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Acarajé, the popular Brazilian street food with a link to African heritage

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Nigerian Poet Titilope Sonuga Releases Romantic New Single ‘Sanctuary’

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Bobby Okposin Observes the State of Nigeria in New Poem

Herein, Bobby discusses his new poem Let’s Talk About Us. What’s the creative process behind this poem like? How did…

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Meet Yusuf Ambursa, the poet building a community of emerging young creatives in Northern Nigeria

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James Van Der Zee’s legacy documenting the 1920s Harlem Renaissance through photography

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The Caine Prize for African Writing Announces 2024 Judges Chaired by Chika Unigwe

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In a legal battle that could have significant repercussions for social media giant Twitter, music publishers have filed a lawsuit…

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