New wave of protests in Kenyan / Africa at Art Basel
In this episode, Spotlight on Africa reviews the origins and causes of protests in Kenya against police brutality. And you'll also hear from the co-founders of the Africa Basel contemporary art fair, in Switzerland, the newest event of its kind.
Coming up on Tuesday 24 June 2024:
This week, we go to East Africa as Kenyans are protesting to denounce police brutality, exactly a year after a wave of protests organised against an unjust tax, that led tO lots of police violence.
This year's protests were triggered by the killing by the police of a blogger in his cell, Albert Ojwang, 31, arrested for criticising a policeman online.
To uncover the roots of the problem, we speak with Douglas Lucas Kivoi, Principal Policy Analyst, Governance Department, Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA).
Africa Basel
And we also head to Switzerland for a new artistic event.
Africa Basel is the first edition of a contemporary African art fair created to coincide with the largest fair in the world, Art Basel, in Switzerland. It was held from 17 to 22 June, with over 30 galleries and dozens of artists.
Spotlight on Africa spoke with the two co-founders of the event, as they opened the first days of the event in Basel:
-Benjamin Füglister, artist and cultural entrepreneur born in Switzerland, and now the director of the Africa Basel,
-and Sarah Hachi-Duchêne, curator at unx.art.
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Listen to it from here; from Tuesday:
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