Who Trains the Machines That See Africa?
The Sovereign Stack
As AI becomes the infrastructure beneath culture, African creators can no longer
The Image Belongs to Us
There’s a moment early in My Father’s Shadow where Lagos doesn’t announce itself. It just… is. A street. The quality of afternoon light on a wall you’ve definitely seen before. Children doing the specific nothing that children do in cities that haven’t been built for spectacle. I was in Cannes when I first saw it […]
Ntufi ya Ntaba, Aton Tsiba on Ritual, Touch, and a First Film
Aton Tsiba is a fashion designer by trade, but Ntufi ya Ntaba marks his debut as a filmmaker. The two facts
Exclusive: Kente Gentlemen Unveils Dans mon jardin: Chapter I at Milan Fashion Week
On the official Milan Fashion Week Men’s FW26 calendar, Aristide Loua unveils Dans mon jardin: Chapter I — an intimate digital
Kwetu Kwanza 2025: Over 4,000 Gather in Uganda for Circular Fashion at Nyege Nyege
Kwetu Kwanza 2025 drew over 4,000 visitors on Saturday, November 22, with thousands more
In Justyna Obasi’s “Ritual”, Boys Learn to Tend to Themselves
Berlin-based, Polish-Nigerian director Justyna Obasi has spent the last decade making images that feel like
Kwetu Kwanza 2025: Building Circular Fashion Infrastructure from the Ground Up
As Kwetu Kwanza 2025 opens in Uganda, designers from across Africa redefine circular fashion
Anthony Azekwoh is The Nigerian Artist Building His Own Cinematic Universe
When Anthony Azekwoh began drawing, he could hardly imagine how far that impulse would carry him. His trajectory—from writer to digital painter to sculptor and curator—speaks to a restless creativity and a conviction that has positioned him as one of the continent’s most successful digital artists. Born in Lagos, Anthony describes his childhood as formative. […]
We The Surfers: Inside Liberia’s Robertsport Surf Club
In Robertsport, a small fishing village on Liberia’s coast, young surfers are rewriting their futures one wave at a time. We The Surfers, a 51-minute documentary by French filmmaker and professional surfer Arthur Bourbon, follows their journey. Many of these children are the sons and daughters of former child soldiers, carrying the weight of Liberia’s […]
In the Time of Silk: Bolé Dakar’s Rebellion Against Waste
Luxury is not always new. Sometimes it is the silken whisper of a scarf once worn by a grandmother. Sometimes it is a talisman fashioned from a lover’s forgotten tie, reborn as a necklace that rests close to the heart. This is the world of Bolé Dakar, a brand that refuses the disposable tempo of […]