Africa

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  Feature

  Kenya Elections: Whispers of Fear and Hope

  March 1, 2013 - 

  Kenya holds elections on Monday, for the first time since more than 1,000 people were killed in ethnic violence following the country’s 2007 elections. Poet Ngwatilo Mawiyoo visits a town in the north, where she found tribal tensions quietly simmering.  More

  By Ngwatilo Mawiyoo

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  Dispatch

  The Lost Boys of Sudan

  January 18, 2013 - 

  After decades of civil war that left millions dead, Sudan was split into two countries in 2011. Artist Niki Singleton’s graphic novel tells the stories of four refugees who fled their war-torn villages and were resettled in the U.S.  More

  By Niki Singleton

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  Editor's Podcast

  The XYZ Show: Exposing Injustice in Kenya with Latex Puppets

  December 26, 2012 - 

  Creative Time Reports editor Marisa Mazria Katz visited the Nairobi studio of the XYZ Show, one of the most beloved TV programs in Africa, months before Kenya’s next general election.  More

  By Marisa Mazria Katz

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  Special to Creative Time Reports

  Making Melodies in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp

  December 14, 2012 - 

  At the border of Kenya and Somalia, in the heart of the world’s largest refugee settlement, Dadaab, one man has become an independent music producer, empowering fellow refugees to make music about their lives.  More

  By FilmAid

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  Video

  Israel: The State of African Refugees

  November 12, 2012 - 

  60,000 African migrants, escaping violence in their home countries, now face protests, attacks, detainment and deportation in Israel. Artist Elham Rokni documents the new climate of fear for immigrants living in Israel illegally in a video entitled Capture.  More

  By Elham Rokni