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..
Political and Social Commentary
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..
Paulina Chiziane, Mozambique’s grand novelist, finally receives her prestigious award
Paulina Chiziane, the first woman to publish a novel in Mozambique, has become the first African woman to receive the most important award for Portuguese literature, the Camões Prize. She’s Read More..
27 women founder-CEOs that have raised over $3 million in Africa
Tanzania is not only striving to bring out the best movies on a global scale, but it is also collaborating with notable figures in the industry Over the past decade, Read More..
A carbon fund means village women in Kenya can protect the country’s only tropical rainforest
Image source FOR Brenda Luhombo, a resident of Ivakale village in Western Kenya, living close to Kakamega Forest meant unlimited access to firewood and charcoal. She could easily buy it Read More..
Africa’s media and entertainment industry at a crossroads
Trapped at home in Nairobi by the Covid-19 pandemic and, like millions around the world, feeling isolated, Elsa Majimbo started posting short comedic videos to Instagram. Sitting in bed eating Read More..