Nowhere in Africa might just be the most touching and most caring Western movie on an Africa-related theme I’ve seen in my life If you were to leave the comfortable and safe environment of your upper class house, and move to a completely new place where the customs, morals, habits and the language you speak [...]

I just started watching a series of African and Africa related movies in an attempt to make a Top 20 Best African movies for me and for other people who would like to have a glimpse of Africa through visual arts. As few such tops exist I ‘m looking into various online resources, both from Africa and from the Western media and I’m piling up my list.

Kenyan prime-minister Raila Odinga is coming to the University of Chicago in a rare opportunity to defend his country’s economic prospects in light of the global economic crisis. He is expected to speak on the following topic: Business opportunities in Africa in face of the changing global economic climate. For those who are not familiar [...]