Life and Culture
The Kingdom of Dahomey and the Agojie women
The Kingdom of Dahomey The Kingdom of Dahomey was a West African kingdom located within present-day Benin that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904. Dahomey developed on the Abomey Plateau amongst the Fon people in the early 17th century and became a regional...
Discover Duala or Douala language
About the language Duala or Douala is a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon, Africa. To be more precise, it is spoken by the people from the coastal city of Douala, also known as the economy capital of Cameroon. However, the language can also be heard in the Democratic...
Madagascar – Animation socio-éducative, 1-16 sep 2018
Henri HELIE – Madagascar, 1 au 16 septembre 2018 Animation socio-éducative France Télévisions a mis en place en septembre 2016 un partenariat avec l’association Planète Urgence. L’accord conclu permet à un salarié de s’engager dans un « Congé Solidaire® » et ainsi de...
James Baldwin – The fire within
I write a lot about and mainly for the living. I avoid the safe cushions of posthumous eulogies that protect me from future disappointments that are most common to living perpetrators. Plus, the living and unsung heroes need to be reminded of the impossible battles...
Wake up Africa!
The Wake Up Africa project was initiated and shared by Entrepreneur Laura Moukoko Cousin.
Ngondo Festival – The Sawa celebration by the Wouri river
The Ngondo Festival is the major cultural celebration that takes place yearly by the Wouri river, in the city of Douala, Cameroon. This traditional and mystical feast is a yearly ritual around water which is held by and brings together the Sawa ethnic groups who are...
Franklin Boukaka, l’immortel !
Plus de quarante ans après sa tragique disparition, la voix de Franklin raisonne toujours. Les thèmes abordés dans ses chansons sont toujours d’actualité. Ce qui fait de lui un immortel au même titre que ceux qu’il citait dans son morceau ‘Les immortels’. Dans cette...
The Life and Legacy of Dr. Frances Cress Welsing
Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, the Black author, activist and psychiatrist whose 1991 work The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors, introduced the world to the “melanin theory” and the “neuroses” of white supremacy, transitioned and became an ancestor. She was 80 years...
Editorial – Life and Culture in Africa: Rising from the vestiges of a burried past
The African diaspora is spread across the world, soaking up cultures as diverse and rich as their own and enriching their already amazing heritage with exotic perspectives. Naturally a nomadic race, the African individual already moved around inside their own...
Steve Biko ou la révolution par la libation de la conscience de l’homme noir
Steve Biko: Introduction - Prémices Le 12 septembre 1951 un enfant qui n’a pas cinq ans, et qui est probablement peu conscient de la tragédie qui vient de lui survenir, devient orphelin de père. En effet, en participant à un rassemblement militant, Mzingaye son père...