Barefeet is a creative arts movement which works with current and former street children and young people at risk of going on the streets of Zambia. Creative Director and Founder, Adam McGuigan never planned to settle in Zambia. He left his home in northern Ireland with plans to perform a one man street show across [...]
Entries are now open for the prestigious Anzisha Prize, Africa’s foremost youth entrepreneurial awards which reward young African entrepreneurs who are making a difference by transforming both the continent and their communities. With more than $75 000 USD in cash prizes, the Anzisha Prize – hosted by the African Leadership Academy in partnership with The [...]
According to Nigerian author, Chinua Achebe, “if you do not like someone else’s stories, write your own.” A group of friends from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe have done just that. In 2012, they launched a much-needed lifestyle magazine for the youth of Bulawayo and Zimbabwe at large. After meeting at a British Council Initiative in 2004, the [...]
You have probably heard of Tony Elumelu by now. Most recently, he was nominated for the yet to be announced, 2012 Forbes Africa Person of the Year Award. The multi-millionaire, grooms African business leaders and entrepreneurs through his Tony Elumelu Foundation. He is a leading advocate of Africapitalism, an economic philosophy that embodies the private sector’s [...]
At a glance you may think Sophie Umazi is just one very proud Kenyan. If you look more closely however, you will see that her ‘I Am Kenyan’ initiative goes far beyond just patriotism. In 2007, the results of Kenya’s controversial presidential election sparked violence across the country. According to Sophie the ethinicizing of politics [...]
The Second season of MTV Base’s popular youth show, MTV Base Meets…with MTN is currently airing on the channel. According to MTV Base: MTV Base Meets…with MTN is a motivational youth empowerment and mentorship initiative and multimedia campaign that connects African youth with the thought leaders, opinion formers, decision makers and role models who shape [...]
Independence day… A stiff cocktail, heady and sweet but with bitter dregs at the bottom of the glass. Celebrate the end of colonial rule and the birth of sovereignty and self-determination proclaims the radio and television, but for me, born a decade after the birth of Zimbabwe the celebration isn’t an easy thing to do. [...]
by Zanele Mhlaba While growing up in Zimbabwe In the mid 90s….something known as a “chope” made its way into my life. Everyone became obsessed with “choping.” A chope is basically a grammatical error or an error in pronunciation of an English word. It became a game to point out people’s chopes and you never [...]
image courtesy of AfriPOP Mag. Lebogang Masango, a student and writer, says it’s time for Africans to revel in the continent’s beauty instead of accepting the negative views about it. When you no longer hate who you are And the circumstances that brought you here Undress yourself Reclaim your weathered body without fear Stand naked [...]
Where are you from and where do you live now? I am proudly Zambian .I split my time between Albany ,NY where I am in University and my parents house in Westchester. Last book by an African author that you read? The last book my an African writer I read was “Kaffir Boy” by Mark Mathabane which [...]