Africa is dead
Chema Caballero (Castuera, Badajoz, 1961) has written The Beer Drinker (Books of Bad Companies, 2025) based on something he has observed over more than three
“If I can make a social impact, I do it”
Betto Snay, musician At the gates of the fifth edition of the Damba Festival (March 21 at the BBK room in Bilbao), we chatted with
A gangster and the South African kaaps
The language dilemma remains alive among authors from the African continent. The dilemma opened by, among others, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, is embodied in authors such
Gladiators of polygamy
The work of African writers has often dealt with the direct and indirect impacts of colonization on the continent. Meanwhile, the work of authors such
Seeds of genocide
Scholastique Mukasonga Our Lady of the Nile Translation: José Manuel Fajardo. Lower case.Barcelona, 2024.226 pages «I don’t want to continue in this country. Rwanda is
There is no parade for Dina
Mindelo hosts the most famous carnival in Cape Verde Mindelenses in the diaspora return to the city at three special times: the Bahía das Gatas
«I write about Mindelo with irony»
Germano Almeida, writer The house of Germano Almeida, one of the most renowned writers in Cape Verde, is on a hillside in Mindelo. From his
«I have always thought that I should write in my mother tongue»
Boubacar Boris Diop, writer. By Alicia Justo from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria The writer and journalist Boubacar Boris Diop (Dakar, 1946) does not consider
«African cinemas have always been very feminist»
Beatriz Leal, specialist and programmer of African film festivals The programmer of Afrikaldia, whose V edition will take place from October 28 to November 4
John Akomfrah invites you to listen
The TBA21 foundation and the Thysssen-Bornemisza National Museum present in Madrid Listening to the rain all nightthe latest work by artist John Akomfrah. «Listen to