posted 05/09 by josiah.lockhart
Last month Amnesty International UK published the first ever report on people trafficking in Scotland, it shows the complexities and problems with current legislation, as well as the lack of anything going on really across the major cities (other than TARA in Glasgow). Very informative, and shows our countries continuing slave trade from Eastern Europe and West Africa. Get a copy of the report here.
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tags africa,europe,people traffickig,scotland,slaves,trafiking,women
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posted 04/09 by wendyball
“The negative reporting of Africa by the Western media is a subject very dear to the hearts of discerning Africans.”.. and likely of great interest to discerning Manifesto participants too. African Journalists explore this theme in depth in a recent edition of the New African magazine (June 2008).
Below are links for:
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tags africa,media
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posted 23/07 by veronicao
Cape Town born Pieter Hugo engages with african people seeking mutual acknowledgement between subject and photographer. The relation builds up genuinely with Hugo spending time travelling between Zimbabwe, Durban, Botswana, Nigeria and Ghana talking to people and lingering on the negotiated contexts and blending of cultural nuances. He is a documentarist born and bred. Projects like “Nollywood” and “The Hyena Men” are paramount to understand his essence.
Check out his portfolio along with texts
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tags africa,photography,Pieter Hugo
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posted 02/07 by philharrison
Superb article on the European Union’s attempt to further exploit Africa - I’ve just discovered this magazine, it’s brilliant - Monthly Review. Article here.
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tags africa
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