In Tanzania, music is played everywhere: on crowded, colorful streets, in dala dalas (minibus taxis), and in roadside bars, which serve grilled corn and roasted pistachios....
Meet the Uber driver and rapper who has been on a hard road of debt and despair. He has a tale to tell and a song...
The tiger has always played a part in our collective consciousness, often interpreted as a symbol of power, strength and beauty. In Hindu culture, the tiger...
Two 11-year-olds, one from Madagascar, the other from Angola, go to class together in a French school in Niger. That may have been their first lesson...
A world-famous London-based architect, with African roots, is bringing his talent home.
South Africa’s Cape was a player in the transatlantic slave trade, which saw 12 million Africans transported to the Americas. The discovery of a shipwreck is...
There are few fashion events in the world solely celebrating the rich tapestry of talent in Africa. The Africa Fashion Show Geneva (AFSG), an annual event...
Class, culture and sheer opulence are hallmarks of an urban Nigerian wedding. Lagos is emerging a wedding planner’s playground. Every weekend sees one or the other...
I don’t speak English well,” confesses Aya Konan at the other end of the line. The long-distance conversation does no justice to her well-known effervescent personality....
From wedding dresses to graduation suits and christening gowns in Africa there’s a business in clothes for the occasion. One man is making garments to celebrate...