Blog Tag - africa
As a Kikuyu in Kenya, one grows very tired of the old but not altogether untrue joke that my people don’t have much in the way of culinary variety....
OlymPicks, we highlight news, gossip, and developments regarding the buildup to Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics.
Nigerian curlers eye 2022 after a...
Do you know someone who has had an immeasurable impact on Beijing's African community this year? If so, don't hesitate to bring them the recognition...
No matter how smoggy, windy or drab it is outside, it's always warm and sunny at Club Mix when Staxxy is on the mic. The rising dancehall singer, who...
China's growing dealings with Africa over the past 70 years remains one of the most controversial international relations talking points of the 21st...
The phrase "all the world’s a stage" will take on extra resonance at Mao Live this Sunday afternoon, Dec 16, as the Haidian livehouse plays host to...
Samantha Sibanda returned from Wuhan this past weekend with a triumph for her fellow African expats. The Beijing-based Zimbabwean activist and...
Racism was not just permitted, but instead elevated to an art form at a recent Hubei Provincial Museum exhibit in Wuhan (首都博物馆). The showing of works...
A Former Refugee's Musical Remedies: Q&A With Somaliland Singer Sahra Halgan Ahead of Sep 27 DDC Gig
Music isn’t merely art for Sahra Halgan. She's used it as an essential remedy.
The Somaliland hailing singer – who is revered by her countrymen for...
During Spring Festival, I spread my wings beyond the usual Southeast Asian travel destinations, and went on a tour of East Africa. In Ethiopia, we...
This Spring Festival I decided to celebrate my holidays a little bit differently, leaving behind the smog and noise for Tanzania, Kenya, and Ethiopia...
The more that Howard French read about China’s growing kinship with Africa, the more he felt the real story wasn't being told. The esteemed former...