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Dr. Abidemi Babatunde Babalola, lead archaeologist on the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) Archaeology Project, has won the 2025 Dan David Prize, widely regarded as the world’s largest history award. Dr. Abidemi Babatunde Babalola (Image credit: Archaeological Institute of America) A pioneering Nigerian archaeologist and research fellow…

Emmanuel Aggrey Tieku is the winner of the 2025 Ellipse Prize, a prize focused on Ghana’s emerging art scene. Tieku was selected by an independent jury from five finalists—Reginald Boateng, Sena Burgundy, Nana Frimpong Oduro and Dela Anyah— who were selected out of 82 applicants. The jury included…

Selebe Yoon presents Tell me about your dream mosque, an exhibition by Fredj Moussa following a six-week residency in Senegal. The exhibition comprises paintings, drawings, sculptures and a video installation. Fredj Moussa began his research with a story of Mohamed Gorgui Seyni Gueye, known as Sangabi, and the…