Kenya: One of East Africa’s First Female Mountain Guides On ‘Making It’ and Starting a Business to Boot
INTERVIEW By Peter Musa For Zoe Wanjiru, life is one continuous climb — and she wouldn’t have it any other…
Political and Social Commentary
A New Fanonian Moment? The Legacy of Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon died a few months before Algeria’s independence in July 1962. He did not live to see his adoptive…
Ghanians are Tired of Wahala
The 2016 Vice Presidential candidate of the opposition News Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia last week Thursday spewed out…
Africa: Going Cold Turkey – African Migrants in Istanbul See Hopes Turn Sour
In a nondescript cafe in one of Istanbul’s more rundown neighborhoods, migrants from Africa watch a Congolese soccer match as…
From Africa’s Palms
There are few products so ubiquitous as palm oil. You can find its derivatives in chocolate, shampoo, toothpaste, detergent, ice…
A Jihad Against Somali Music is Under Way
‘Whoever says that all music is prohibited let him also claim that the songs of birds are prohibited.’ – Imam…