Kobina Ackon, popularly known as Wode Maya, is Ghana’s first YouTuber to hit over a million subscribers. His channel creating positive African content has won him followers and a fortune. AT JUST 23 YEARS OLD, AMERICAN YOUTUBE megastar…

Queen Elizabeth II is said to have had a special place in her heart for Africa, and she was on the continent during some key moments in her life. The then-Princess Elizabeth was lodging at the now-closed Treetops Hotel in a rural part…

I am known for my activism. However, I realised at some point that having a sound understanding of the law is a necessary tool for social engineering. As you may know, I am the convener of Concerned Nigerians, a pan-African platform for…

Being the first Black man and most especially, the first African to win the most prestigious award in architecture is no easy feat and Burkina Faso's Diébédo Francis Kéré must be feeling over the moon after being named 2022's laureate for…

Johnny Smythe was one of very few West Africans to fly with Britain’s air force during the Second World War and his son, Eddie Smythe shares his story; for too long has passed for many stories to remain untold. A Sierra Leonean, Johnny…

A light seems to have shone at the end of the tunnel for Nigeria's Kelechi Nwakali, as he attempts to get his career back on track with Spanish side Huesca The 22-year-old was a 63rd minute substitute in newly-promoted Huesca's 1-1 draw…

British-Ghanaian Isaac Cudjoe leads in politics in his town, Ipswich in the United Kingdom. The 18-year-old says he wants to inspire the next generation and thus after serving as the town’s Youth Member of Parliament, he set up the…

Chris Day lives in Staffordshire, in England and is a glassblower. Three years ago, he took up the traditional craft as a university course at the University of Wolverhampton, in the United Kingdom. ‘I don’t promote myself as a good…

The voice of Nigerian-British actor, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje tells the story of how Nigerian children in the United Kingdom between the 1960s and the 1980s were ‘farmed’ out to white working class families across the country. …