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By Adiya | Stories showcasing African creativity | Art + Photography + Design + Culture | #AfricanArt |📍🇳🇬

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The book I worked on is finally out. This is a surreal moment and I'm very happy with how well it came out. Super proud to be a part of this project.

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Visual artist and book cover illustrator,Renike, believes African digital artists are undervalued: ‘If I could change anything about the African art industry, it would be how digital artists are treated.’ Our #LatestOnline republic.com.ng/august-septemb


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"In your text, treat Africa as if it were one country. It is hot and dusty with rolling grasslands and huge herds of animals and tall, thin people who are starving..." Every day is a good day to (re)share and (re)read this iconic essay. granta.com/how-to-write-a


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In 2012, at the Mamma Haidara Library in Timbuktu, a clandestine operation was under way. Abdel Kader Haidara was on a mission to rescue more than 350 thousand ancient manuscripts that were under threat. “They were going to burn it all.” Full story here: nationalgeographic.com/culture/articl


In 2012, at the Mamma Haidara Library in Timbuktu, a clandestine operation was under way. Abdel Kader Haidara was on a mission to rescue more than 350 thousand ancient manuscripts that were under threat.

“They were going to burn it all.”

Full story here: nationalgeographic.com/culture/articl

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Yasuke was the world’s first Black samurai. When a 6-foot-tall African slave landed in Japan, he stuck out like a sore thumb. People lost all modesty and nearly caused a stampede trying to get a closer look. Such a sight was so foreign in Kyoto. A THREAD!

Yasuke was the world’s first Black samurai.

When a 6-foot-tall African slave landed in Japan, he stuck out like a sore thumb. People lost all modesty and nearly caused a stampede trying to get a closer look. Such a sight was so foreign in Kyoto.

A THREAD!
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Rwandan Artist, Izere Antoine, paints about life, self, community, contribution, and ultimately, strength museorigins.org/discover/portr


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Untitled. When I approach the canvas, I consciously distance myself from the clamour of life and the insistent ticking of time, believing that such pressures can cloud my practice. If a work does not resonate with my vision, I am unafraid to painting over it as many times as

Untitled.

When I approach the canvas, I consciously distance myself from the clamour of life and the insistent ticking of time, believing that such pressures can cloud my practice. If a work does not resonate with my vision, I am unafraid to painting over it as many times as