The winners of the 7th contemporary African Photography Prize have been announced.
19/06/2018
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Vintage Addis Ababa recovers a wedding photo-shoot in times of terror.
19/06/2018
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Theatrical boat trip exploring the colonial and cultural history of Amsterdam.
19/06/2018
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On June 1 Professor Tom Lodge (University of Limerick, Ireland) was the keynote speaker at the commemoration of Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday.
19/06/2018
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Nigerian essayist Pwaangulongii Dauod is this years’ winner of the Gerald Kraak Award for non-fiction.
31/05/2018
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Last week, Dutch daily Trouw published Evelyn Groenink’s essay on a new breed of African investigative journalists, ZAM’s support and the hunt for the continent’s kleptocrats.
31/05/2018
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Thanks to externalisation agreements, European borders are now in Africa.
31/05/2018
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Many books were distributed by the racist propaganda machine. But very few people were fooled by their content.
17/05/2018
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Book | Invisible Lives
Chronicle #36 /In the fight against HIV/AIDS, gays, drug users, street children, sex-workers, prisoners and migrants must be heard.
31/05/2018
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Mozambique | In the care of Pastor Roy
Chronicle #35 /How an African government and international institutions turned a blind eye to thirty years of sexual abuse at a Christian Mission.
09/05/2018
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In a conversation with Oprah Winfrey South African comedian and The Daily Show anchor Trevor Noah explains how Apartheid declared him, the son of mixed parents, illegal.
01/05/2018
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The plunder route to Panama
Chronicle #32 /How African oligarchs steal from their countries.
08/10/2017
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Photo Editions #3 
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Incorruptible by Evelyn Groenink
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A solo exhibition by Sammy Baloji at Framer Framed, Amsterdam.
19/06/2018
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Sold out! What a spectacular outcome of the crowdfunding for MFON. Women Photographers of the African Diaspora.
17/05/2018
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In The Dream of a Common Language, artist Judith Westerveld explores the colonial dispossession of many South African languages.
17/05/2018
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Apartheid Revisited Released
Blog /This interactive web application explores the whereabouts of white oppression in South Africa, its European/Dutch roots and the relevance of an 'old' story for today.
02/03/2018
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African investigative journalism versus the kleptocrats
Chronicle #35 /“Our leaders will only listen if our stories are published in the West.”
01/05/2018
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Ceramics
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20/09/2017
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Essay | Hidden Walls & How To Climb Them
Chronicle #35 /If economic results are viewed from the secure bubble of the privileged, everything seems fine. This is why data should be disaggregated.
26/03/2018
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A fascinating study into the return of twenty skulls from Berlin to Namibia is now available online.
20/03/2018
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From Sharpeville to Gaza
Arena /According to Kallie Kriel ‘Apartheid was not a crime against humanity.’
17/05/2018
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New cover design by Victor Ekpuk for the 60th anniversary edition of Achebe's world famous trilogy.
05/04/2018
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The Kenyan Film Classification Board has banned Wanuri Kahiu’s feature film ‘Rafiki’ (friend), a lesbian love story which will have its world premiere in Cannes, France, next month.
01/05/2018
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Probably the most prestigious collection of contemporary photography from the African continent and the diaspora is coming to the Netherlands.
05/04/2018
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ZAM, the platform for African change, is celebrating Nelson Mandela's centenary with an elaborate program of activities: Mandela100.
15/01/2018
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The Contrarian
That's just not right
- Behind the NGO Attack | Elnathan John
- The Rainbow Myth | Nomalanga Mkhize
- Taking sex workers off the streets won't help fight HIV | Dianne Massawe
- "It’s not poverty that is to blame for the weak African responses to Ebola, but bad leadership" | Professor Oyewale Tomori
- Cyril Ramaphosa "not solely to blame for Marikana massacre" | Steven Friedman
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Feel Safe. The Poster
Exclusive poster of a picture by Pieter van der Houwen, which he took for The African Tabloid. Image is depicting a security guard in Lagos, Nigeria.
Between bitter almonds and good hope
South Africa today. A ZAM special.More than two decades after South Africa’s transition to democracy the country is in disarray. The ideals of a revolution – non-racialism, non-sexism, non-tribalism and a constitutional democracy – are being betrayed by an elitist faction under the leadership of president Jacob Zuma.
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Raymond Dakoua
Safe spacesIvory Coast-born, Brussels-based Raymond Dakoua is passionate about all things human. His multi-faceted work stretches many borders, both geographically and socially.
Signs of Solidarity
The ExhibitionIt started with a handful of activists, it turned into one of the biggest solidarity movements The Netherlands ever had. An initial affinity with the South African Boers turned into a massive engagement with the black majority. ‘Signs of Solidarity- The Exhibition’ is a moving account of 30 years of protest and debate, boycott and friendship.
Remember the Future
A special ZAM issue (Dutch)Adriaan van Dis Marlene Dumas Anton Corbijn Bram Vermeulen Berend Strik Lieve Joris Conny Braam Gerda Havertong Kadir van Lohuizen Sander Veeneman and others. Order your copy.