliament
Africa-EU partnership: Multilateralism - State of play ahead of the 7th EU-AU Summit (November 2025 in Luanda, Angola)
www.europarl.europa.eu
November 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Africa-EU partnership: Multilateralism - State of play ahead of the 7th EU-AU Summit (November 2025 in Luanda, Angola) | Think Tank | European Parliament www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en... #AUEU25
Africa-EU partnership: Migration and mobility - State of play ahead of the Seventh EU-AU summit (November 2025 in Luanda, Angola) | Think Tank | European Parliament www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en... #AUEU25
Africa-EU partnership: Migration and mobility - State of play ahead of the Seventh EU-AU summit (November 2025 in Luanda, Angola) | Think Tank | European Parliament
Africa-EU partnership: Migration and mobility - State of play ahead of the Seventh EU-AU summit (November 2025 in Luanda, Angola)
www.europarl.europa.eu
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Africa-EU partnership: Migration and mobility - State of play ahead of the Seventh EU-AU summit (November 2025 in Luanda, Angola) | Think Tank | European Parliament www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en... #AUEU25
EU-African Union Summit 2025: Setting the scene - Delivering on commitments in a shifting global landscape. To remain effective, the partnership must deliver on the commitments made at the 2022 summit and strengthen accountability mechanisms.
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en... #AUEU25
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en... #AUEU25
EU-African Union Summit 2025: Setting the scene - Delivering on commitments in a shifting global landscape | Think Tank | European Parliament
EU-African Union Summit 2025: Setting the scene - Delivering on commitments in a shifting global landscape
www.europarl.europa.eu
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
EU-African Union Summit 2025: Setting the scene - Delivering on commitments in a shifting global landscape. To remain effective, the partnership must deliver on the commitments made at the 2022 summit and strengthen accountability mechanisms.
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en... #AUEU25
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en... #AUEU25
Medieval cities in the northern Horn of Africa (1200-1600 CE) www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/medieval-c...
Medieval cities in the northern Horn of Africa (1200-1600 CE)
The northern horn of Africa is home to one of the largest concentrations of urban settlements on the continent, many of which are of significant antiquity.
www.africanhistoryextra.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Medieval cities in the northern Horn of Africa (1200-1600 CE) www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/medieval-c...
#Sudan's civil war is fuelling one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. As rival factions violently battle for power and commit atrocities, regional and global powers' geopolitical interests entrench divisions. #KeeepEyesOnSudan www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
Understanding the war in Sudan: The human cost of geopolitics | Think Tank | European Parliament
Understanding the war in Sudan: The human cost of geopolitics
www.europarl.europa.eu
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
#Sudan's civil war is fuelling one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. As rival factions violently battle for power and commit atrocities, regional and global powers' geopolitical interests entrench divisions. #KeeepEyesOnSudan www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
Parliamentary systems and other pluralistic institutions in pre-colonial Africa www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/parliament...
Parliamentary systems and other pluralistic institutions in pre-colonial Africa
The political history of several African kingdoms included systems of governance that were variously referred to as national “assemblies”, “councils,” or “parliaments,” which limited the power of…
www.africanhistoryextra.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Parliamentary systems and other pluralistic institutions in pre-colonial Africa www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/parliament...
The #war in #Sudan is not a “forgotten war”. Rather, it is a highly internationalised geopolitical battleground. Nor is it a proxy war, as the involvement of external actors is opportunistic, with state powers supporting different sides while cooperating elsewhere. fiia.fi/en/publicati...
The war in Sudan in the era of a multipolar world
The war in Sudan is not a “forgotten war”. Rather, it is a highly internationalised geopolitical battleground, reflecting old peacebuilding failures and key implications of the shifting international…
fiia.fi
October 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The #war in #Sudan is not a “forgotten war”. Rather, it is a highly internationalised geopolitical battleground. Nor is it a proxy war, as the involvement of external actors is opportunistic, with state powers supporting different sides while cooperating elsewhere. fiia.fi/en/publicati...
La question des #spoliations et des #restitutions qui agite actuellement le monde des #musees n’est pas nouvelle. Elle remonte à la constitution des collections des musées français, depuis la Révolution, le Consulat puis l’Empire. www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur... #afrique
Le temps des restitutions : épisode 4/4 du podcast Musées, la réinvention permanente
AUDIO • Musées, la réinvention permanente, épisode 4/4 : Le temps des restitutions. Une série inédite proposée par France Culture. Écoutez LSD, la série documentaire, et découvrez nos podcasts en…
www.radiofrance.fr
October 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
La question des #spoliations et des #restitutions qui agite actuellement le monde des #musees n’est pas nouvelle. Elle remonte à la constitution des collections des musées français, depuis la Révolution, le Consulat puis l’Empire. www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur... #afrique
[Podcast] Le Pacte #eu ropéen sur la #migration et l'asile : vers une nouvelle gestion des frontières - Touteleurope.eu www.touteleurope.eu/l-ue-dans-le...
Touteleurope.eu, le site de référence sur les questions européennes
Le site de référence sur les questions européennes : information pédagogique et décryptage de l'actualité européenne.
Touteleurope.eu
October 12, 2025 at 9:44 AM
[Podcast] Le Pacte #eu ropéen sur la #migration et l'asile : vers une nouvelle gestion des frontières - Touteleurope.eu www.touteleurope.eu/l-ue-dans-le...
A quoi servent les délégations de l'Union européenne à travers le monde ? - #EEAS #EUdelegations Touteleurope.eu www.touteleurope.eu/l-ue-dans-le...
