In the Middle East, camel plays a unique role. For centuries it was used as part of the family, because its milk served as food; some families treated it as a pet and also used it as a traditional means…
The Caribbean coast of Honduras, a Central American country, is not only bathed by the ocean currents and winds that come from the arm of the Atlantic known as the Caribbean Sea. The Honduran riverside is infused with a unique…
Summary: Emerging as a radical act of cultural resistance, Afrofuturism fuses sci-fi, ancestral traditions, and liberation politics to empower the African diaspora, challenging historical erasure and designing emancipated futures. Decolonial GenesisBorn from systemic oppression, Afrofuturism transcends mere aesthetics – it’s…
The Continental VisionAfrica is rewriting the rules of urban development through ambitious smart city projects, positioning itself as a laboratory for sustainable innovation. From Kenya’s tech-driven plains to Nigeria’s reclaimed coastlines, these hubs blend cutting-edge infrastructure with cultural preservation –…
In the tapestry of global environmental crises—ranging from rampant deforestation in the Amazon to species loss in Southeast Asia—Africa often features either as a cautionary tale or a battlefield for extractivist interests. Yet, a quiet revolution in conservation is taking…
Across Africa, a wave of tech-savvy entrepreneurs is reversing the continent’s brain drain, leveraging global expertise to build self-determined digital ecosystems. At GITEX Africa 2025—the continent’s largest tech fair—pioneers like Claudia Makadristo (Angola/Netherlands) and Ifeoluwa Ogunbufunmi (Nigeria/UK) embodied this movement, proving that Africa’s future…
As Western media peddles stereotypes of a “broken continent,” Africa is scripting a defiant rebirth from Kenya’s landmark museum reclaiming human history to community-led conservation reviving iconic species. Here’s how the continent is flipping the narrative: Ngaren Museum: Rewriting History…
More than a martial art, more than a dance, capoeira is a living expression of Afro-Brazilian heritage. Recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, this practice fuses combat, rhythm, and ritual into a dynamic circle of movement, music, and memory. In capoeira,…
Almost since the encounter between Spanish and aboriginal cultures, the history of Latin America and the Caribbean, mainly in Spanish-speaking countries, has been marked by strong transculturation processes. Subsequently, the introduction of slave labor in the Spanish colonies included Africans…
