Stories about Nigeria from February, 2011
Africa: Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou
Boukari Ouédraogo wrote [Fr] on his blog: ” The 22nd edition of the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou will take place in Ouagadougou from February 26th to March 5th. This year's theme is “African Cinema and Markets.”
Senegal/Nigeria: Women from Niger Delta at the World Social Forum
Opal Tometi meets women from the Niger Delta at the World Social Forum in Dakar, Senegal: “I hope to be able to post more videos from their presentation online, but in the meantime I will share the following video clip that I shot with the Emem Okon the Executive Director...
Nigeria: D'banj performs with Snoop Dogg
A video of Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo (popularly known as D’banj Artist of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009 in collaboration with American rapper Snoop Dogg.
Nigeria: Endless Chatter in Nigeria's Political Space
Nwachukwu Egbunike discusses endless chatter in Nigeria's political space: “Nobody can belittle the political sway of Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President of Nigeria. Nonetheless, no Nigerian politician is yet to surpass his endless pilgrimage to the courts to adjudicate on power issues.”
Africa: The fate of political vultures
Zimbabwean blogger Chris Kabwato discusses the fate of political vultures: “Dictators are pseudo-intellectuals who have to invent some type of nationalism. They disguise their acts under the guise of sense of preserving tradition or returning to some African roots.”
Africa: Top 6 African Models of 2010
Top 6 African models of 2010 from Haute Fashion Africa: “Without a Doubt, the 2010 fashion calendar was well saturated & influenced by African Fashion; from western designers designing collections that were African-Inspired to Trends that were African-inspired, The African Fashion Industry is definitely a budding one.”
