As part of Kufadza, Zambia’s first all-female anti-poaching community scout unit, I am proud to be part of this transition, impacting women’s involvement in the conservation landscape across the African Read More..
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Mali Drops French As Official Language
Mali dropped French as its official language, more than 60 years after Bamako declared independence. The decision was made under the new constitution, which was approved on Saturday, July 22, Read More..
The genius behind Zambia’s first anime series
Getting an animation series to audiences in Zambia takes talent, patience and persistence. In Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, 20-year-old Tabitha Mwale is glued to her flickering screen, painstakingly bringing to life Read More..
Children’s book revolution: how East African women took on colonialism after independence
As independence from British colonial rule swept across East Africa in the early 1960s and freedom was won in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, parents and teachers worried about what their Read More..
Meet the ‘headstrong historian’ bringing Africa’s past to life – for Africans
A visit to Nairobi’s archives led to a ‘eureka moment’ for Kenyan Chao Tayiana. She set out to retell colonial narratives – using digital technology to bring lost and suppressed Read More..
Football Love: Sudan’s first female football coach
The first FIFA-recognised Arab woman to coach men’s football shares her two love stories – for football and her husband. Salma al-Majidi is the first FIFA-recognised Arab woman to coach Read More..