The electronic and experimental music band KOKOKO! didn’t record its albums in studios, or even really indoors, in its birthplace of Kinshasa, the sprawling capital of the Democratic Republic of ...

With his paintings of Ivory Coast's street kids, Aboudia has taken his teenage misfit mutiny to the very top, becoming one of ...

Every year on April 7th, Rwanda and its friends around the world come together to commemorate the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi—a day recognised by the UN General Assembly as the International Day ...

For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...

The team behind Little Amal will present its latest work as part of Low Kee Hong’s inaugural Manchester International ...

The award-winning poet died on Feb. 11 in Dorchester at the age of 60. Her friends, students and colleagues share memories ...

This is a tribute to my ancestors, the earlier artists who lived before me and whose works have remained anonymous… The people who brought [the sculptures] back didn’t try to identify the creators; ...

Actor Guy Pearce, who has expressed his support throughout the awards season with various pins, said, “It’s the least we can ...

As stars arrived on the red carpet, some added messaging to their ensembles. Swedish singer and actor Kayo Shekoni lifted up ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Sierra Kondos Special to the News  “Port Arthur is a piece of my heart because I ...

Johan Grimonprez's film charts both the hopes and the tragedies of Africa's freedom movements in the shadow of the Cold War, ...

KAMPALA, Uganda—A fast-spreading mystery illness linked to bats has killed scores of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with nearly half dying within 48 hours of showing symptoms ...