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I kept an excel sheet of all the times my poetry book was rejected
I decided very early on that I wasn’t self-publishing the book. It…
Raymond Malinga: Ugandan filmmaker hoping to change Africa’s narrative with Disney deal
Ugandan film producer Raymond Malinga, whose work will feature in an upcoming…
It’s the friendship that put us together – Sauti Sol on staying relevant after 15 years
Sauti Sol are one of Africa's most successful bands. The Kenyan outfit…
Several arrests and false accusations compelled me to study law
I am known for my activism. However, I realised at some point…
Bank robber to mayor: Gayton McKenzie pledges to donate 100% of his salary
Former South African convicted criminal, bank robber and gangster turned politician and…
Black Blues Brothers: From meeting at a charity to performing for the Queen and Pope
A group of five Kenyan acrobats, Black Blues Brothers, have performed their…
My journey with HIV has been good, bad and ugly
I began advocating in 2015. I was born with HIV and I…
I needed to do something like that in my own country – Mastermind of South Sudan’s first comedy festival
Since 2018, South Sudanese comedian Akau Jambo dreamt about his country hosting…
Trigger-happy police officer shot my buttocks without provocation
I am Abdullahi Bello, a truck driver from Bauchi State. The sad…
Masoud Kipanya unveils Tanzania’s first locally-made electric car
Tanzanian cartoonist Masoud Kipanya has officially unveiled the country's first locally-made electric…
