Searching for my roots in an Algerian cemetery
In our series of letters from African journalists, Maher Mezahi writes about…
‘I speak for the animals’: the Ugandan judge who strikes fear into poachers
Having tried more than 1,000 wildlife crime cases, Gladys Kamasanyu is changing…
I told myself I was born to stand out – Shashl
The first song that Ashleigh Moyo, aka Shashl, ever wrote propelled her…
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou: The barefoot nun who became Ethiopia’s ‘piano queen’
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, the composer and piano-playing nun who died this week…
The South African choir that performed for Queen Victoria
An unearthed cache of century-old photographs of a South African choir that…
‘I felt seriously cheated’ – Djimon Hounsou
From sleeping rough in Paris to being cast as a slave three…
My teenage cousin pushed me to go to university
The tutor on my exercise science course pointed me towards literature, and…
How the Oscars changed the life of a Kenyan woman
Kenyan fashion designer Nthenya Mwendwa is in Los Angeles with the aim…
Searching for my daughter-in-law in the mud
Violet Frank's two grandchildren serve as reminders of her missing daughter-in-law. It…
I went into debt, trying to secure a miracle
Evarline Okello breaks down in tears as she tells me she is…
