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Living Dangerously in Petroluanda
António Tomás picks through the post-independence architectural ruins of Angola’s capital city
December 15, 2025
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Living Dangerously in Petroluanda
António Tomás picks through the post-independence architectural ruins of Angola’s
Rhythms of a Road, Voices of an Ethnographer
A composed journey through Maputo by Vanessa Ulia Dantas e
Johannesburg
Vocabularies of the Visceral and Expressions of Multiple Practices, Jyoti
Airport Theatre, African Villain
Martin Kimani navigates airport theatrics, from crotch explosives to sniffer
CLOSER THAN THIS
extracts from an open source book for urban planners by
Mining Sounds: Lagos – Cairo
Emeka Ogboh's art works require audiences to hone their listening
Ground / Overground / Underground
By MOWOSO (translated by Dominique Malaquais)
Anti-Teleology: Re-Mapping the Imag(in)ed City
For some years now, scholars in a range of fields
African Cities Reader I: Pan-African Practices
Featuring writing and musings by Rustum Kozain, Jean-Christophe Lanquetin, Gabeba
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Living Dangerously in Petroluanda
António Tomás picks through the post-independence architectural ruins of Angola’s
Rhythms of a Road, Voices of an Ethnographer
A composed journey through Maputo by Vanessa Ulia Dantas e
Johannesburg
Vocabularies of the Visceral and Expressions of Multiple Practices, Jyoti
Airport Theatre, African Villain
Martin Kimani navigates airport theatrics, from crotch explosives to sniffer
CLOSER THAN THIS
extracts from an open source book for urban planners by
Mining Sounds: Lagos – Cairo
Emeka Ogboh's art works require audiences to hone their listening
Ground / Overground / Underground
By MOWOSO (translated by Dominique Malaquais)
Anti-Teleology: Re-Mapping the Imag(in)ed City
For some years now, scholars in a range of fields
African Cities Reader I: Pan-African Practices
Featuring writing and musings by Rustum Kozain, Jean-Christophe Lanquetin, Gabeba
African Cities Reader II: Mobilities & Fixtures
The second installment of the Reader features Sean O’Toole, David
African Cities Reader III: Land, Property & Value
The third installment of the Reader explores the unholy trinity
TRACKS
MADEYOULOOK collective met with photographer Santu Mofokeng to establish the
Urbanism Beyond Architecture – African Cities as Infrastructure
Vyjayanthi Rao, in conversation with Filip de Boeck & Abdou
Quel Est L’Endroit Idéal
Les Brasseries du Cameroun is the country’s largest industry and
Dagga
Rustum Kozain muses over the cultural and alternative relations built,
CHIMURENGA@20: RELUCTANTLY LOUD
Cape Town is a city with a waiting list of
African Cities Reader III: Land, Property & Value
African Cities Reader III: Land, Property & Value
African Cities Reader II: Mobilities & Fixtures
The second installment of the Reader is centered on the
African Cities Reader I: Pan-African Practices
In the launch issue Rustum Kozain muses over the cultural