Africa StreaM

Active filters Topic: Culture
Clear all
6 May 2026, 08:28 GMT 2 variants

A jet fuel supply crunch is looming large over the aviation industry. Passengers should brace themselves for more than higher prices.

Download item bundle
Iran War: How the jet fuel shortage affects air travel
6 May 2026, 08:04 GMT 2 video variants

Video bundle

From a small town in Spain to sold-out global arenas, Spanish singer Rosalia has built her career with precision rather than luck. How did she do it?

Download item bundle
5 May 2026, 08:56 GMT 2 variants

According to Nazi ideology, an ideal "Aryan" was blond, blue-eyed with athletic features. The term is still tied to Nazi Germany, but its origin lies elsewhere.

Download item bundle
From India to Iran: How Hitler redefined 'Aryan' for the Nazis
5 May 2026, 08:56 GMT 2 variants

Blond, blue-eyed and athletic were features of the ideal "Aryan" according to Nazi ideology. People still associate the term with the Nazis, though its roots lie elsewhere.

Download item bundle
The 'Aryan' myth
4 May 2026, 11:26 GMT 2 variants

He was thrown out of art school at the age of 18 because of his love for Picasso. The German artist who never lost his rebellious streak has died at the age of 88.

Download item bundle
Georg Baselitz, artist renowned for his upside-down paintings, dies
4 May 2026, 09:43 GMT 3 video variants

Video bundle

From underground experiment to sold-out international concerts within days — as the French-Canadian band Angine de Poitrine starts touring the world, we take a look at the viral phenomenon.

Download item bundle
4 May 2026, 09:43 GMT

Video report

From underground experiment to sold-out international concerts within days: As Angine de Poitrine starts touring the world, a look the viral phenomenon.

Download item bundle
Video
30 Apr 2026, 12:30 GMT 2 variants

The global image of the US has taken a blow, as many people are increasingly fed up with the constant stream of controversies surrounding the Trump administration.

Download item bundle
How widespread is global fatigue with the US?
26 Apr 2026, 09:46 GMT 2 variants

Germany's last emperor, a gilded porcelain vase and a general who had a heart attack in a pink tutu: The Eulenburg Affair shook the German Empire to its core and paved the way for the downfall of the monarchy.

Download item bundle
Queer as folk: The gay scandal that shook the German Empire
24 Apr 2026, 16:17 GMT 2 video variants

Video bundle

They are funny, provocative and sometimes tasteless. But memes are also powerful political tool, shaping our perception — usually without us noticing.

Download item bundle
23 Apr 2026, 10:45 GMT 2 variants

Following the return of Russia to the Biennale, the EU said it will carry out its threat to cut its funding from the international art show.

Download item bundle
Unpacking the 2026 Venice Biennale controversies and highlights
23 Apr 2026, 08:22 GMT 2 video variants

Video bundle

As UNESCO celebrates World Book Day on April 23, we visit a Scottish coastal town that was saved by books.

Download item bundle
22 Apr 2026, 11:58 GMT 2 variants

From 1976 through 1990, the building in East Berlin served as a symbol of the communist state's power. The "People's Palace" was controversially destroyed — and yet remains present.

Download item bundle
The rise and fall of East Germany's Palace of the Republic
17 Apr 2026, 19:52 GMT 3 video variants

Video bundle

A 13-year-old stumbled upon a coin from ancient Troy — an extremely rare find in Germany. Experts say it may offer new clues about little-known links between ancient Greece and northern Europe.

Download item bundle
17 Apr 2026, 19:52 GMT

Video report

A 13-year-old stumbled upon a coin from ancient Troy — an extremely rare find in Germany. Experts say it may offer new clues about little-known links between ancient Greece and northern Europe.

Download item bundle
Video
17 Apr 2026, 09:40 GMT 2 video variants

Video bundle

A new home for the "Aryan race." That was what German emigrants envisioned when they founded Nueva Germania in Paraguay in 1886. It failed back then but a version of the town still exists today.

Download item bundle
16 Apr 2026, 14:07 GMT 3 variants

The Goethe-Institut's new building in Dakar champions sustainable architecture, made from the earth. Star architect Francis Kere has blended local materials with contemporary design.

Download item bundle
Senegal: The Goethe-Institut opens its new building in Dakar
15 Apr 2026, 13:08 GMT 2 video variants

Video bundle

In the new DW documentary "Democracy Under Attack: Can Dündar and Trump's America," the Turkish press freedom icon looks at the parallels between the erosion of democracy in the US and his home country.

Download item bundle
15 Apr 2026, 09:49 GMT 2 variants

A Bonn exhibition traces the cultural history of sex work and shows how the words used to describe it have shaped stigma, policy and lived experience.

Download item bundle
What we call sex work — and what it says about society