Kagunyi-Levasseur Mary, and Kumah Stephanie. “Young Africans Employ Leadership Training to Transform their Communities: A Snapshot of Three Yali Alumni.” Counterpart international, October 4, 2019.

https://www.counterpart.org/stories/young-africans-employ-leadership-training-to-transform-their-communities-a-snapshot-of-three-yali-alumni/

“In Niger, a country with one of the highest fertility rates in the world, the topic of infertility is taboo. Aïcha Macky, a young Nigerien documentarian, is undeterred by taboos. Catalyzed by her own infertility, Macky produced The Fruitless Tree, a documentary weaving together the stories of Nigerien woman confronting the stigma of childlessness. The ground-breaking work was awarded the prize for best documentary at the 12th African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) in Nigeria. Macky is part of a bourgeoning generation of young Nigerien leaders, undeterred by status quo and committed to mobilizing their unique skills and limited resources to transform their local communities.  As an alumna of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), Macky is part of an esteemed network of over 40 young leaders in Niger. Their stories underscore the importance of nurturing young leaders and highlighting the power of these investments to positively shape development outcomes.”

[Source: Excerpt from the Article].

Kahiu,Wanuri. “Fun, Fierce, and Fantastical African Art.” Filmed in April 2017 at TEDConference. Video, 05:03. https://www.ted.com/talks/wanuri_kahiu_fun_fierce_and_fantastical_african_art?language=en

Through her art, Kahiu asks where’s the fun? Introducing “AfroBubbleGum” - African art that’s vibrant, lighthearted and without a political agenda. Rethink the value of all that is unserious as Kahiue explains why we need art that captures the full range of human experiences to tell the stories out of Africa.

[Source: CN&CO].

Daniel Kaluuya

Actor

Sector: Cinema

Level of influence: International

instagram.com/danielkaluuya/?hl=en

Kandeh, Jimmy D. "Ransoming the state: elite origins of Subaltern terror in Sierra Leone", Review of African Political Economy, 1999. 26:81, 349-366, DOI: 10.1080/03056249908704398

Elite practices that valorised pillage, massified society, banalised violence and ‘sobelised’ the army are central to understanding the tragedy of subaltern terror in Sierra Leone. The appropriation of lumpen violence and thuggery by the political class undermined security and paved the way for the political ascendancy of armed marginals. By heavily recruiting thugs, criminals and rural drifters into national security apparatuses, incumbent political elites sowed the seeds of their own political demise as well as that of the state. Socially uprooted and politically alienated, lumpenised youth are inherently prone to criminal adventurism and when enlisted in the army are more likely to become ‘sobels’ or renegade soldiers. This article situates the transformation of praetorian violence from a tool of political domination to a means of criminal expropriation in the engendering context of elite parasitism and repression.

Source: Article's abstract

Louis Kasekende

Executive Director – Macroeconomics and Financial Management Institute of Eastern & Southern Africa

Website: mefmi.org

Kasfir, Sidney Littlefield. Contemporary African Art. London: Thames & Hudson, 2000.

Contemporary African art has grown out of the diverse histories and cultural heritage of the African continent and its diaspora. It is not characterized by one particular style, technique, or theme, but by a bricolage-like attitude toward art making, incorporating and building upon the structures from which older, pre- colonial and colonial genres were made. In this revised and updated edition of Contemporary African Art, Sidney Littlefield Kasfir examines the major themes, developments, and accomplishments in African art of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Organized thematically, the book includes new chapters on the history of African photography and the growth of the global art market, alongside significant discussions of patronage, mediation, artistic training, and national and diaspora identities. Generously illustrated throughout, including work by artists such as El Anatsui, Yinka Shonibare, William Kentridge, and Ibrahim El-Salahi, the book draws on interviews with many contemporary artists and artworld professionals. Contemporary African Art is a fascinating, comprehensive survey of art from the African continent and its global diaspora.

[Source: Amazon]

Marshall, Katherine. “Sister Agatha: A Nigerian Peacemaker at Work”. October 28, 2017, published by the Berkeley Center for Religion and Peace, Georgetown University. https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/posts/sister-agatha-a-nigerian-peacemaker-at-work

Sister Agatha is one of the religious sisters who are pillars of many key institutions in Nigeria, above all schools and clinics. She has many admirers because of her forthright and intelligent stance, her clear discipline and ample love, and her commitment to help “the least among us”. But she exemplifies larger, important realities: the vital but still often obscured roles that women play in both peace and development, their courage and resilience, and how often they are motivated by their religious faith. It’s avital part of the linked efforts to shift the focus from “countering” violence and extremism to “building” and sustaining decent, caring, and peaceful societies.

(Source: Excerpt from article culled from Georgetown University Website).

Kazeem, Yomi. “How Nigeria’s First Feature Length Animated Movie was Made”. Quartz Africa, December 9, 2020. https://qz.com/africa/1940063/nigerias-first-animated-feature-film-set-for-release/

“When released on Dec. 11, Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters will be Nigeria’s first feature length animated film and will mark a major milestone for a blossoming comic and animation scene which has increasingly seemed primed for the mainstream. Indeed, Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, has hosted an annual Comic Con since 2012 with creators showcasing characters and stories in front of audiences that have since grown from hundreds to thousands. In October 2019, YouNeek Studios also made a mark by releasing a 15-miute pilot for Malika: Warrior Queen—an animated film inspired by a 16th century queen in northern Nigeria—to wide acclaim. For its part, Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters will star some of Nollywood’s most recognized actors, including veterans Patrick Doyle, Bimbo Akintola and Kalu Ikeagwu.”

[Source: Excerpt from the Article].