South Africa: What’s in store for the upcoming elections?
It has been twenty-five years since Nelson Mandela - the icon of South Africa’s liberation movement - cast his ballot in the country’s first...
The Flying Dodo: insights from a Beer Hunter
Any beer drinker will tell you that the first thing that gets them is the sweat on the bottle. Moving past that, the act...
Khadjou Sambe’s Olympic dream inspires Senegal’s next wave of female surfers
The setting sun casts a gold light over the water as Khadjou Sambe and her student stare into the horizon, waiting patiently for the...
Senegal’s surf schools: Making waves along the peninsula
If you stand along Dakar’s coastline and gaze past the Mosque of la Divinite, the rolling waves of the Atlantic are rarely a solitary...
Sirleaf ends 12 year reign. What legacy does she leave behind?
Liberia, Africa’s oldest republic, has a new president.
Former football star George Weah was sworn in to the presidency on Monday 22 January 2018, taking...
#LiberiaDecides: Ex-combatants hope for reintegration as country holds poll
Liberians will be heading into a historic, crucial and defining moment as they cast their ballot on Tuesday 10th October.
Watching as supporters from different...
LiberiaDecides: Liberia’s milestones thus far
Liberia is Africa’s oldest republic but only became known to the rest of the world in the 1990s following the long-running civil wars which...
Mauritius: The Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage Site
The Mauritan capital of Port Louis is home to one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites that tell a rich history of the island,...
Africa takes pride in her first female President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf may have only seven more months in power, but her mark in Africa’s history will forever remain.
She made history...