The Case Against the ‘Africa Rising’ Story
Optimism sold well. It also flattened a continent of fifty-four countries into a single headline.
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Ideas
Opinion, essays, criticism and arguments worth examining.
Entertainment· The Business of Culture
The Nairobi Producers Who Decided to Own the Sound
People· The Dots Interview
“Talent Was Never the Problem. Infrastructure Was.”
Entertainment· The Business of Culture
The Nairobi Producers Who Decided to Own the Sound
A new class of Kenyan beatmakers is trading session fees for publishing splits — and quietly rewriting the economics of East African music.
Inside the Lagos Atelier Turning Heritage Cloth Into a Global Brand
How one designer built an export business without leaving her neighbourhood.
Business· The Big Picture
Is Nairobi Becoming Africa's Creative Capital — or Just Its Most Expensive?
Rising rents, new funds and a talent boom: the numbers behind the city's cultural ascent.