Empowerment
Do Women Issues Have Value?
By Wanjiru Kihusa About a month ago I attended a training session on Op-ed writing. It was at Pawa254 in Nairobi and was dubbed ‘Sauti Ya Dada’ which loosely translates into the voice of women. […]
Month: September 2014
Entertainment
‘Thread Of Gold Beads’ – Book Review
By Nellie Umutesi-Vigneron When I found out that one of our ElleAfrique readers and supporters was also a published author, I was ecstatic. Nike Campbell-Fatoki is the author of ‘Thread of Gold Beads’, a novel […]
Entertainment
Another Day of Leaving It All Behind
Zamira had been awake for a while. She couldn’t make out for how long, but from the gentle rays of sunlight peaking through the darkness of the sky; she knew early morning was approaching. It […]
Current Affairs
Sweat Your Way Up
By Maria Dombaxi Young African students, graduates and undergraduates living abroad are told to go back home. They’re told that Africa is the future, and they’re told that they can help change their countries. Young […]
Food
Smoothies of Life
By Ozoz Sokoh I came to smoothies when I could not eat. Not for lack of appetite but for the pain of toothache. Toothache. Heartbreak. Two pains I cannot fathom or explain. And now that I’m […]
Entertainment
Broken Glass
It was my twenty-second birthday. I had never conceived the thought of being a mother of two at this age. In high school, I was known for being a feminist, an advocate for what I […]
Food
Homemade Pineapple Juice: From Head to Tail
The fruit, the whole fruit and nothing but the fruit. This is up my alley – the desire to explore the entirety of a fruit. From skin to core and many fruits lend themselves beautifully to […]