Azeezat Olaoluwa

354 Articles

‘I thought I would die with my six children’ – dam collapse survivor

Fatima Yakubu cannot believe that she and her six children are still…

Azeezat Olaoluwa Azeezat Olaoluwa

Banana wine brings sweet taste of success to Malawi farmers

A small-scale farmer in northern Malawi, Emily Nkhana used to discard over-ripe…

Anne Okumu & Ashley Lime Anne Okumu & Ashley Lime

African para-sport at crossroads after Paris 2024 haul

The Paris 2024 Paralympics proved to be a case of consolidation for…

Rob Stevens Rob Stevens

How does Ethiopia remember Haile Selassie?

Haile Selassie, Ethiopia's former emperor, was dethroned 50 years ago. The king,…

Eshete Bekele Eshete Bekele

The 96-year-old who defied a ban on female genital cutting

Yassin Fatty, a traditional practitioner of female genital cutting in the West…

Ruth Maclean & Matty Jobe Ruth Maclean & Matty Jobe

The Belgian who fell in love with African football

New Mali head coach Tom Saintfiet is a man with a passion…

Ian Williams Ian Williams

‘Black tax’ – why some young Africans want to stop sending money back home

"Sending money back home or to your extended family is such a…

Ebike entrepreneur Valeria Labi: ‘If I see a problem and I think it can be solved, I follow that thread’

The British-born businesswoman behind Ghana’s first electric bike is out to woo…

Jack Simpson Jack Simpson

Paralysis, amputation and Paralympic archery

Shaun Anderson has called sport his “saviour” as he prepares for his…

Eshlin Vedan Eshlin Vedan

‘I found out on social media that my son had died’

As record numbers of young Africans risk their lives trying to reach…

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