‘Debates on Africa, in Africa, with academics and scholars from Africa’ is how Cologne-based journalist Tina Adomako describes the 2019 conference of the African Studies Association of Africa, which she attended in Nairobi, Kenya, on 24-26 October. Ms Adomako reports from the gathering of scholars who, among others, discussed issues around reclaiming African studies from the European perspective and decolonizing …
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Nnamdi Kanu gives court condition to attend trial in Nigeria
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Thursday, told the Federal High Court, Abuja, that he was ready to face trial if his safety would be guaranteed by the court. Kanu told the presiding judge, Justice Binta Nyako, through his counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, who had applied to restore the IPOB leader’s bail so that he …
Read More »Bazaar Berlin features exhibitors from more than 60 countries
The international fair for Crafts Fair, Design, Natural Goods and Fair Trade Products takes place in Berlin from 6 to 10 November. Around 40,000 visitors are expected at the Berlin Exhibition Centre for the annual sales exhibition. From 6 to 10 November, around 500 exhibitors from all over the world will present their products at Bazaar Berlin. From sustainable furniture …
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