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Rememba Fela Kuti at Soup: “Are they up for it?”

Rememba Fela Kuti at Soup: “Are they up for it?”

Taking place at Manchester’s Soup, artists Irfan Rainy and KISA pay tribute to the late Fela Kuti through both traditional and contemporaneous anthems

Gig Review: The Afrobeats Orchestra at The Blues Kitchen

The Untold Orchestra return to The Blues Kitchen for The Afrobeats Orchestra.
Growing up in Ireland: Ignorance vs beauty

Growing up in Ireland: Ignorance vs beauty

Growing up black and Irish is an unspoken struggle at times – yet being Irish goes beyond race
Black History Month: Food and Cultural Identity

Black History Month: Food and Cultural Identity

Hear from two Manchester residents about the importance of food in their cultural identity.
On the cusp of something new: The Chuck Gallery

On the cusp of something new: The Chuck Gallery

Josh Physick speaks with Chukwudi Onwudiwe, director of The Chuck Gallery, who is placing West African art at the forefront with the aim of changing the perspectives surrounding West Africa
UK’s turns to African trade partners as Brexit looms

UK’s turns to African trade partners as Brexit looms

Sophie Marriott writes: Theresa May’s visit to the UK’s closest partners in Africa displays the paternalism and imperialism still present in global trade

Increased health spending can be Africa’s route to prosperity

Jessica Chow-Lau argues that more focused government spending across the African continent could come more economic development

In this global war Africa must not be forgotten

With an ever-increasing focus on the Middle East, we must not forget the related conflicts that rage across Africa

Manchester students’ success in Shell competition with ‘solar tree’ idea

The project will offer ‘communities in the developing world that aren’t connected to the national grid…use of their biggest source of energy’