When Nigerian journalist Angela Ulunma Agoawike was conducting research for her university project in the late 1980s, she had difficulties finding the information on women in politics. “I visited two university libraries – Nsuka and Port Harcourt – but there was not much literature on women like Margaret Ekpo, a frontline politician in her time. Despite the involvement of women in…
Samantha “Gonyeti” Kureya and Sharon “Magi” Chideu have been creating humorous and satirical content tackling the day-to-day issues affecting ordinary Zimbabweans for nearly a decade. Mention Gonyeti and Magi and you will get knowing nods and smiles in response. Kureya chose Gonyeti as her stage name with reference to the size of her body – Gonyeti is street slang for the size of haulage trucks. Chideu goes…
I arrive for the Friday afternoon appointment with Eunice Omollo right on time. Eunice, a health and science journalist at the Nation Media Group in Kenya, has been hesitant to share her story, but when we set up this interview, she assured me she was ready. There is no sign of Eunice, and after a few minutes of waiting,…
“Stories fundamentally validate real voices,” says Sophie Haikali. The story of Africa is not one she wrote herself. Decades after the abolishment of colonisation, and as most of the world marched through the gates of economic and technological advancement, Africa lags behind. Instead, the continent is marked with deep scars of fabricated propaganda…
The novel Coronavirus global pandemic has ingrained itself into every sphere of society, forcing us to shift our focus away from life as we knew it and find new ways to preserve and define what is essential. During this period, we have had to adapt to new methods of existence as we come to accept…
