by amina wolter | Apr 8, 2025
“We all carry a piece of the Congo in our pockets – our smartphones.” YvesNdagano, COLTAN-FIEBER: CONNECTING PEOPLE In Coltan Fever: Connecting People, a former child soldier and miner returns to the places of his childhood in the Democratic Republic...
by amina wolter | Apr 8, 2025
Afrikan Party is a futuristic ode to the richness and diversity of African cultures. Set in the year 2090, it follows the story of a child born and raised in the United States of Africa—a vision of unity and pride. Through this lens, Afrikan Party celebrates African...
by amina wolter | Apr 8, 2025
Makeda is captivated by a lifeless-looking face in the window across from hers. The face—shifting between that of an old woman and a young one—pulls her thoughts away from Bernard, her lover, whom she waits for in vain.Set against the backdrop of the armed conflict in...
by amina wolter | Apr 1, 2025
Take the Stage is a platform for BIPoCs aged 10 and up from the Cologne area to share their stories, voices, and talents with the community—part of the africologneLOCAL programme.Whether it’s music, spoken word, magic, dance, stand-up comedy, or something entirely...
by amina wolter | Mar 28, 2025
As the global community slowly awakens to the urgent need to protect the Congo Basin—one of the planet’s largest carbon sinks—the local population once again finds itself caught in the crossfire of geopolitical interests. For ECOSYSTEM, the artist collective...
