Africa Writes - Royal African Society

Literary festival

UK

‍www.africawrites.org

Description:

Africa Writes festival is a biennial celebration of contemporary literature from Africa and the diaspora, brought to you by the Royal African Society and presented in partnership with the British Library. The tenth edition of the festival introduces brand new regional partnerships that sees the festival co-curate satellite events in Leeds, Swindon and Birmingham. Launched in 2012, Africa Writes showcases established and emerging talent from the African continent and its diaspora in what is now the UK’s biggest celebration of contemporary African writing taking place over an exciting summer weekend. The festival features book launches, readings, author appearances, panel discussions, family workshops, and other activities.

Africa in Motion

Festival

Edinburgh, UK

https://www.africa-in-motion.org.uk/

Description:

Africa in Motion (AiM) is an annual African film festival taking place  in Scotland, consisting of film screenings and complementary events. Now in  its sixteenth year, AiM brings the best of African cinema to Scotland—making  it possible for Scottish audiences to engage with African stories and  industry professionals from the continent.

Africa in Motion Festival (AiM). Podcast based on the book Women in African Cinema: Beyond the Body Politic by Lizelle Bisschoff and Stefanie Van de Peer. “Women in African Cinema.” Recorded online in 2019. Video, 25:08. https://vimeo.com/420840316

The third in the podcast series based on the book Women in African Cinema: Beyond the Body Politic, by Lizelle Bisschoff and Stefanie Van de Peer. In this edition, they talk about the role of women in filmmaking in the DRC and South Africa.

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Africa is a Country: Nkrumah's Legacy

Date: September 21, 2020

Summary:

This episode of AIAC Talk, Africa is a Country's live show, focused on Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first Prime Minister. The panel, featuring journalist Anakwa Dwamena and historian Ben Talton, aimed to unpack Nkrumah's legacy and discuss his enduring impact on the present generation. Nkrumah, who declared Ghana's independence in 1957, emphasized the inseparable link between Ghana's independence and the broader liberation of Africa. Despite facing challenges and ultimately being overthrown in 1966, Nkrumah's influence is experiencing a resurgence, prompting a thoughtful exploration of his ideas and memory in this show.

Read about the interview here.

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Africafashion.co.uk

Not-for-profit organization

UK

africafashion.co.uk

Description:

Africa Fashion is a not-for-profit platform to celebrate the diversity  of African culture and fashion, as well as promoting the best of today’s  designers, models and other creative talent. It’s more than just fashion, it’s  about opening up the continent and showcasing creatives across the diaspora –  revealing more about grass roots talents and the way they are shaping a new  future.

African Arts

Academic journal

Cambridge, MA, USA

https://direct.mit.edu/afar

Description:

African Arts presents original research and critical discourse on traditional, contemporary, and popular African arts and expressive cultures. The journal offers readers peer-reviewed scholarly articles concerning a  striking range of art forms and visual cultures of the world’s second-largest  continent and its diasporas, as well as special thematic issues, book and  exhibition reviews, features on museum collections, exhibition previews,  artist portfolios, photo essays, contemporary dialogues, and editorials.

African Arts festival

Festival

New York, USA

https://iaafestival.org/about/

Description:

The International African Arts Festival (IAAFestival) began in 1971 and has been a part of Brooklyn cultural landscape for almost five decades. Over the years, the stages of the Festival has featured renowned artists who grew to achieve national and international acclaim.

African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes

Civil Society Organization

Location: Durban, South Africa  

accord.org.za

Description:

A civil  society organization that operates as a conflict management institution working throughout Africa to help bring solutions to the continents'  conflicts.