‘African authors prefer African festivals’: Kenyan literature festival returns
‘We wanted to create this platform through literature to give people an opportunity to speak, to dream’, says co-founder
Young Africans Rising
A special series by Sally Hayden
Kenyan online book shop a go-to destination for ‘controversial’ prints on backgrounds of presidential election candidates
Nairobi Letter: Nuria promotes lists of relevant books through social media, including those that other shops refuse to stock
Kenya’s ‘hustlers versus dynasties’ election sees young people left out
Kenyan youth are increasingly fed up with a political system they see as marred by endemic corruption
In Ghana, women are leading a feminist revolution
Activist, feminist and media personality Nana Akosua Hanson is changing how women are treated in the west African coastal country of 32 million
Ghana’s shoestring film industry struggles in a post-Covid, post-DVD world
No time or money for second takes in a fast-moving work culture where an entire film can be completed in five days
A football academy uncovers Ghana’s hidden talent
Successful Right to Dream Academy focuses on the personal development of all its students
As Ghana’s government turns against its LGBT+ citizens, an artists’ residency offers a haven
Sally Hayden on a brave campaigner
Ghana’s next generation of clothes designers blow the whistle on fast fashion
Dumping of second-hand clothing from West poses dilemma for Ghana’s growing fashion scene and the young designers active in it
Former child soldier turned literary sensation returns to Sierra Leone
Ishmael Beah says he wants to change the mindset of his people through reading
Bringing surfing to Sierra Leone: ‘Now 90 per cent of the youths are surfing’
An Irishman and a local joined forces to build a surfing community at the beach in Bureh
Sierra Leone students bring back theatre to examine modern life
‘Entertainment is such a good way to bring forth change,’ says play’s narrator
Inside Nigeria’s booming music industry: ‘The world needs to listen to us’
Phenomenal success of Nigerian artists is bringing both opportunities and criticism
‘We have a lot of stories to tell’: inside Nigeria’s thriving literary scene
Authors are tackling topics from transgender rights to Islamic extremism, and picking up plenty of awards
‘Everything here is extreme’: Vast city of Lagos through a photojournalist’s eyes
Tom Saater has a rags to riches story and a unique insight into Nigeria’s biggest city
Northeast Nigeria’s students brave kidnappings, poverty, to go to school
In one of the world’s most dangerous places to attend school, teachers lead lessons and the students come
Forging Nigeria’s future: The young entrepreneurs of ‘Yabacon Valley’
African country’s tech innovators call for international investment and domestic support
Instagram brings international fame to Lagos Leap of Dance Academy
Young Nigerians dance out onto world stage with pride, confidence and high ambition
The Gambia’s Memory House offers chance to educate youth about Jammeh
Women-led organisation aims to stop atrocities of dictatorship from reoccurring
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