Category: culture

“In fuga dalle tenebre” (“flee from the darkness”) is the autobiography of Jean-Paul Pougala, a Cameroon citizen who fought hard to get his graduation in Italy, in the business course of the University of Perugia. He is nowadays a businessman working in three continents: China, Europe and Africa. This is a book that you can […]

Two Nigerian young women has started a tour of Africa to ‘celebrate Africa’ showing the world a Continent that is not only famine and corrupt politicans. “Here – they write on their website celebrateafrica.net – you’ll see the sights and sounds of Africa, from the eyes of two young women traveling across the continent. No images […]

The Southafrican “Nothing but the truth” by John Kani is the best African film awarded yesterday during the 19th edition of the Film Festival of Africa, Asia and Latin America held annually in Milan. The 7500 euro award has been given by three Italian journalists: Silvio Danese, Daniela Ducoli and Gabriele Porro. The Indonesian “Jermal” […]

Scholarship for African students are available from Australia. The scholarships are promoted by The African Women’s Cancer Awareness Association (AWCAA).  People eligible are African students between 18 and 26 years of age and they must enroll “in a graduate or undergraduate full-time degree in the medical field (preferably cancer related studies)”. All informations at: http://tinyurl.com/dj6cg4

“Lives without permission” by Manuela Foschi is a collection of fourteen interviews with many foreigners living in Italy. The book’s subtitle, “interviews with hawkers migrants” explains who are the interviewed people. Every person in the book share the same history of suffering, of neglected human dignity, of degradation, of people forced to hide, to sleep […]

The movie “Teza“, by the Ethiopian director Haile Gerima, has won the 2009 edition of the Africa film festival Fespaco, which ended last 7 March. Among the jury there were Burkina Faso director, Gaston Kaboré, Moufida Tlatli from Tunisia, Ola Balogun from Nigeria and Flora Gomes from Guinea Bissau. Many Italian website reported the news. […]

We report here an article that has appeared on csmonitor.com about a fashion designer moving from New York to Sierra Leone to build a fashion empire, a project many people think is pure craziness. But up until now they’re proved somehow wrong. If she were still in New York or Paris – anywhere but here, […]

What we publish here is more of a photo show than a feature or a review. We believe these images show a beautiful part of Africa. Photographer Luka Esenko has been in Namibia not so long. He met there the Himba people, the “beautiful people”. See for yourself.

Today ends in Burkina Faso the “itinerant cinema tour” for the sensibilation of the people on Aids. The tour started last 7 February and throughout the days many activities took place in Burkina Faso: radio programs, movie shows and documentaries and more. More information on cinomade.org   Source: africultures.com

We receive and we publish this review of the Tunisian artist Faouzi Maaouia. Faouzi Maaouia is a remarkable painter and poet, who expresses his world through the symbolism of his canvases. Most of his paintings are accompanied by a poignant poem, whilst the canvases themselves are very strong – painted in vibrant colours; rich, warm […]