Eshlin Vedan

221 Articles

Best goalkeeper award nomination ‘surreal’ – Williams

During a stellar 12 months of domestic and international football, South Africa…

Eshlin Vedan Eshlin Vedan

The poet who caught the eye of Mozambique’s freedom fighters

Internationally acclaimed author and poet Mia Couto describes himself as an African,…

Ashley Lime Ashley Lime

Despair as the sea slowly swallows a Kenyan beauty spot

When Roberto Macri built his luxury hotel in the Kenyan coastal village…

Wycliffe Muia Wycliffe Muia

What Killed Harmony Ball-Stribling?

The last day Byron Stribling spent with his wife, Harmony, was the…

Roni Caryn Rabin Roni Caryn Rabin

Cookathons, speechathons and skipathons: the rapid rise of obscure world record attempts in west Africa

Guinness World Record attempts have risen sharply in the last year and…

Eromo Egbejule Eromo Egbejule

‘I see the world for what it is’: actor Naomi Ackie’s rage-fuelled rising star

Naomi Ackie flexes her biceps and growls at the café table –…

Hayley Campbell Hayley Campbell

Journalist’s apology not enough to satisfy Ghanaian king

A row between a prominent journalist and a king has captivated many…

Thomas Naadi Thomas Naadi

How an Ethiopian emperor ended up living in Bath

It has been 50 years since an emperor, described by many as…

Why Samia’s hesitant reforms are fuelling Tanzanian political anger

The recent wave of abductions, arrests and the brutal killing of an…

Basillioh Rukanga Basillioh Rukanga

The small African country with the world’s highest suicide rate

It is a steep climb from the main road to 79-year-old Matlohang…

Andre Lombard Andre Lombard