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            Rap Music Banned in D. R. Congo
Why has the Democratic Republic of Congo banned home and foreign rap music?
 
            A Play for Children from Sierra Leone
Telling the history of slavery and civil war in Sierra Leone through a play for children
 
            Africans in Rome
The Africans who are helping to shape and enrich the cultural landscape of Rome, Italy
 
            Thandiswa Mazwai
Meeting South African singer songwriter Thandiswa Mazwai as she embarks on her solo career
 
            The Arts in Zimbabwe
Adapting Ibsen at the Zimbabwean International Arts Festival
 
            Egyptian Traditional Music
An exploration of the folk music of Egypt
 
            The Rwandan Genocide
A look at artistic interpretations of the horrific events of the Rwandan genocide
 
            Sauti Za Busara Festival
A report from the Sauti Za Busara Swahili Music Festival in Zanzibar
 
            Kenya Rennaissance
"We are on the brink of a youth cultural revolution". A look at the arts scene in Kenya
 
            Reading Trends of Children in Africa
Literary rates amongst children in Africa - are they rising or falling?