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SiHene: Preserving Ghana’s Cultural Heritage – Interview with Founder Rita Mawuena Benissan engl/ger
Si Hene, in her own words "serves to preserve the archives of the Chieftaincy and traditional culture of Ghana, bringing accessibility and awareness of our culture. We provide a deeper perspective and preserves the legacy of the individuals that once ruled from the 1800s to the modern day. We hope through this foundation to reclaim the power as Ghanaians and bring more accessibility to learn about our royal history!" Si.Hene is very sucessful on social media, shares many unseen photos and film clips and comments.
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EVERYTHING MATTERS – New Photo Essay from AndyMkosi-South Africa
Essentially the thinking behind these images was just to sharpen my skill and create outside of brief which is very important. You find that you loose your flair because of the brief. So Everything Matters serves that purpose and also forces me to slow down and consider I normally wouldn't when making images.
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Architectural Guide Sub-Sahara Africa Part/Teil 3 ger/engl
Die in Englisch veröffentlichten Bände des Teams Philpp Meuser und Abdil Dalbai sind mit hunderten internationalen AutorInen entstanden, viele davon aus Afrika. Im ersten Artikel erschien ein längeres Interview mit den Herausgebern. Der zweite Artikel befasste sich mit dem Einleitungsband sowie den ersten zwei Regionalbänden. In diesem Artikel stelle ich die Bände 4 bis 7 vor. Es sind viele interessante Überraschungen enthalten.In deutsch und in english
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shonareads book review: Njinga of Angola and Bulawayo Burning – engl/ger
Our new contributor shonareads from Harare/Zimbabwe will review books from african writers as well as african topic, science fiction and many more of interest. We start today with two reviews: one about the Angolan "Warrior" Queen Njinga and the social history book "Bulawayo Burning".
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Kenyan Cuisine has a lot to offer: Interview with Yvonne Mula
Aus unserer Reihe über afrikanische Kochkunst besuchen wir heute das Restaurant Mikaye in Mombasa. Yvonne Mula wird im Interview ihre Philosophie der afrikanischen Küche erzählen.
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Architectural Guide Sub-Saharan Africa – Teil/Part 2 Sahel and Atlantic Ocean
In the second part of the review of the architectural guide published by DOM publishers Berlin and edited by Philipp Meuser/Adil Dalbai, I go into more detail about the seven-volume edition. The seven volumes comprise more than 3400 pages. It has been in the works since 2014, with over 300 authors and contributors, most of them African. It was an unprecedented undertaking that has been magnificently successful. The content of the volumes can only be outlined, it is an exciting journey into the world of African architecture and yet much more.
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Gede Ruins: Digging through History Part 2 – Historische Grabungen in Gede/Kenia teil 2
We will go as deep as possible until we cannot recover any artefact. Prof. Kusimba informs. And even as they dig, there is still no evidence of any Arab presence in Gede, contrary to popular and persistent belief.
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Gede Ruins – Digging through History – Ausgrabungen in Gede/Kenia
In two parts, Lorna Likiza explores the remains of an ancient Swahili City at the Kenyan Coast, with a focus on the ongoing archaeological project at the historical site, being carried out by Prof. Chapurukha Kusimba.
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Architectural Guide Sub-Saharan Africa – Buchbesprechung/Review and Interview -ger/engl
Es ist ein beispielloses Unterfangen, das DOM Publishers aus Berlin da fertiggestellt hat: Mit dem Architectural Guide Sub-Saharan Africa ist eine nun eine großartige Übersicht der Architektur der Region Subsahara-Afrika gelungen. Das Werk ist schon in seinem Umfang ziemlich beeindruckend: 7 Bände, 3400 Seiten, 850 Bauwerke in 49 Ländern. Es sind sechs, nach Regionen und Länder geordnete, auch farblich unterschiedliche Bände. Vorangestellt ist ein umfassender Einleitungsband, der eine tiefer gehende Analyse über die Architektur- und Baugeschichte, der Portraits und Perspektiven einer Architektur Afrikas bietet.
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A Male as a Female – The Evolution of African Comedy Part 2 – engl/ger
In an Africa where cross-dressing has mostly been frowned upon, it’s interesting and also curious to note this sudden evolution. Perhaps in a celebration of African mothers, most of the comedians have chosen to include the character of a mother in their skits. However, when we have too many comedians doing the same thing online, then it becomes old and tired hence the inclusion of a diversity of female characters.