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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…