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Africa

Unsinkable City

Wole Soyinka

Wole Soyinka reflects on a lifetime in Lagos

  • Africa
  • Lagos
  • Nigeria
  • City Life
  • Colonialism
  • History
  • Politics and Social Justice

Nollywood

Daniel Okechukwu
photography by Andrea Frazzetta

The film industry where women call the shots

  • Africa
  • Lagos
  • Nigeria
  • Colonialism
  • Film
  • Photography
  • Women

Why we started a chocolate business in Ghana

Stranger’s Guide

An interview with the founders of 57 Chocolate

  • Africa
  • Ghana
  • Food
  • Love

The Kuti Legacy

Molara Wood
photography by Pius Utomi

Femi Kuti on politics, family and the future of Nigerian music

  • Africa
  • Lagos
  • Nigeria
  • Afrobeat
  • Music

Readings

Conflict with Tradition

  • Africa
  • Nigeria
  • Culture
  • Religion

Fruits of their Labor

Esther Muwombi

How farmers changed the way Ugandans eat

  • Africa
  • Uganda
  • Agriculture
  • Food

Lalibela: Under Repair

James Jeffrey

Locals decry renovation delays in Ethiopia's "new Jerusalem"

  • Africa
  • Ethiopia
  • Conservation
  • History
  • Religion

What Lies Beneath

Sarah El-Shaarawi

Life, Beauty and Water Scarcity on the Nile

  • Africa
  • Egypt
  • Environment
  • Water

Readings

Out of Africa

  • Africa
  • Kenya
  • Nairobi
  • Air travel

Off the Grid in Eritrea

Abraham T. Zere

As Eritrea improves relations with its neighbors, one writer in exile reflects on the country of his birth

  • Africa
  • Eritrea
  • International Relations
  • Politics

#ShutDown the Internet

Jacquelin Kataneksza

A tax on internet use in some African countries is stifling dissent

  • Africa
  • Global
  • Zimbabwe
  • Election
  • Protest
  • Technology

An Oyster’s Journey

Alexander Wooley
  • Africa
  • South Africa
  • Fishing
  • Food
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