Last weekend I made my way to London to attend the sixth edition of Cross The Tracks: a music festival curated for Funk, Soul, Hip-hop, and Afrobeat lovers — and hands down, one of the best festivals I’ve ever been to. While Ezra Collective and Michael Kiwanuka were by far the highlights of the day, there was one show in particular that stayed with me: Seun Kuti and Egypt 80. Here’s why... unexpected as it was. As Bell Hooks and Kelley, R., D., G., kindly remind us, music is

Cédric was one of the few people I interviewed who’s life journey had been severely marked by the armed conflict; in fact, he described the war as being: ‘his career, the only thing he knows how to do’. Still, his biggest challenges in life are to be found somewhere else... When the war arrived- Cédric was born in the territory of Djugu, Ituri. Like most children, Cédric spent his days going to school, playing with friends and helping his mother with the household chores. Cé

War, a single word capable of conjuring the most horrifying images of human suffering that one can possibly conceive. The current situation in Palestine is a good example- if we dare to call this unequal exchange of warfare and global power a war that is. Yet, (and just like the little over 70 years old 'war' in Palestine that seems to have found its way to the headlines, again, to pick it up right where Ukraine left it) most war zones in the world today are characterised for

Cela fait quatre ans qu’il est marié à Judith ; la fille unique de Buhendwa, le premier importateur des matériels électro-ménager de la ville, en provenance de la chine et lui dont le père était un moyen fonctionnaire de bureau de l’Etat. Ils se sont connu en troisième année de graduat à l’université et ne se sont jamais quitté malgré l’opposition de leurs familles respectives, pour des raisons tribales et de tabous obscures, qui interdisaient leur union voir même une simple

Emery is one of the few people that I know in Bukavu with a stable monthly salary. This is the story of how he managed that one; and trust me, it is not nothing. This is the tale of courage and determination in the midst of hardship that you will probably not read on the newspapers today. Looking towards Bukavu Emery is originally from Idwji, an island located in the lake Kivu and only a few kilometres away from Bukavu's coast. Beyond being an agricultural paradise, Idwji enc