Image Source After years of pressure, Germany recently announced that an agreement had been reached to return hundreds of priceless artefacts and artworks that had been looted from Nigeria in Read More..
Culture & Life
Why Accra’s property boom hasn’t produced affordable housing
Image Source African cities are among the fastest growing in the world, leading to rising demand for urban housing. Housing policies promoted by international organisations such as the World Bank since the 1980s have Read More..
Nigeria: Lagos commuters rejoice as rail revolution meets home working
Image Source Nigeria’s rail modernisation effort is driving change in real estate as stressed out Lagosians look to live beyond expensive housing in the commercial capital. If this is combined Read More..
The Story behind the development of Upesy by co-founder Eric Murithi
Image Source A few years back, three men pounced on Eric Murithi in Uthiru, Nairobi dragged him into a banana plantation and took off with his valuables. The attack occurred Read More..
3 Winners Emerge for the 2020/21 Short Story Day Africa Prize
Kenyan writer Idza Luhumyo has been announced winner of the 2021 Short Story Day Africa Prize, with Mbozi Haimbe from Zambia and Alithanayn Abdulkareem from Nigeria coming up as first and second Read More..
Yinka Ilori’s New 20-Piece Homeware Collection Merges African and English Customs
Image Source London-based designer Yinka Ilori embarked on his career in 2011 and it was his upcycled furniture that captured the imagination of design-lovers. Drawing on the Nigerian parables and Read More..