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Mar 21, 20244 min read
CAF Women’s Champions League sees surge in debutant clubs
A clutch of exciting new entries into the CAF Champions League, Africa's premier women's club competition, demonstrates the huge...
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Mar 21, 20244 min read
Award-winning sculptor gives modern voice to a tradition of Great Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's renowned stone sculpture tradition dates back to Great Zimbabwe, a mediaeval city known for its iconic stone walls, and from...
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Mar 21, 20244 min read
Amid industry challenges, film festivals offer vital support to female filmmakers
With the film industry worldwide roiled by revelations of exclusion, neglect or abuse of women, African women filmmakers like Amanda...
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Mar 21, 20244 min read
A year on, Malawi's first female police officer living with albinism speaks out
When Brenda Comfort Mhlanga’s face was plastered across the media when she was hired as a police officer in 2022, her appointment was met...
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Mar 21, 20247 min read
Kenya's gardening teacher
When Dominic Orina was transferred to teach in another part of Kenya, he struggled with the local diet. So he planted vegetables. That...
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Feb 29, 20245 min read
This modern popsicles business offers women in the hood a lifeline
A modest popsicle-making business in Umoja, Kenya is transforming options for women working in the neighbourhood. Stacey Kakea, bird...
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Feb 29, 20244 min read
This runway model is campaigning against gender-based violence in the fashion industry
Driven by a passion for humanitarian causes, runway model Sharon Okubo is championing a campaign that uses fashion to fight gender-based...
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Feb 29, 20245 min read
Meet three recipients of the L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Young Talents awards
The L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Young Talents Sub-Saharan Africa Awards shines a spotlight on African women scientists working to...
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Feb 29, 20245 min read
Missla Libsekal is a global ambassador for African contemporary art
Missla Libsekal has been promoting African art for over 13 years. Organisers of Art X Lagos, one of the continent's premier art events,...
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Feb 29, 20243 min read
Africa is steadily marching toward gender parity
Africa is making significant strides towards closing gender gaps across key areas: economic participation, education, health, and...
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Feb 29, 20243 min read
African attitudes towards Gender-Based Violence are evolving
A recent Afrobarometer survey shows shifting attitudes among Africans regarding gender-based violence. Experts suggest a more...
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Feb 29, 20246 min read
New African LanguageTech app to bridge linguistic divides, cultivates inclusivity and empowers content creation
An app developed by tech startup Vambo Technologies, co-founded by Chido Dzinotyiwei and Isheanesu Misi, stands as a pioneering language...
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Feb 23, 20244 min read
Omotunde Akiode is bringing joy to children. It's what she always dreamed of.
A love of drawing led Omotunde Akiode to architecture. Then she discovered film. Now she does what she always dreamed of. Gbemisola Esho,...
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Feb 5, 20245 min read
The bird's-eye view: How Dance Transformed Moesha Tajiri's Life and Inspired Her to Impact Hundreds of Children
Orphaned at 13, dancer Moesha Tajiri is on a crusade to provide what adults failed to give her as a child. Ann Mbuthia, bird story agency...
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Jan 18, 20242 min read
He quickly taught himself a new language to help fight climate change
Frustrated by language constraints in the climate space, a Congolese activist embarked on a mission to learn English without taking any...
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Jan 18, 20243 min read
We Should Think Creatively About Climate Financing for African Women: An Interview with Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr: We Should Think Creatively About Climate Financing for African Women Kate Okorie, bird story agency Approval and...
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Jan 18, 20244 min read
Madagascar is not a movie, and Marie Kolo is making that clear
Madagascar, known to many through the celluloid fantasies of Hollywood, finds an authentic voice in Marie Kolo Seth Onyango, bird story...
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Jan 18, 20244 min read
African coast's hero doctor
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his...
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Jan 18, 20244 min read
Salon to soil: The former hairdresser now styling avocado farming in Eswatini
34-year-old Fezile Hlophe is chasing her dream of owning one of the largest avocado farms in Eswatini. Nonduduzo Kunene, bird story...
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Jan 18, 20244 min read
African women rise up in Forbes ‘Most Powerful Women’ rankings
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala retains the position of Africa’s most powerful woman, while new entrant Mpumi Madisa takes second place as African...
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