ARTS & CULTURE Sindika Dokolo, African art collector, dies in diving accident in Dubai Sindika Dokolo was best known as the husband of Angolan businesswoman, Isabel dos Santos. He was a prolific collector of African Art and joined the fight
ARTS & CULTURE Congolese artist Cheri Samba exhibition in Paris Chéri Samba is the undisputed king of popular painting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The master painter is exhibiting in the Kings of Kin exhibition at the Magnin-A contemporary art
ARTS & CULTURE Showcasing the best of African style, beauty, design and culture Join the inaugural FestivalAFRICANA this weekend (17-18 October). The virtual event will showcase the best of Ghana including the fashion film There is No Place Like Home;
ARTS & CULTURE France votes to return colonial artefacts to Benin and Senegal In a major win for Africa’s fight for restitution, the National Assembly in France has unanimously agreed to return artefacts to Benin and Senegal. The decision
ARTS & CULTURE Black history month: Was Ludwig van Beethoven black? It seems fitting that we start Black History month by debating a centuries old theory that the great pianist, Ludwig van Beethoven, had West African heritage. This interesting
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