Three of my favourite places in Brussels, my city
My parents are Congolese, and my Dad moved to Wallonia (the southern, French speaking part of Belgium) when he was 11 years old. I was born and raised in Brussels and except for the 3 years …
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Three of my favourite places outside Harare, my city
I moved to Harare, Zimbabwe, in March 2016 after my husband was transferred for work. It was a huge cultural change having been in Eastern Africa for eighteen years, where Swahili was spoken …
Why we should all watch ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
The romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians opens this weekend in most countries around the world, and I think that we should all watch it. Here is why. I loved Black Panther. A lot of black …
Three of my favourite places in Madagascar, my island
Ask someone or Google what they know about Madagascar, and eight of ten responses you most likely would get answers along the line of lemurs, rainforests, poverty, or the movie of the same …
How I found my voice in Japan
Hi everyone, I’m Swinky and I’m a singer. Growing up in Nairobi, Kenya, I sang in school and in church. Now and then I’d join choirs and enjoy being a part of something bigger than myself. …
Three of my favourite places on my island of Curaçao
Curaçao is by far my favourite place on earth, simply because it is my home. I was born and raised on this Dutch Caribbean island, rich of histories, cultures and people. Even when I moved …
Of Africa writers weigh in on Trevor Noah and the World Cup
Alright, let’s recap shall we? The video below and Trevor Noah‘s initial comments about France winning the World Cup has gained a lot of attention. Specifically, people have varied …
Three of my favourite places on my island of Aruba
Aruba is a small Dutch-Caribbean island known for great sun vacations and beautiful white sand beaches. This is, of course, all true! But there is so much more to my “dushi tera” (sweet land …
Rejoice! Seun Adigun is Africa’s first!
Nigeria’s Seun Adigun, who we interviewed last November as part of the record breaking Nigerian Bobsled team, has made history once more. The multitasking athlete, who is currently pursuing …
Why we still need to be talking about slavery
The deep sadness associated with slavery does not make it an easy topic of discussion; but the depth of resistance and perseverance and sheer determination of fighters and survivors eases …