Archive - Afrikapital

Nina Simone: a revolutionary artist fighting for freedom

Nina Simone was a genre-defying singer, songwriter and pianist who revolutionised the music industry and used her talent to vocalise the…

Dec 15, 2020 •

October 2020

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…

Oct 15, 2020 •

Daniel Armah Blay

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July 2020

Akori Beads, Hyper-inflation & Ancient Citadels of West Africa

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…

Jul 22, 2020 •

Daniel Armah Blay

November 2019

Maina Doe is on the come up

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…

Nov 1, 2019 •

Daniel Armah Blay

September 2019

Ms. Lauryn Hill's music is a weapon for change

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…

Sep 1, 2019 •

Daniel Armah Blay

May 2019

E.T Le Créateur is out of this world

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…

May 22, 2019 •

Daniel Armah Blay

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