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The future of sex in Africa
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Lifestyle The future of sex in Africa

By Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on August 3, 2017

Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah assesses the current state of reproductive health services, showing how stigma and growing religious fundamentalism hinder women from fully accessing a range of reproductive health services.

My Feminist Marriage
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African identities My Feminist Marriage

By Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on April 24, 2017

For a marriage to be feminist, says Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, both parties need to throw conventional gender norms out of the window and chart their own path of what a committed relationship could be like.

When will we shatter the glass ceiling?
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Politics and Society When will we shatter the glass ceiling?

By Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on November 11, 2016

The election of Donald Trump as America’s 45th President is terrifying for many reasons. The American people have voted in a known misogynist and racist who throughout his campaign continuously spewed hatred at every marginalized community. When a leopard shows you his spots you should believe him.

The Funky Professor
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Africans rising The Funky Professor

By Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on September 19, 2016

Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah caught up with Kobby Graham, a DJ, academic and writer popularly known as the Funky Professor.

The Jemila Effect
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Lifestyle The Jemila Effect

By Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on June 10, 2016

Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah sits down with Ghanaian writer, nomad and digitial media consultant Jemila Abdulai

5 African women change makers you should know
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Africans rising 5 African women change makers you should know

By Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on June 4, 2015

In my life and work, I have been lucky to meet numerous young women who are active in social justice movements, have founded organisations that have gone on to make a huge difference in the lives of countless individuals. Through their very existence, and the way in which they choose to live their lives, they are an inspiration to many

The feminist books that inspired us – Part 1
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Arts, Culture and Sport The feminist books that inspired us – Part 1

By Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on February 24, 2015

Time and time again, books have been a source of inspiration, and learning. A good book can even change the course of one’s life.
In this two-part series, TIA’s Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah reached out to a number of Black feminists across the globe and asked them, “which feminist book had the most impact on you and why?”

Why are expats paid more than locals?
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Politics and Society Why are expats paid more than locals?

By Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on October 30, 2014

Expats across Africa often lead a charmed life, earning far more than their local counterparts even when they have less experience and local knowledge

This cougar life
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Lifestyle This cougar life

By Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on September 24, 2014

The word cougar in its current cultural context sends me into paroxysms of rage. A woman who dates or has sex with a younger man is a cougar and a man who dates younger women is a what? For the older woman there is a strong sense of societal disapproval.

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