Tag: Africa

‘A huge heart’: the insatiable activism of Zimbabwean exile Patson Muzuwa

After agitating against Robert Mugabe in Harare in the late 90s, Patson…

Mark Olden Mark Olden

How I saved my red guitar from Khartoum war zone

If you had to run for your life, with fighting all around,…

Humans of Africa Humans of Africa

Inside Villa Somalia: 72 hours with the president promising to rebuild his broken country

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says Somalia’s factions can find peace, political Islam need…

Tom Gardner Tom Gardner

After 102 children, Ugandan villager says enough is enough

Musa Hasahya Kasera says his vast family includes 12 wives, 102 children and as many…

Badru Katumba Badru Katumba

Flogged for speaking my mother tongue

Nigeria says it wants primary school teachers to conduct lessons in local…

Cecilia Macaulay Cecilia Macaulay

The Senegal man on a mission to plant five million trees

A man in southern Senegal has set himself the ambitious task of…

Jo Hollis Jo Hollis

Meet Ghana’s first YouTuber to hit over a million subscribers

Kobina Ackon, popularly known as Wode Maya, is Ghana’s first YouTuber to…

Peace Hyde Peace Hyde

Queen Elizabeth II and Africa: A long-standing relationship

Queen Elizabeth II is said to have had a special place in…

Cecilia Macaulay Cecilia Macaulay

Men refused to patronize my services when I started

My name is Precious Joseph. I am 27 years old. I am…

Precious Joseph Precious Joseph

It’s scandalous that I can visit more African countries visa-free with my Canadian passport than Algerian

In the wonderfully chaotic neighbourhood of Noailles in downtown Marseille, France, I…

Maher Mezahi Maher Mezahi