Photography::Rencontres de Bamako::Bamako Encounters
image credit: Rana El Nemr (Egypt) Olympic Garden 17, 2008 (40×50 cm). Panafrican exhibition – Bamako 2009 © Rana El Nemr (CC: attribution-noncommercial-no derivatives license) The 8th African Photography Biennial in Bamako, Mali, starts on 7th November to 7th December 2009. I am particularly drawn to it as it uses

Focus10::Contemporary African Art Fair
Following my recent post, which was an attempt to dissect the challenges that contemporary African artists face, the good folks at FOCUS10 – Contemporary African Art Fair wrote in to highlight a contemporary art fair that is geared to African artists. I am not in any way connected, I am simply passing on the message – if interested, d

Sexe, Gombo et Beurre Salé::Sex, Okra and Salted Butter
Image credit: © placeinsun Disclaimer: It is no secret that I am the number the one fan of the Chadian-French writer and film director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun. This man has inspired me to no end. It is therefore perhaps biased that for me, his recent (2008) film Sex, Okra and Salted Butter was my highlight at the

First Kenyan Sci-Fi::Pumzi
In the world of film, 2009 certainly looks like the year of African Sci-Fi. Before the pomp and accolade from District 9’s release in the (northern hemisphere’s) summer has entirely dissipated, the Kenya International Film Festival kicked off to a refreshing start with the premiere of the first locally made sci-fi, Pumzi (Kiswahili for Breath). Incidentally, the film producers Focus Features

The 4th Kenya International Film Festival
Photo credit: Looking Glass on Flickr (CC) Theme: Africa and the Diaspora Dates: 21st to 31st October 2009 Location: Alliance Française (main venue & registration), National Museum, 20th Century Cinema, Silverbird Cinem