Mutsa Marau, 29, was born and raised in London, England. She has always remained connected to her African heritage and in 2011 she set out to Zambia for four months to implement an HIV prevention peer-to-peer project. “I wanted to create a platform on which people could stand and learn from each other, growth could [...]
Tara Durotoye is convinced that consistency plus the grace of God have been the keys to her success. Durotoye is the founder and CEO of Nigeria’s House of Tara International, a makeup company she started in her early twenties by going from door to door doing Bridal makeup. Durotoye admits that when she started, she [...]
Noella Coursaris Munsuka is the founder of the Georges Malaika Foundation, an organization that is dedicated to the advancement of African communities by providing educational opportunities to young girls, ages 5 to 18. After sponsoring girls education for a number of years, GMF built a school in Noella’s hometown, Lubumbashi. The school opened its doors [...]
Ola Orekunrin studied medicine in England, her passion for helping people coupled with a tragic event brought her home to Nigeria, to set up Flying Doctors. On a visit to Lagos, Ola’s sister became very ill and needed to be transported elsewhere to receive better urgent care. We realized there was no air ambulance service [...]
Here are a few female singers from around the continent. These are their most recent videos released within the past few months. A lot of different styles going on. What do you think? Which is your favorite and who are you listening to right now? Efya [Ghana]- Getaway Tiwa Savage [Nigeria] – Ife Wa Gbona [...]
Ory Okolloh is the Africa policy manager for Google. The Harvard Law School educated Kenyan combined technology with her activism to contribute to making changes in Kenya. Okolloh co-founded the Parliamentary watchdog website Mzalendo to boost accountability in Members of Parliament. She also helped to created Usahidi. Ushahidi (Swahili for witness) is a crowdmap platform – [...]
They say “doing what you love is freedom and loving what you do is happiness.” Palesa Mashiyane, 25, can definitely relate to this. After graduating with a degree in law, the super stylish entrepreneur decided to completely switch careers and do what she loved. An act of courage. “People always wonder how I got an [...]
Mariama Ba was a Senegalese author and feminist. In So Long A Letter, her first novel, she conveys her frustration and ultimate acceptance of the fate of African women. Her work focused on stories of the female condition. So Long A Letter went on to win the first Noma prize for African literature in 1980. [...]
Bassey Ikpi is a Nigerian born poet/writer who has social commentary as the focus of her work. Homeward touches on feelings on identity that many in the diaspora who were born away from home or left at a very young age, can relate to. Enjoy! Homeward by Bassey Ikpi [Nigeria] Today, I remember my grandmother As she attempts [...]
Kenyan Environmentalist and Human Rights activist, Wangari Maathai, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. She was the first African woman to receive this prize but her work started long before 2004. Born in 1940, Professor Maathai was educated at a school run by Italian nuns before going to the United States of America [...]