Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop is reviving the tradition of studio photography in Senegal, and recreating portraits of historical African leaders. >
Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop is reviving the tradition of studio photography in Senegal, and recreating portraits of historical African leaders. >
FundiBots, a Uganda-based organisation is using robotics training in schools to inspire young Ugandans to be the designers, makers and innovators of the future. >
In this short film, René Redzepi, founder and head chef of Noma, explains why after 12 years he's closing the doors of the best restaurant in the world. >
Jenna Bass, hailed for ushering in a "new wave of South African filmmaking", tells us about her first film, her new film, and the future of film as she sees it. >
In eastern Congo, hand-hewn, low-tech scooters called chukudu's are a used to carry heaps of cargo, from food to fuel to bricks, across long distances. >
Dalhousie University student, Keilah Bias has invented a pressing machine that turns agricultural waste into briquettes for cooking in impoverished communities. >
The Senegalese government plans to build a new city – airport, industrial park, university and all – in an attempt to ease congestion in the capital. >
Among other projects, photographer Yasser Booley has covered gangs in the infamous Pollsmoor prison with Ross Kemp and dying fishing communities with the WWF. >
