Global Resource For Purpose-Driven Startups To Launch In East And West Africa
Global guide for startups calls on entrepreneurs in East, West Africa to submit nominations to be part of comprehensive guide to resources for startups and founders doing purpose-driven business in region. To all entrepreneurs, innovators, accelerators, experts and co-working spaces across the Silicon Savannah, from Nairobi to Lagos, Kigali to Accra: get your nominations in […]
Top 5 Black Hair Myths
Natural black hair has long been the center of controversy in the beauty world. There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about black hair. Here are five that come up time and time again. Black Hair Grows Slow or Not at All The lack of growth myth has been running rampant for a long […]
The Best Things to Do on a Holiday in Africa
With its expansive landscapes, vibrant cultures, and robust animal life, Africa boasts a little bit of everything for its travelers. In truth, you should expect nothing less from the world’s second-largest continent. It is an adventure lover’s playground, a newlywed’s paradise, a child’s fondest memories; Africa is the experience of a lifetime waiting to happen. […]
The Gateway From Rural Poverty To Development And Prosperity In Africa
Mobile phone technology offers a great leapfrogging opportunity for Africa in the economic and development spheres. The use of technology is changing the state of affairs in the continent and mobile phones are its most used form of digital technology. A mobile phone is not only a communication gadget, but also a tool for empowerment […]
Jollof Rice Nigeria’s National Dish
Original article published at TasteAtlas. Jollof rice is Nigeria’s national dish that is believed to be the origin of the popular Cajun dish known as jambalaya. The other name for the dish is benachin, meaning one pot in the native language of the Wolof people who created it. Although it is a Nigerian dish with Senegalese origins, it can be found […]
Changing the Face of South African Music
Refentse has established himself as one of the biggest music stars in South Africa. After signing with Select Musiek (a division of Sony) he won four Ghoema awards (Afrikaans Grammys) for his first album My Hart Bly in ’n Taal (My Heart Lives in a Language) which was the biggest-selling South African album of 2017, […]
The Next Job Frontier for Nigeria
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has concluded plans to commence a N9 billion Moringa oleifera farming plantation project across the 774 local government areas of Nigeria. The body intends to employ 10 million youth across the country for the cultivation of the plant during the next rainy season and also sell the produce to meet […]
HRW Calls Out Rwanda for Rights Abuses
Rwanda, often lauded internationally for its economic progress and reintegration after the 1994 genocide, is detaining and abusing street children at a holding centre in the capital, an international rights group said Monday. Two homeless boys who had been held at the holding centre, known as the Gikondo Transit Centre, confirmed to Reuters that they had […]
Taking Care of African Refugees
The U.N. refugee agency and partners are appealing for $658 million this year for 735,000 refugees and more than half-a-million Ethiopians hosting them. The U.N. refugee agency praises the many rights granted by the Ethiopian government to refugees during the last three years. They include granting refugees the right to work and access social services, […]
Kenyan Students have a VR Experience like No Other
A group of young refugees in a camp in Kenya became possibly the world’s first students to go on a virtual school trip, attending a lesson at London’s National Gallery via VR headsets. The students explored the gallery’s paintings and received a lesson from artist Lisa Milroy through the equipment, in a project that organizers […]
