Nina Simone was a genre-defying singer, songwriter and pianist who revolutionised the music industry and used her talent to vocalise the African-American affliction during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. As she put it: “It’s an artist’s duty to reflect the times in which we…
Is Zambia an emerging case study of debt-trap diplomacy?Listen now (14 min) | A Chinese supervisor in an underground pumping station at the NFCA's (Non-Ferrous Company Africa) Chambishi Copper Mine in Kitwe…
One of the most interesting examples of monetary debasement that I’ve stumbled across is the rise and fall of Akori beads as a form of money in Western…
Maina Doe sits perched on a windowsill overlooking Newtown’s King Street, her eyes scanning the sidewalks below. She looks back over in my direction…
It’s Africa hot! Seriously, it’s topping 30 degrees at 9:00pm in the moonlit courtyard of BBnZ Live Studio in Accra, Ghana. The intimate crowd is…
Etima Lokondo is pacing the room of a studio apartment overlooking Sydney’s Darling Harbour, as the sun dips below the horizon on a Saturday afternoon…

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