Jean-Christophe Brunet

2 weeks ago | globalvoices.org | Mamisoa Raveloaritiana |Jean-Christophe Brunet |Jean de Dieu SOVON |Vivian Wu

On May 31, 2025, Wikiteny, a joint workshop of the Wikimedia Madagascar user community and Global Voices Madagascar, took place in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The Wikimedia Foundation’s Knowledge Equity Fund, which supports projects promoting the equity of knowledge across the world, provided the necessary financial backing. This gathering was part of a month-long celebration of the Malagasy language, an event taking place in June each year.

2 weeks ago | globalvoices.org | Zita Zage |Jean de Dieu SOVON |Jean-Christophe Brunet

From dispensing medicine to crafting compelling stories on screen,  Lanre’ Obisesan's journey from pharmacist to filmmaker is as powerful as the stories he now tells as a Nigerian-American writer, producer, and filmmaker. Lanre’ uses cinema as a tool not just for entertainment, but for deeper reflection, emotional healing, and affirming shared humanity.

1 month ago | globalvoices.org | Filip Noubel |Jean de Dieu SOVON |Jean-Christophe Brunet |Brian Hioe

The Congolese philosopher and writer Valentin Yves Mudimbe passed away on April 22, aged 83. He leaves behind a seminal body of work contributing to the discourse on colonisation and African identities. His book “The Invention of Africa,” which he wrote in English, remains a classic that, to this day, continues to inspire new generations of researchers and readers. Mudimbe was born in 1941 in the Belgian Congo — today’s DRC.

Jan 29, 2025 | globalvoices.org | Jean de Dieu SOVON |Jean-Christophe Brunet

In West Africa, a new French–Ewe dictionary is now available to facilitate and boost the learning of this language, primarily spoken in Togo. Belonging to the Niger–Congo language family, Ewe is spoken in Ghana, Togo, and Benin. It unites more than 7.5 million speakers in these three countries, with many cultural traditions in common. In Togo, the language is spoken by a large proportion of the population, and has been recognized as a national language in the constitution since 1975.