Changing the narrative on Africa.
Women cotton farmers in Zimbabwe’s Shamva district are turning to sewing and collective savings to diversify their incomes and adapt to a changing climate. Making school uniforms and taking clothing orders, they are creating earning opportunities beyond the crop they call their “white gold”.
Across Africa, digital innovations are giving expectant and new mothers ways to navigate pregnancy. Sòláyò AI is Nigeria’s latest entry into the field.
For Africans living abroad, food can be a way to stay connected to home and build new communities. Aminatou Camara, an Ivorian restaurateur in Dubai, has converted her passion for food into a meeting place where people from all over Africa can share meals, build friendships, and experience a sense of belonging outside their own country.
Recognised by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for her efforts to promote peace and international law, Navi Pillay is being celebrated by African media, legal and civil society voices for a career advancing justice, accountability and human rights — including the right to report freely and safely.
After the corporate job she had dreamed of did not materialise, Ruth Njeri Kabiru built a business producing certified potato seeds. Her next challenge: to get more farmers to use them.
Namibia ranks ahead of Britain, Germany, Sweden and Australia to become the world’s fourth most gender‑equal economy, as African states log their strongest decade of women’s management gains.
From found objects to Afrofuturism, African artists are exploring new ways of incorporating cultural history into contemporary art. Eve Zadi, aka DJEB, is an Ivorian artist using African traditional symbols and modern settings to create new stories and new directions for African art.
What started off as a work opportunity for released prisoners has scaled into a social enterprise offering women a second chance.
A childhood burn left Maïmouna Coulibaly with long-lasting scars and a need for suitable skincare. A search for solutions led her into biocosmetics, African medicinal plants, and, today, a skincare brand of her own.
An ear for accents developed as a young girl led Audrey Keita towards a career in law. Then the creative economy called and today, on a very different career path, her ear for accents is again front and centre.