Africa
Photos documenting Sierra Leone’s amputee football team
The Flying Stars — A new photo series by Todd Antony spotlights a talented team of players who are overcoming adversity and finding solace through football.
Written by: Huck
Director Phillippe Lâcote has no time for the same old stories
Night of the Kings — With his latest feature, the French-Ivorian filmmaker has crafted an empathetic blend of myth and reality, set inside a prison run by its inmates.
Written by: Vuyokazi Mtukela
How Nigerians are resisting the authoritarian Twitter ban
#KeepItOn — In the wake of the country’s government indefinitely suspending the platform and threatening prosecution of users who post tweets, Nigerians are fighting back and defending their right to freedom of speech.
Written by: Zainab Onuh-Yahaya
The photographer capturing Black life in Ghana & Britain
The Roadmaker — A new book and exhibition aims to shed light on the archive of James Barnor – an artist who created a vital document of Ghanian Independence and London’s swinging ‘60s, but whose name has remained relatively forgotten until recently.
Written by: Huck
Inside Nigeria’s queer OnlyFans scene
Nude awakening — Despite strict laws in Nigeria forbidding homosexuality, the country’s queer adult performers are flocking to the popular adult platform, where they’re turning an impressive profit and carving out a space to express their sexuality.
Written by: Chisom Peter Job
The Cameroonian inmates who made an album behind bars
Meet Jail Time Records — As inmates inside Douala Central Prison gear up for the release of their first album, writer Thomas Hobbs speaks to the people behind the project about their hopes of inspiring empathy towards prisoners.
Written by: Thomas Hobbs
How I uncovered my family’s Nigerian bread empire
Untold Black History — After the sudden passing of her grandfather, writer Chanté Joseph came to learn of her family's surprising history, and her great-great-grandfather's legacy as Nigeria's 'bread king'.
Written by: Chanté Joseph
Capturing the everyday reality of lockdown in Soweto
Township blues — South Africa is one of the world’s most unequal countries - and the inequalities have only grown starker during Covid-19. In 'the everyday waiting' photographer Jabulani Dhlamini sheds light on the situation in one of the country’s poorest neighbourhoods.
Written by: Eva Clifford
Keleketla!: A global music and activism collaboration
From LA to Lagos — We talk to London DJ duo Coldcut about their new project, which features a cast of rising (and already established) musical talent from around the world.
Written by: Jeremy Allen
Meet the new generation of African photographers
Reimagining a continent — From gender and sexuality, to myths and memories: a new generation of image-makers are presenting a complex, kaleidoscopic portrait of the continent.
Written by: Miss Rosen
