Stories

Obituary: Football legend, Pele

Global superstar of football who was a hugely prolific goalscorer and three times a World Cup winner with Brazil. Pelé, who has died aged 82 after suffering from cancer, is widely regarded as the greatest footballer the game has ever

We can’t do it because we are women

My name is Angela Mugo. I am a software developer. Originally, I wanted to do analytical chemistry, but then when I started to do it, I realised I didn't like it. I wanted to go more into hardware. To work with heavy power, current and

Selamawit Teklay: The beauty queen fleeing war

Selamawit Teklay, Ethiopian beauty queen from the war torn Tigray region narrates her ordeal fleeing her home to seek asylum in the UK. I had a difficult and scary time to reach the UK. I have seen Tigrayan brothers drown in the sea.

I got into ventriloquism because I was actually bullied

The first time I step foot in Africa, I’m married to a king and I have a long-standing road to go ahead for Eti-Oti and our people and I’m just really happy to be here. It’s just like a fairytale that came true. It was actually our