Sharon Chuter never accepted invisibility. Born in Nigeria, she grew up in a culture where beauty.

Every year, millions of tons of plastic, metal, and rubber end up in landfills or oceans.

For Waseem Khadra, fashion has never been about trends or surface beauty.

Some photographers capture beauty. Others, like Sophia El Bahja, capture meaning Her images are not just visuals.

If you ask ten different Africans what waist beads mean, you’ll likely hear ten different answers. But some common replies are:

In Ethiopia, a wedding is never just a ceremony; it is a grand symphony of tradition, faith, family, and festivity.

When people think about skincare these days, the first thing that comes to mind is usually high-end luxury brands like La Mer.

In Africa, the calendar is not just measured in months or seasons but also in gatherings. A year feels unfinished if you haven’t stood in a crowded.

What if the best way to understand Africa was through movies? African cinema tells stories of struggle, survival, love, politics, and dreams.

On the 26th of July, 2025, Grammy-winning singer Ciara shocked the world again. Not with a new single or a popular dance trend, but by becoming.

African girls of the 21st century, like me, still vividly remember our Barbie years. Yes. That period when a doll and a string of cartoons sparked.

There’s a kind of African who will argue with a market woman or their Uber driver over 50 rand, 2,000 francs, or 1,500 naira then walk into a restaurant.

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

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

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.

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.

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

“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.

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