“After He Took Everything I Returned To My Family Where I Was Born”- The Human Cost of Maasai Evictions
“My husband decided to move to Msomera (during the eviction), but I was not ready to go. He took everything,…
Category: Arts & Culture
Kenya’s Plus-Size Fashion Show Says ‘Big Is Beautiful’
Started nine years ago, the East Africa Plus Size Fashion Affair is, according to founder Winnie Wenga Walcott, the only event of its kind in Kenya despite the fact the region “has mostly really plump women”.
Nigerian Youth in The Spotlight at Lagos Contemporary Art Fest
Modern Nigerian artists have been on the rise since the 1980s and 1990s, when scattered across the diaspora wanted their homes “to reflect who they are and their culture,” said Nkiru Nzegwu, a professor of African studies at Binghamton University, in the United States.
Kenya’s ‘Maasai Olympics’ offer women visibility through sports
A crowd erupts in cheers as a young Maasai woman pelts over the finish line, the latest participant in the…
Spain Mourns Actor and Almodovar Muse Marisa Paredes
Spain on Tuesday mourned the death at 78 of acclaimed actor Marisa Paredes, who achieved international fame by starring in…
Denmark’s Victoria Kjaer Theilvig Crowned Miss Universe 2024
The 21-year-old dancer, entrepreneur, and animal rights activist beat out more than 120 contestants in the pageant’s 73rd edition held in Mexico City
Kenya’s Content Creator, Tabitha Gatwiri Passes Away
Reports say that Gatwiri had complained to her brother of not feeling well. After an attempt of calling her to no response, the brother got worried and decided to visit her place only to find her lifeless body
Majaliwa:Watanzania tulinde utamaduni wetu kwa faida ya vizazi vijavyo.
Waziri Mkuu Kassim Majaliwa amewataka Watanzania wahakikishe wanalinda utamaduni na kujenga misingi ya kuhamasisha vijana na vizazi vijavyo kutambua na kuenzi historia na urithi wa Mtanzania.
Lesotho’s 58th Independence Day, A Celebration of History and Heritage
The nation, known as the “Kingdom in the Sky,” gained independence from Britain on October 4, 1966
Genitalia from girls mutilated in Ivory Coast sold for magic
Many are convinced the trade is hampering the fight against female genital mutilation (FGM), which has been banned in the religiously diverse nation for more than a quarter of a century.
