It is time for more diversity and models of all races being seen. We are bombarded everyday with flashy advertisement, billboards and television ads that try to inspire us to buy the products that are hitting the market. Something that …
4 quick & easy head wrap styles
Here are 4 ways to wear a head wrap or turban shown by the lovely @kilahmazing. It’s quick, easy but most importantly, stylish!
These 5 african foodies are redefining the diasporan culinary experience
Food is intrinsic to African heritage and customs. Whether it’s fufu, nsima, atkit wot, caldeirada de cabrito à Angolana or rasta pasta, the food of the African diaspora has the power to connect people wherever they are. To showcase the …
The 20 hottest Nigerian songs of 2016 — according to MTV Base
Azubuike Chibuzo Nelson, an indigenous rapper known as Phyno, had the hottest Nigerian song of 2016. MTV Base, premier music channel, defines the “hottest song” as being popular, commercially successful and massively requested. Olamide, D’banj, Reekado Banks, Falz, Humblesmith were …
La guerre anti-coloniale de 1916 : 100 ans après, un moment d’Histoire nationale à commémorer et à enseigner
L’année 2016 marquera le centenaire de la révolte Bwa de 1916. En effet, cette révolte qui a failli mettre en péril la domination coloniale dans notre pays, mobilisa plus de 500,000 personnes insurgées et resta l’une des plus meurtrières guerres …
À Conakry, les handicapés sortent de la mendicité grâce à la cordonnerie
En Guinée Conakry, la plupart des personnes en situation de handicap sont rejetées par la société. Près de 80 % d’entre elles sont analphabètes et la majorité survit grâce à la mendicité, faute de pouvoir trouver un travail. Bernard Tinkiano, …
Dakar: la corniche en plein renforcement musculaire
Ils arrivent avec les premières lueurs du jour, alors que le soleil se lève à peine sur l’océan. De jeunes hommes dans la force de l’âge (de 25 à 45 ans) pour la plupart, mais aussi des femmes, ainsi que quelques …
Music is the only thing I haven’t given up on, says Bem Abu
“Music is pretty much the only thing I have not been able to give up on”, he said, musingly; hopeful and somewhat assured. “I do not allow challenges limit me, especially with the music,” Bem added, in a recent sit …
South Africa’s scrubland plant entrepreneur
South Africa’s Western Cape has more botanic biodiversity than the rainforests of the Amazon. Most of this is composed of « fynbos » – scrubland plants – the majority of which do not grow anywhere else in the world.
Fynbos has given one entrepreneur the opportunity to develop her business from a backyard near Cape Town and to become a major horticultural supplier. Africa Business Report travelled to Paarl in the Western Cape to speak to Jacky Goliath of De Fynne Nursery.