Ndate Yalla Mboj, the wolof resistant queen

When the French arrived to colonize Senegal in 1855, the very first resistance they encountered was a woman. Her name: Ndaté Yalla Mboj. At a time when, in France, women’s citizenship would not be recognized...

Brazzaville speech (30 January 1944)

On 30 January 1944, General de Gaulle, President of the French Committee of National Liberation, opened in Brazzaville a conference devoted to the future...

Boukman Dutty and the oath of “Bwa Kayiman”

Boukman, Dutty Boukman, Zamba Boukman was the leader of the “Bwa Kayiman” ceremony on August 14, 1791. This ceremony was one of the triggering events...

Timbuktu, the city of ink and sand

A legendary city emerging from the edges of the desert and river, Timbuktu has successively been a caravan crossroads, an Islamic university, and the...

Ahmad Bābā al-Timbuktī, sahelian scholar

An emblematic figure of the sahelian intellectual golden age, Ahmad Bābā al-Timbuktī was at once a maliki jurist, a political exile, and a defender...
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History of the WNBA: From its creation to its current rise

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) is the professional women’s basketball league in the United States, created in 1996 with the support of the...

Angel Reese, A’ja Wilson, Gabby Williams, Dominique Malonga: The WNBA is on fire

The WNBA is no longer just existing — it’s exploding. Over the past few days, individual performances have been dropping like fireworks. Records, milestones,...

Fritz Pollard, the runner who defied color

First African American coach in the NFL, Fritz Pollard was a pioneer of professional sports and a builder of freedom in the face of...

A look back at the Dominique Malonga case: Historic second overall pick in the WNBA draft

Dominique Malonga. Remember this name. You may have only half-heard it during the Paris Games, slipped between two spotlights on the handball players, or...
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The Authors’ Conference: when Sub-Saharan Africa prepares to write its own destiny

On August 8, 2025, Kinshasa will host a major literary event already stirring excitement among pan-African creative circles. The Conférence des Auteurs (LCDA), spearheaded...

Teranga Meet 2025 opens its doors to those dreaming of a new beginning in Senegal

Teranga Meet 2025 opens its doors to those dreaming of a new beginning in Senegal On May 17, 2025, Paris will not just be the...

Paris Noir: When art rewrites history

With Paris Noir, the Centre Pompidou celebrates half a century of Afro-descendant artistic creation. A remarkable exhibition retracing artistic circulations and anti-colonial struggles in...

Zonga, when masks dance, History unfolds

Discover Zonga, a captivating show combining dance, music and visual art to explore African identity, the restitution of masks and cultural heritage. There are moments...

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