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ABURY and Harper’s Bazaar Germany proudly present a unique “Open Call” to emerging international designers to preserve world crafts and culture. The ABURY Design Experience (ADEx) is the first international contest in search for emerging designers to create an accessory capsule collection using traditional crafts knowledge from different cultures. Winners (2) will be receiving a…
This is a follow up on one of our previous postings on the African Movie Academy Awards 2012, where we cross-posted the results of the winning films. We are here highlighting the winning Diaspora Documentary by Branwen Okpako: “The Education of Auma Obama”. Auma Obama has always been an activist for social justice and especially towards…
Just a couple of days ago, we have featured Emmanuel Jal and Juliani in an interview on their joint efforts to overcome tribalism in Kenya and the whole of Africa, with regard to next year’s presidential elections in various African countries. We have already mentioned, that Juliani is very passionate not only about his music,…
Earlier this week, two team members of African Perspectives were priviledged to meet and talk to Sudanese former child soldier and now internationally renown Hip Hop artist Emmanuel Jal as well as the Kenyan Hip Hop artist Juliani. Read below what Emmanuel and Juliani would like to share with you:
Did you know last year’s World Cup Hit Song performed by Shakira is originally a Cameroonian Amusement Song from a Military Band called Zangalewa? Watch this: Hearing this song during last year’s soccer jamboree in South Africa was thrilling and exciting to me since this was a popular song during my young boy phase. We…
African Perspectives supports local companies, thereby promoting African Business. Today we introduce to you two Kenyan Safari Companies: Big Union Tours, based in Mombasa and Giants of Africa Holidays Ltd. in Nairobi, both specialized in Safaris around East Africa:
In Liberia, two decades of on-again off-again civil war destroyed basic infrastructure like roads, public transportation, and health facilities. Most people live far below the poverty line and while the country is slowly improving since peace came in 2003, it has a long way to go before women get adequate health care. Currently, Liberia has…
On 21 and 22 June, US First Lady Michelle Obama visited Jo’burg and Soweto in South Africa to talk and take part at The Young African Women Leaders Forum: Media coverage in and across Africa was quite decent, but whoever expected coverage in the main US newspapers or other western media was left with not…
An African Perspective from the Dupoto Maasai in the Nyakweri Forest. The Dupoto invite you for a visit to their forest home in order to raise awareness towards effective protection of the ecosystem, which is also home to a variety of indigenous animals and plant species.
Celebrations of Africa Day and the International Year for People of African Descent The Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations in partnership with the United Nations Senior Africans Group and the African Diaspora are hosting today an event at the UN to celebrate African Liberation Day. Forging closer links between Africa…
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