South Africa and Amsterdam | Simphiwe Ndzube
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- By Thembinkosi Goniwe
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South African artist Simphiwe Ndzube, the new Thami Mnyele Resident in Amsterdam, builds on magical realism, a tradition of writers and storytellers “who do not distinguish between reality and fantasy, or between the imagined and spirituality, particularly in the context of post-apartheid South Africa.”
Kenya | The graves of the Kikuyu who were burned alive in Kiambaa are nowhere to be seen
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- By Marnix de Bruyne
- Politics & Opinion
During the ethnic violence in Kenya in 2008, the church in Kiambaa became a symbol of the horror that shook the country. Kikuyu who had sought refuge there were killed on New Year’s Day when Kalenjin youths set the building alight.
Elegy | When Mourning Is Put on Trial
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- By Heidi Thembeka Sincuba
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There are disputes about art. And then there are disputes that expose the nervous system of an entire democracy. The case before the High Court of South Africa, Goliath and Others v Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture and Others...
Kenya | How to colonise in the 21st century
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- By Martin Siele/Africa Uncensored
- Investigations
On April 30th 2025, Maasai youth disrupted the signing of a carbon offsetting project agreement in Kajiado county, Kenya. On the face of it, they had simply rejected a controversial carbon project.
Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama heads ArtReview’s Power 100
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- By ZAM Reporter
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In December 2025, ArtReview’s Power 100 for 2025 named Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama, celebrated for his textile installations and community-focused art, as the list’s most influential figure.
Editorial January 2026 | 2026 Year of solidarity
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- By ZAM Reporter
- Politics & Opinion
2025 was the year in which Gabon’s President Nguema returned from a visit to the White House wearing a MAGA cap; the Rwandan government struck a US$200 million deal with Donald Trump in exchange for American control over Congolese mineral resources; Sudanese warlords...
Africa | The growing force of investigative journalism
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- By Evelyn Groenink
- Investigations
They have often had to survive on very little, faced threats both physical and legal, been routinely slandered in online campaigns orchestrated by the powerful, and sometimes forced to work undercover or from exile, but they enter 2026 smiling.
Prix de Rome 2025 features finalists born in Africa and Curaçao
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- By ZAM Reporter
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That two of the four nominated artists for the prestigious Prix de Rome have African backgrounds is as remarkable as it is self-evident. A growing number of African-born artists are contributing to the rich diversity of the Dutch artistic landscape today, often with great success.
Burundi | A “Garden of Eden” where everyone wants to leave
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- By Burundi reporter
- Investigations
Burundi’s new capital, the showcase city of Gitega, is dressed to the nines, celebrating itself — in the words of the president — as a “Garden of Eden”. Yet behind this façade lie deep-seated economic and political crises.
Amsterdam | Where clouds and spirits meet
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- By ZAM Reporter
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There was certainly no more fitting location than the ship-like Keizersgrachtkerk in Amsterdam to host South African poet Julia-Beth Harris’s recent performance, Where the Clouds Gather. Evoking both the stormy...
Benin | The opaque networks of ivory poaching
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- By Aziz Badarou, Matin Libre
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Ivory trafficking in the West African country of Benin is endangering the elephant population, causing losses to the tourism sector, linked to terrorist activities, and driving the outflow of millions of dollars that fuel international organised crime.
Editorial November 2025 | Nicki Minaj’s Genocide
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- By ZAM Reporter
- Politics & Opinion
Whenever we think we have seen it all, something like Nicki Minaj addressing the United Nations about “genocide” of Christians in Nigeria happens.
Geert Wilders and the politics of hunger in Africa
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- By Oyunga Pala
- Politics & Opinion
During the recent Dutch election debate in October, populist politician Geert Wilders, leader of the extreme right-wing PVV party, made a controversial remark.
