“Nice Nice” Will Get You Nowhere
Boniface Mwangi is a Kenyan photographer who pulls no punches in using art as activism. During the 2007 post-election skirmishes he took thousands of photos and in 2009 he founded Picha Mtaani, a street exhibition held in towns across Kenya, showcasing the photographs to audiences beyond Nairobi. In 2013, Mwangi launched Occupy Parliament and the […]
Altourism – Where Altruism Meets Adventure
Post Kony fall-out fatigue? Relax, pack a bag and take a break in other peoples misery with Paula Akugizibwe’s subversive satire on how inequality, poverty and violence are repackaged into the corporate souvenir experience. Travel writing in its most hilarious, poignant, and consequential form. Call for Applications Does your heart bleed for the world’s poor, exploited, […]
A Civil Society Of African States
Paula Akugizibwe assumes observer status at the African Union and finds the ‘new sovereign’ in a state of afro-centric rebirth. But under the silky sheets of diplomacy and people-power pillowtalk, she discovers, is a charm offensive that puts paid to the ‘Renaissance’ and keeps the West in control. “Ninety-nine problems, but the people ain’t one,” […]