I do not know if I am terribly in a need of some writer courage – or any other kind – and because we sometimes underestimate how powerful a single thank you can be, my tongue feels burdened and has chosen my hands to speak. Therefore, with simmering anxiety in…
How much a dollar (or cedi) cost? Going with Kendrick Lamar’s song, it would probably cost you a place in heaven, not the more practical, physical things that might have just popped into your mind. And that’s not surprising. Most, if not all, of us encounter some variation of…
We weren’t playing when we said we would be stripping things down and getting personal behind the seens – but even we couldn’t have predicted just how fun and real things would get during our first Viber chat with An African City (AAC) creator Nicole Amartefio and actress Maame…
“As if you’re not even paying them!” Asking for good customer care in Ghana usually leaves one up feeling like you’re 10 years old again, receiving a no-nonsense scolding from your grandmother or that you’re simply being a difficult customer who doesn’t know what you’re about. It should come…
When was the last time an African film struck you? Would that film fall into your top ten African Films? Are you even able to remember that list? Considering how great a role film plays in our lives today, you should definitely know more about African films. Let me help…
If African Twitter was a bar, then the year 2015 would have been one of those memorable nights out. The bar’s speciality would be a cocktail of hashtags and the noisy drinkers would be eating jollof while debating xenophobia, everyday sexism and everything else in between. Under the influence of…
A Rwandan friend recently sent me a 9-minute speech via Whatsapp, thinking I might have already heard it. About a week later, I finally listened to it for the first time. I’m glad I did. Attributed to Kenya’s Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba – current Kenya School of Laws Director…
Editor’s Note: This article is the last in a series of six sponsored posts for the Barclays Savings Challenge. Missed any? Catch up here. — As with most things in life, you eventually come full circle. Here I am, writing my final #AfricaSaves post in London – the same city…
Editor’s Note: This article is the fifth in a series of sponsored posts for the Barclays Savings Challenge. Missed any? Catch up here. — When I started the Barclays Africa Savings challenge in July, I was fully employed and earning a monthly salary. Five months later, a lot has changed.…