What Your Birth Day Says About You (According to Ghanaian Tradition)
What is yours, but is it used by everyone else more than you?
I’ll give you a minute …
The answer? Your name.
Think about it. Everybody out there refers to you by your name. But you?....
No-Man’s Land: The female-only village in Samburu, Kenya
The story starts in the late ‘80s. A young lady called Rebecca Lolosoli has just gotten married to an older man.
As is the tradition in the Samburu culture, the husband is supposed to gift the wife with beads so that she ca....
The country that votes using marbles instead of ballot papers
When the British left The Gambia, one of the major things they left the natives with, was a very high illiteracy rate.
At a rate higher than 80%, most of the country was unqualified to participate in basic political processes suc....
Countries that moved their capital cities
Back in the day, we had an obsession that, by today’s standards, would probably get us labelled as geography nerds. We spent countless hours flipping through the Atlas, staring at maps, and daydreaming about faraway lands. I know,....
Pelé in Africa: A Tale of Two Visits, War, and a Coup
For Africa, Pelé’s journey in 1969 became a powerful, enduring lesson told in two acts.
⚽ From Scoring Goals to Leading a Nation
When most football players hang up their boots, the next chapter of their lives is often written on the sidelines as coaches. They stay within the familiar world of football, guiding teams to glory just as they once did on the pitch.
....No Resolutions, Just Results
One Minute Read.
Happy New Year!
I am not a fan of New Year's resolutions.
I have been heartbroken far so many times. A bottomless pit of unrealised dreams. Not anymore.
Let's be honest -....
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