MMA UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou back in Cameroon!
Francis Ngannou returns to native Cameroon to celebrate with his people after making history as the first African MMA UFC … source
“This Is Nigeria”: Can music and freedom of speech go hand in hand? [This is Culture TMC]
Can music and freedom of expression go hand in hand? This is the dilemma faced by Falz the Bahd Guy.* If you do not know his name, you’ve probably seen…
In Uganda, ‘Rolex’ means time for an egg snack
When people talk about a “Rolex” in Uganda, one of the last things they probably have in mind is a luxury watch.* The third annual Rolex festival took place in…
Ghana’s annual ‘Chale Wote’ festival draws thousands to Accra
The streets of Accra, Ghana’s capital was alive with people as thousands of visitors came from all over the world to attend the annual Chale Wote festival. source
Egyptian art gallery portrays daily life in Cairo
A sense of nostalgia for residents in Cairo as an art gallery that depicts the daily life of a Cairene is opened. Home to over 18 million people, and known…
“Entitled”: Immigration through the eyes of a Nigerian mother [This is Culture, TMC]
An african woman dressed in Iro and Buba, a traditional yoruba, Nigerian attire, riding through the streets of London on horseback ? The picture has gone viral … source
“Wax in the City” : Spotlight on Afropolitan Fashion [This is Culture]
If it is true that in the past, Ankara was rather reserved to our African moms, it is clear that this Dutch fabric is now fashionable! It is from this…
Somalia’s traditional textiles fray at the seams as cheap imports flood markets
As cheap foreign imports flood the markets, Somalia’s traditional textile industry is in the brink of extinction. Few craftsmen are however keeping the tradition … source
Fighting prejudice around disability with modeling in DRC
Activists in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo hosted the first fashion show for differently abled people on Friday April 19, to promote … source
“African Mona Lisa” fetches $1.6m at London auction
A long-lost Nigerian masterpiece that had been missing for decades has sold for a record £1.2 million pounds ($1.68 million) at a London auction, more than four times the highest…