That’s me, Mum! The Nigerian author who wrote a book about her children … and joined a publishing revolution
When Tonye Faloughi-Ekezie decided to write her first book it was for…
Michael Kiwanuka on God, fatherhood and his secret to great art
It the start of the summer, Michael Kiwanuka played at Glastonbury. A warm-up show…
‘Bipolar, colour and me’ – an artist’s spreadsheet of emotion
One day when struggling to get to grips with a spreadsheet to…
‘I thought I would die with my six children’ – dam collapse survivor
Fatima Yakubu cannot believe that she and her six children are still…
Banana wine brings sweet taste of success to Malawi farmers
A small-scale farmer in northern Malawi, Emily Nkhana used to discard over-ripe…
African para-sport at crossroads after Paris 2024 haul
The Paris 2024 Paralympics proved to be a case of consolidation for…
How does Ethiopia remember Haile Selassie?
Haile Selassie, Ethiopia's former emperor, was dethroned 50 years ago. The king,…
The 96-year-old who defied a ban on female genital cutting
Yassin Fatty, a traditional practitioner of female genital cutting in the West…
The Belgian who fell in love with African football
New Mali head coach Tom Saintfiet is a man with a passion…
‘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…
