Ouma Katrina Esau and the Fight to Keep N|uu Alive

Once spoken freely across the arid plains of the Northern Cape, N|uu predates all languages by thousands of years.

Kalu David – The Lagos Designer Redefining Craftsmanship

Kalu David, the creative force behind DavidBlack, a Lagos-based fashion brand, insists that every piece deserves intention, artistry, and meaning.

How Did We Start Importing Our Own Adire?

Adire (ah-DEE-reh) – A Yoruba word, “adi” (to tie) and “re” (to dye) translates to tie and dye. The weight of what Adire truly gives is an art form, a language.

A Certain Kind of Heat: On Summer in Africa

There’s a particular quality to the air when summer settles in. It’s like a promise. The cities feel looser, the music a little louder, the skin more confident.

Africa’s Most Sophisticated Oral Tradition- Somali Gabay

In Somalia, poetry was more than art. And at its heart stood the Gabay, a grand, rhythmic battle of wits, pride, and power.

Mamy Tall – The Woman Who Helped Us See Our Cities Differently

“I knew I wanted to be an architect since I was 8 years old,” she once said, recalling a childhood filled with sketching, tinkering, and curiosity.

The Last Independent King of Dahomey

Before European empires divided Africa with pencils and treaties, the continent was a constellation of kingdoms. Some born in the shadows.

Angelique Kidjo Has Always Been a Star to Us

Ouidah, Benin. The kind of place that breathes history. That’s where she was born in 1960, in a home full of sound. Her mother ran a theatre troupe.

Is the African Mother Tongue Vanishing?

In Eastern Nigeria, a grandmother leans over a pot of simmering egusi soup, instructing her granddaughter in measured, melodic Igbo:

Before He Was a Man: The African Boyhood We Forget

Every African man remembers a game. Not just one they played, but one that shaped them. In a dusty compound in Kano, boys chase each other through.

The Price of Our Skin in Africa

There’s a desire many Africans have. A desire to be lighter, fairer, closer to some imagined ideal of beauty.

Meet Elisabeth, the self-taught Senegalese hair artist.

Welcome to another episode of the African Creative Series, where we invite creatives to answer important questions about their art and share their advice with others.

Why African Aunties Are The Real Influencers

Before social media made influence a profession, African aunties already had it down to an art. If you think content creation is a flex, try surviving a family function.

Fashion vs. Style: What Are We Really Wearing?

Every day, we wake up and choose what to wear. Some people stand in front of a closet full of options and still feel like they have nothing to wear.

Before the Shutter Clicks: African Photography In Its Own Light

here was a time, not so long ago, when if you saw an African in a photo, you could bet someone foreign was behind the camera.

The African Cowrie and Its Many Lives

The African cowrie—smooth, curved, mysterious—is a small object with a massive reputation. Found in the oceans, worn in braids, tucked into purses.

Our Bodies Were Books Before We Had Pages

Once, our skin was scripture and once, the ink was language. Before paper, before politics, before photos could freeze memory, the African body was our canvas.

What African Fathers Pass Down to Us: A Legacy of Strength, Wisdom, and Resilience

Father’s Day is a time to honor the profound role of fathers. In African societies, fathers are more than just parents; they are custodians of heritage, embodying strength, wisdom, and resilience.

Senegalese Handicraft is Deeply Personal

t the edge of Kaolack, where the midday sun sits heavy and unflinching, a circle of women hunch quietly beneath the shade of a neem tree.

African Creative Stories ft. Badara Preira, a Photojournalist

I’ve always loved photography, but it was a gift that changed everything. My Senegalese-Swedish cousin, on vacation in Dakar, noticed my enthusiasm.