Think twice before posting the story of your love online, says Tiffany Mugo
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Lifestyle Why the film ‘Winnie’ met all the criteria of a good documentary
Society expects journalists to report objectively. But a documentary filmmaker has an opinion.
Lifestyle African women photographers illuminate African narratives in Ghanian Exhibition
The Nubuke Foundation, a gallery and arts foundation located in East Legon, a suburb of Accra, Ghana, transformed the walls of its exhibition space into a shrine for African women photographers who tell their stories through a unique lens
Lifestyle Doll makers are using their craft to give representation to people living with albinism
Violence and stigma aimed at people with albinism is widespread. South African doll makers are creating dolls that resemble girls living with albinism to give them representation and help dispel stereotypes.
Lifestyle Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to address Harvard College Class of 2018
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is set to address the Harvard College Class of 2018 on the 23rd of May. Previous invited speakers include Martin Luther King Jr. who was represented by his wife, Coretta Scott King in 1968. King accepted the invitation before he was assassinated in April and his wife spoke in his place.
Lifestyle How practices, and meaning, of genital cutting are changing in Tanzania
Efforts to discourage girls from being cut in Tanzania have changed the cultural meaning and practices around the ceremonial rite of passage.
Lifestyle Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie talks about her #MeToo story
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie told her #MeToo story this week during the Stockholm Forum on Gender Equality. In her closing keynote speech, Adichie spoke of how she was sexually harassed when she was a 17 year-old. Adichie was one of the 600 gender equality actors who participated in the Stockholm Forum.
Lifestyle Self-love – not bans – will bring an end to Africa’s bleaching syndrome
At the root of the skin bleaching phenomenon is a psychological complex.
Lifestyle myPlan: Are certain apps feasible in the African context?
myPlan, an app that provides a personalised safety plan, connecting women in abusive relationships to local helplines, shelters and counsellors without being “judged or stigmatised”, will be available in some African countries next year. Whether the app will address the issues on the ground or simply replicate a Western model will determine its success