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…
Long wait for justice over apartheid crimes
Lukhanyo Calata's earliest memory of his father is his funeral. He remembers…
Liberia’s war and peace: Lessons from 30 years’ reporting
In our series of letters from African writers, retiring journalist Jonathan Paye-Layleh…
