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Betty Bigombe: The woman who befriended a warlord
When Betty Bigombe was growing up in northern Uganda in the late…
Two female university students win Presidential Pitch prize with unique women-health product
Two female students from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology…
Kike Oniwinde: The young Nigerian woman whose company rivals LinkedIn
Black Young Professionals (BYP) Network, founded and run by Kike Oniwinde, is…
JS Ondara: The Kenyan rising star singing about life in Trump’s America
Modest and quietly spoken but with a penchant for the nattiest threads…
These electric cars made in Africa will take over the world
The continent of Africa is urbanizing faster than any other. With this…
Bill Kasanda, Kenya’s amputee biker, opens up about his life and horrific accident
Bill Kasanda is a Kenyan superbiker and actor who refuses to allow…
The South African Uber driver who is becoming opera sensation
A South African Uber driver who loves belting out arias at full…
Ibrahim Mahama: The Ghanaian artist building a parliament from recycled train seats
Dozens of worn plastic train seats and dilapidated wooden lockers that were…
She wrote a poem about a vagina. It landed her in jail
How do women get men who are standing in the way of…
Would-be African astronaut dies in road crash
A South African who won the chance to be the first black…