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Explainer: Kiswahili — the language that unites Africa?

Michael Nyantakyi Oti
July 8, 2024

Turning Kiswahili, which is widely spoken in East Africa, into Africa’s common language is proving challenging.

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World Radio Day: More than a century of powerful impact

Since the first radio waves, It's been more than a century of powerful impact upon news, drama, music, and sports.
CultureFebruary 12, 202402:02 min
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Self-taught seamstress to start fashion brand 

Sewing is a gift from God for Mozambican seamstress Isabel Davide, who wants to establish her own fashion brand.
CultureMay 10, 202301:09 min
Carola Lentz visiting the Goethe-Institut Cameroon

Carola Lentz: Inaugural visit in Cameroon

A visit between diplomacy and cultural exchange. The Goethe-Institut's new president travels Douala and Yaoundé.
CultureDecember 4, 202103:42 min
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How Pulp Fiction Revolutionized Cinema

Thirty years ago, a film premiere in Cannes turned cinema upside down: Pulp Fiction!
CultureMay 11, 202426:05 min
DW Reporter Karin Helmstaedt at the witch memorial in Winningen, Germany

Hunting for witches - then and now

Witches: they’re part of pop culture and icons of feminism .. and still hunted to this day.
CultureMarch 16, 202426:06 min
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Oscar winners that made film history

A journey through 90 years of cinematic history —from "Gone With the Wind" to "Parasite."
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