Let’s Talk Afrika.
“It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African Unity. Divided we are weak; united, Africa could become one of the greatest sources for good in the world.” – Kwame Nkrumah
Category: lifestyle
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African Parents And Emotional
If African parents had a love language, it might be Acts of Service with a minor in Emotional Silence. Not silence because there’s no love. Silence because the love shows up wearing a completely different outfit. Your mother wakes up at 5:30 a.m. to cook before work. Your father sends you money and the only…
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The Weight Of Being The One Who Made It
You ever notice how, as Africans, we treat “making it” like some sacred rite of passage we spend that 99.9% of life is preparing you for? From the moment your uncle asks “So when are you coming back with a PhD AND a condo in Dubai?”, we are baptized in expectations that aren’t even ours…
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The Gospel According To Missing Funds
If Africa were a group chat, faith would be the loudest voice note. That’s not even a debate because listen. We are a continent that will pray before the meeting, pray during the meeting and then pray about why the meeting didn’t work. Meanwhile, the budget has vanished like your crush after you finally confessed.…
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Being Single in a Society That Sees You as “Incomplete”
Being single in African households is somewhat of a job. Not because you’re lonely. And you’re searching. Because every family gathering turns into a live panel discussion titled “What Is Wrong With You?” You’ll be minding your business, chewing your meat in peace and someone’s aunt will lean over like she’s about to reveal state…
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The Beat As A Daily Life
Growing up in an African household means your first relationship with music was never consensual, it simply happened to you. One day you’re five years old, minding your business, the next you know every lyric of a song you do not understand, performed by an uncle who treats the radio like a sacred object. Music…
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Africa’s Sneaky Mind Controller: Language
Language likes to pretend it’s neutral. Like, “I’m just vowels and consonants, don’t project onto me.” But in Africa, language has never been innocent. It has been a passcode, a border, a quiet sorting mechanism that decides who sounds intelligent, employable, or “civilized.” If you’ve ever watched a room change the moment someone switches from…
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African Cities That Deserve More Hype (Because Not Everything Happens In Cape Town Or Marrakech)
You know how the internet loves an underdog? Now imagine a whole continent of underdog cities wearing fresh sneakers, making playlists and quietly stealing scenes from the travel bros. I’ve been stalking maps and timelines and like any good Gen Z/old soul hybrid (call me Niklaus Michelson), I’m here to serve you a list of…
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Religion In Politics
You ever notice how in Africa, religion in politics is like that one cousin who never actually leaves the living room? You tell them it’s time to go but somehow they end up in every conversation, headline and frankly in your business whether you asked for it or not. Most African constitutions technically call their…
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Why People Still Risk Their Lives to Leave Home From An African‘s Perspective
People think migration starts with a suitcase. It doesn’t. It starts with a quiet sentence people don’t say out loud. “If I stay, nothing will change.” That sentence has been whispered in Lagos traffic, muttered in Cairo apartments with no electricity and screamed internally by young people across the continent who were promised adulthood but…
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Public Health Crises And Government Response
There’s a familiar rhythm to public health crises in Africa. First, people start getting sick. Then communities panic quietly. Then governments reassure loudly. Then statistics appear. Then promises. Then, eventually, silence until the next crisis. Theocratically, African governments know exactly what to do in a public health emergency. There are task forces, emergency frameworks, continental…