Thoughts, reviews and favourites of all the latest for and by women Of Africa
Back in August 2016, the hashtag #IfAfricaWasASchool took over twitter for a couple of weeks. And while it was funny (sometimes, hilarious!) to follow the different perspectives everyone had …
I am in a situation that I have been in too many times before, and as is usually the case with things you’ve tolerated for way too long, I’m finding it incredibly difficult to contain …
Back home is more back than home to me. As a child I was called in from playing and asked to shout into a phone so my voice could wrap itself around the world several times to reach a …
We asked up and coming musician Missy D to talk us through her top five songs that remind her of Homeland. First discovered in France at age 11, the rapping talent continues to grace the …
I remember being in second year at the University of British Columbia, in Canada, and hearing “djolof rice”. There I was, the only Senegalese girl on campus, finally hearing a familiar word …
As someone who was born and raised in the Netherlands, from Caribbean descent, I grew up being quite proud of my love for cheese, milk, and detailed monetary budgeting. My mother, on the …
I had to go through numerous pictures to find one that embodied homeland for me in some poetic capacity. Several hours later I came back to this particular one, because of its simplicity and …
Welcome to Of Africa! Here, we plan to uplift and acknowledge the people OF AFRICA by showcasing, documenting and celebrating, their experiences, histories, and works. With the spirit and …