Touteleurope.eu, le site de référence sur les questions européennes
Le site de référence sur les questions européennes : information pédagogique et décryptage de l'actualité européenne.
Touteleurope.eu
October 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A quoi servent les délégations de l'Union européenne à travers le monde ? - #EEAS #EUdelegations Touteleurope.eu www.touteleurope.eu/l-ue-dans-le...
Tracking Gaza’s Descent into #Famine: #Gaza’s population experienced food insecurity prior to the war, but food insecurity surged following Hamas’s October 2023 attack on Israel and Israel’s subsequent blockade on food, water, and fuel into Gaza. www.csis.org/analysis/tra...
Tracking Gaza’s Descent into Famine
On August 22, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) announced that famine is currently occurring in Gaza, marking the fifth such classification since the IPC was formed in 2004 and…
www.csis.org
October 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Tracking Gaza’s Descent into #Famine: #Gaza’s population experienced food insecurity prior to the war, but food insecurity surged following Hamas’s October 2023 attack on Israel and Israel’s subsequent blockade on food, water, and fuel into Gaza. www.csis.org/analysis/tra...
Is the planet running out of fresh water? | Asked & Answered - YouTube www.youtube.com/shorts/rMpCX...
Is the planet running out of fresh water? | Asked & Answered
The World Meteorological Organization’s latest annual report found that the global water cycle is becoming increasingly erratic, with two thirds of the world’s rivers experiencing abnormal…
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October 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Is the planet running out of fresh water? | Asked & Answered - YouTube www.youtube.com/shorts/rMpCX...
Famine in #Gaza | Asked & Answered - YouTube www.youtube.com/shorts/R2JdJ...
Famine in Gaza | Asked & Answered
The dire situation in Gaza has officially been classified as a famine by the world’s leading authority on hunger, the IPC. Why is this classification so remarkable, does it make a difference, and…
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October 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Famine in #Gaza | Asked & Answered - YouTube www.youtube.com/shorts/R2JdJ...
#AfricaClimateSummit2: Explore the African Union's inaugural climate strategy and delve into EU-Africa climate collaboration. Discover more at: buff.ly/CJCx2ZZ via @EP_ThinkTank. #AfricaClimateSummit #ClimateAction
The African Union's first climate strategy – And EU-Africa climate cooperation | Think Tank | European Parliament
The African Union's first climate strategy – And EU-Africa climate cooperation
www.europarl.europa.eu
September 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
#AfricaClimateSummit2: Explore the African Union's inaugural climate strategy and delve into EU-Africa climate collaboration. Discover more at: buff.ly/CJCx2ZZ via @EP_ThinkTank. #AfricaClimateSummit #ClimateAction
Millennia of history vanished in #Sudan's war: Since the national #museum was looted in April 2023, thousands of antiquities from the 3,000-year-old Kingdom of Kush have disappeared. Some might have been smuggled into Egypt, Chad, and South Sudan, but most remain untraceable. buff.ly/TOMorPT
How millennia of history vanished in Sudan's war
In the scorched courtyard of Sudan's National Museum in Khartoum, a towering black granite statue of Kush Pharaoh Taharqa now stands alone, surrounded by shards of broken glass and shattered…
www.al-monitor.com
September 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Millennia of history vanished in #Sudan's war: Since the national #museum was looted in April 2023, thousands of antiquities from the 3,000-year-old Kingdom of Kush have disappeared. Some might have been smuggled into Egypt, Chad, and South Sudan, but most remain untraceable. buff.ly/TOMorPT
God and Nollywood: When Nigeria’s film industry began to flourish in the early 1990s, #Nollywood movies were often shown in church halls. It wasn’t long before the industry began to create Christian films, and now they’ve gone beyond churches. buff.ly/ytTPOk2
God and Nollywood: how Pentecostal churches have shaped Nigerian film
Evangelical filmmakers turned prayers into special effects and spiritual battles into dramatic storylines and created a new genre.
theconversation.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
God and Nollywood: When Nigeria’s film industry began to flourish in the early 1990s, #Nollywood movies were often shown in church halls. It wasn’t long before the industry began to create Christian films, and now they’ve gone beyond churches. buff.ly/ytTPOk2
What defines a truly #publicspace? In #Khartoum, prior to the war, the streets, tea stalls, protest sites, and even burial spaces were vibrant parts of daily life. theconversation.com/khartoum-bef...
Khartoum before the war: the public spaces that held the city together
It’s time to rethink how Africa’s public spaces are defined and designed – by listening to how people already make cities public.
theconversation.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
What defines a truly #publicspace? In #Khartoum, prior to the war, the streets, tea stalls, protest sites, and even burial spaces were vibrant parts of daily life. theconversation.com/khartoum-bef...
The Luba Kingdom expanded across smaller societies near the Congo River and Lake Tanganyika in the early 19th century. It collapsed in the 1870s and 1880s due to a prolonged succession dispute and the arrival of armed traders from East Africa and Angola.https://buff.ly/l9Vvs9m
The Luba kingdom and the divergent fortunes of pre-colonial Central Africa (1750-1870).
The connections between pre-colonial Central African kingdoms and the expansion of international trade during the 19th century feature prominently in debates about African agency and dependency.
www.africanhistoryextra.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The Luba Kingdom expanded across smaller societies near the Congo River and Lake Tanganyika in the early 19th century. It collapsed in the 1870s and 1880s due to a prolonged succession dispute and the arrival of armed traders from East Africa and Angola.https://buff.ly/l9Vvs9m