Changing the narrative on Africa.
Akili Dada is a Kenya-based nonprofit cultivating the next generation of African women leaders through education, feminist mentorship, and grassroots movement-building. In this interview, we
Experienced women leaders are rising up to mentor a new generation of entrepreneurs, innovators, and change-makers across Africa—in a quest to close long-standing gender gaps
A regulation aimed at keeping mothers like Asrat Bekele in the workplace is helping Ethiopia’s women build executive careers. Now, the government wants to roll
Eswatini is facing a critical shortage of antivenom to treat the numerous victims of snake bites in the country. The woman founder of the country’s
Sesnie Zemichael fled conflict in Ethiopia and rebuilt her life in Nairobi, where she co-founded the Bela Risu Foundation. With a background in marketing and
A Kenyan environmental law student is seeking a patent for her healthy, edible cups and plates, designed to wage battle against the mountain of plastics
A recent graduate in food processing technology at Harare Institute of Technology, Kudzai Makaza is determined to popularise healthy, traditional foods. Her first offering, baobab
In many African societies, mental health issues are often dismissed out of hand, forcing treatment for common ailments such as depression, anxiety and stress into
Domestic work in Kenya is shedding its informal past, evolving into skilled, certified care. Formal training and tech platforms are equipping workers to claim space
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