Grantee on the road: Alim Kamara

Alim Kamara, multidisciplinary storyteller and AMA grantee, travelled from Freetown (Sierra Leone) to Nairobi (Kenya), to participate in the Re-Imagined Storytelling Festival, organized by Positive African between December 11 and 15, 2018. An award-winning hip-hop artist and storyteller, Alim has travelled the world performing and leading artistic, motivational and black history workshops to inspire the…

Grantee on the road: Massira Touré

Visual artist and AMA grantee Massira Touré travelled from Bamako (Mali) to Lagos (Nigeria) to participate in the “Vernacular art lab” residency organized as part of the 2018 edition of the Iwaya! Community Arts Festival (ICAF Lagos – 1-15 December). A graduate of the Conservatoire des arts et métiers de Bamako, Massira has been working…

Grantee on the road: Nneka Iwunna Ezemezue

Documentary photographer Nneka Iwunna Ezemezue travelled from Lagos (Nigeria) to Addis Abeba (Ethiopia) to participate in Addis Foto Festival (December 5-11, 2018). Nneka’s work explores themes relating to women, environment, gender, religion, tradition and socio-political issues. Her work has been exhibited on various platforms such as Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Scotland (TNI.ACP), Goethe Institute Cultural…

Grantee on the road: Faith Mutheu Matheka

Emerging writer Faith Mutheu Matheka travelled from Nairobi (Kenya) to Abuja (Nigeria) to participate in the African Writer’s Conference between November 30 and December 2, 2018. Faith is a published author, mentor, and student leader at the University of Nairobi. She is the founding director of Fuzusmart.com, an organization dedicated to mentoring students in lower…

Grantee on the road: Sèdjro Giovanni Houansou

Actor, director and AMA grantee Sèdjro Giovanni Houansou is currently in Bamako (Mali) to present his new theatrical piece in Les Praticables Festival (24-28 November). Born in Cotonou in 1987, Sèdjro Giovanni Houansou defines himself as an artist and activist writing “Africa from a sociocultural and political perspective.” After studies in Law, Governance and Democracy,…