African communities are here to stay. Deals with African countries aimed at limited migration? Walls, barriers, border control? Whatever the 'strong measures' Western leaders are announcing, people still find their way around the globe. African communities are everywhere and they are 'here' to stay. Photographer Pieter van der Houwen's portraits of the diaspora in Glasgow, Ghuangzhou, Staten Island, Johannesburg and Lagos show a different world. Van der Houwen's pictures are at the centre of the...
African communities are here to stay. Deals with African countries aimed at limited migration? Walls, barriers, border control? Whatever the 'strong...
In an act of defiance, Nigerians decided not to drive on the left side any longer. British colonialism was history. Nigeria could be seen as an African incarnation of the United States: fervently religious, naively optimistic, highly individualistic and holding a deep disdain for government. For good or for worse, this has earned them the label ‘The Americans of Africa’. After independence, Nigeria chose to drive on the right hand side of the road. This was a defiant step in cutting symbolic ties...
In an act of defiance, Nigerians decided not to drive on the left side any longer. British colonialism was history. Nigeria could be seen as an African...
In early 2015, the Dutch TV channel VPRO broadcast a fascinating documentary about the Nigerian community in Guangzhou, China, and the impact of African mobility worldwide. In the film, Achille Mbembe, a Cameroonian philosopher and political scientist, and Ian Goldin, a South African expert on globalisation and development, shared their views on migration in a remarkably unapologetic manner. The prospering of many new communities in our midst are evidence of often successful settlement Despite...
In early 2015, the Dutch TV channel VPRO broadcast a fascinating documentary about the Nigerian community in Guangzhou, China, and the impact of African...
