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Youth Day: Remembering Soweto ’76
It has been nearly 40 years since thousands of students gathered on the streets of Soweto in South Africa to protest against Afrikaans being the language of instruction used in schools. The June 16...
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Top 10 African Designers Michelle Obama Should Wear
During her trip to South Africa in 2011, Michelle Obama kept her traditional clothing cuts as First Lady—attending meetings in knee-length dresses paired with a bolero, wide-legged trousers and...
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5 African First Ladies You Should Know
Its been called a sorority — the elite, unofficial club of women known simply as “The First Ladies”. Hundreds of women around the world belong to this diverse group, each representing the culture,...
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Two Years, Two Revolutions: The Latest on Egypt
For the people of Egypt, 2011 was a year of transition and a symbolic new beginning. The international community watched as months of violent protests in the streets of Cairo cracked the foundation of...
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African Trendsetter: Phiona Okumu
As Editor of AfriPOP!, Phiona Okumu is an African Trendsetter bringing the latest African music, film and culture news to the diaspora’s masses. When this London-based Uganda-native is not posting a...
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Five Ways to Change The World in 67 Minutes
What would you do if you only had 67 minutes to change the world? That’s an hour and seven minutes to do something powerful enough to positively impact an individual, group and eventually the world. On...
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Mali’s Mad Dash to The Polls: What to Know, Why it Matters
Are the elections in Mali this week, a year after a coup, too premature? Much of the conversation surrounding Mali‘s polls date seem to suggest the country may not have been ready to hold a...
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African Trendsetter: Blackbird Designs
Quite a lot has changed since African Trendsetters Sydney and Zedekiah met at St. Paul’s Lubinu Boys High School in Mumias, Kenya. For one, the 24-year-olds are no longer classmates but rather best...
View ArticleAfrican Trendsetter: Simphiwe Dana
“[Africa] is also my good-for-nothing-man that I need to fix.” Before those words left Simphiwe Dana’s mouth, I had never heard an African refer to the continent in that way. During a recent interview...
View ArticleState of Emergency: How The Egypt Uprising Turned Violent
Chants and screams mix and muffle in the streets of Cairo. Buildings throughout the capital burn as large clouds of smoke funnel through doors and windows. Police collide with angry protestors by the...
View ArticleAn African Mother’s Story Made Universal
More than a year after she married her husband in a traditional Nigerian wedding ceremony and actively attempted to get pregnant, Adenike was childless. Her desire to have a baby engulfed her, the...
View ArticleHelping Victims of Kenya’s Westgate Attack
On September 21, armed men stormed Kenya‘s Westgate Shopping Mall setting off bombs and wounding 175 people in a hail of bullets. The perimeters of the shopping mall in Nairobi resembled a battlefield...
View ArticleAfrican Trendsetter: Raelene Rorke
Raelene Rorke is currently the co-founder and thought leader behind South African youth movement, SpringAGE. However, before the African trendsetter was encouraging the country’s youth to own their...
View Article5 of The Greatest Socially Conscious African Musicians…EVER!
Before there were hip-hop movement’s sprouting in the suburbs of Dakar, Senegal or charities being launched by Nigerian rap stars, there were African musicians whose songs told stories of a different...
View Article3 Embarrassing Moments Fela Kuti Could Sing About Today
Have you ever had a moment so embarrassing you wish could travel back in time? Or maybe made a mistake so cringe-worthy you wish you could disappear? For Nigeria‘s officials, those moments are becoming...
View ArticleAfrican Trendsetter: Abasiama Idaresit
He’s one of Africa’s leading Internet entrepreneurs. As the founder and CEO of digital marketing company, Wild Fusion, Abasiama Idaresit is an African trendsetter whose work is helping to transform the...
View ArticleAfrican Trendsetter: Mobolaji Akiode
Not many people can say they are an Olympic athlete, but African trendsetter Mobolaji Akiode can. In 2004, Mobolaji traveled to Athens, Greece with Nigeria‘s national women’s basketball team and...
View Article10 Songs To Add To Your Nigerian Wedding Playlist
Tis’ the season for many things in Nigeria. The land is dry; festival time is fast approaching; and we’re only one month away from the country’s most popular time for weddings! Wedding season can be a...
View ArticleEthiopia: “Did You Know?”
Did You Know Ethiopia could soon become a leader in hydropower and wind energy generation? Located in the horn of Africa Africa, Ethiopia is home to more than 91 million people, and less than 30...
View ArticleAfrican Trendsetter: Luvvie Ajayi
She’s Awesomely Luvvie —the self-titled “renowned roaster” and “titan of trifling truths.” African Trendsetter Luvvie Ajayi is the voice behind the popular blog known for saying everything you’re...
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