Dynamic Africa
Formerly, "This is Africa/fyeahAfrica".
(Profile Photo by Mama Casset)
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I do not endorse any of the products or opinions shared on this site, nor do I claim any of the work posted here to be my own - except where stated. All posts originally made by me are credited. If no credit is given then the work is either my own/written by me or reblogged from another source.
A LITTLE ABOUT ME:
Student, 24
Based in Cape Town, South Africa
From Lagos, Nigeria
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(since Oct. 21th 2012)
Lagos, Nigeria
What used to be the site of the Yaba Market in Lagos
EVENT: GO-SLOW: Diaries of Personal and Collective Stagnation in Lagos
New Directions in Contemporary Photography
May 30th - July 31st, 2013
SKOTO GALLERY 529 West 20th Street, 5FL.
New York, NY 10011 212-352 8058
Photo: Uche Okpa-Iroha: Thinking Man, 2010
The New African Photography - Emeka Okereke: Invisible Borders
“100 years ago, photography was a colonial tool…”
“A photography is a window and not the view” - Emeka Okereke
For decades, the camera was used as a tool through which colonial governments and Western photojournalists alike imposed their own views on Africa through the restrictions of 2D imagery, defining Africa without much, if any, input from those whose faces were plastered on postcards, posters, magazines and media platforms across the world.
Profiling a new crop of African photographers using their lens to transform and inspire both change and development, Al Jazeera opens us up to the world of Nigerian photographer Emeka Okereke, founder of Invisible Borders - a organization that gives ‘African artists a space to define Africa for themselves’. In this video, the group travels on their annual roadtrip within Africa, going from Lagos to Kinshasa, as a means of developing young African artists through the lens of photojournalism.
A must-watch journey.
Nigeria’s commercial nerve center, Lagos is set to become the continent’s 13th biggest economy, similar to the size of West African nation, Ghana, investment research and advisory firm, Renaissance Capital has revealed. In its latest report titled, “Nigeria Unveiled: Thirty Six Shades of Nigeria,” the company stated that with a per capita income of about $2,900 which is currently double amount of the national average of $1,700, Lagos is at par with countries such as Morocco and Sri Lanka.
Lagos’ economy is significant to that of Ghana and is the heart of Nigeria’s $284 billion GDP economy.
“We base our analysis on states’ internally generated revenue, which make up 15 per cent of state government revenue, and consumption data, as proxies for state income.
“Lagos State produces about 12 per cent of Nigeria’s GDP, which is equivalent to $32 billion by 2013 ending. Post rebasing, which we now expect in early 2014, we estimate a 40 per cent upward revision in the country’s national income.
“By our estimates, the Lagos State economy will become Africa’s 13th biggest economy in 2014 at approximately $45 billion – equivalent to that of Ghana,” said RenCap.
You know it’s serious when they start comparing a city to countries. And we manage all this without stable electricity, easy access to basic resources, and the necessary infrastructure to accommodate life in a commercial urban landscape.
Just think about what Lagos would be if all the above-mentioned factors were appropriately set up and maintained.
Damn.
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Olokun dancers , Lagos 1960s/70s
Olokun is an Orisha in Yoruba religion that resides in the ocean.
Nigerian Woman during Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Lagos, 1956
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Event in Nairobi are happening through April 2013
Ten Cities, is a global and culturally revelatory project that is documenting the social practice of going clubbing. It is the brainchild of Goethe-Institut Kenya in partnership with Adaptr and C/O Berlin. The project spans two continents, 10 countries and three disciplines (music, photography and writing).
The cities involved are Berlin, Bristol, Johannesburg, Cairo, Kiev, Lagos, Lisbon, Luanda, Nairobi and Naples. About 50 DJs, producers and musicians are teamed up therefore enabling them to produce music together and exchange their knowledge about the club scenes in their countries. Kenya’s popular Just A Band and Camp Mulla are taking part.
Read more.
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Lagos, Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria
GIDI UP EPISODE 5: Beautiful Sweetness
Catch up on previous episodes of Gidi Up here.
GIDI UP EPISODE 4: ‘Frenemies’
Two quick points:
Been enjoying the angle that Gidi Up has been but was turned off at the mention of one the guys doing the opening discussion of this episode describing an attractive woman as a ‘yellow babe’. We really need to start addressing this issue of shadeism in Nigeria in a more constructive manner.
Secondly, with a society that’s currently very tight-lipped about LGBTQ issues and matters concerning sexual assault, I was incredibly disappointed by the show framing and associating the only reference to same-sex relations thus far in the series through a scene depicting sexual harassment, with the character initiating the unwanted advances as a dominant and powerful individual taking advantage of a younger and more vulnerable person.
Feel free to share your thoughts on this matter.
Catch up on previous episodes of Gidi Up here.
