Culture
To Tell, Or Not To Tell
By Zerida Mponye “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The next best thing is the wrong thing. And the worst thing you can do is nothing.” […]
Month: April 2016
Current Affairs
The Decade Of Uncertainties
By Vivienne Amijee The twenties are said to be the best years in a woman’s life, but those over 20 might dispute this. I’ll be crossing the “over 20” bridge soon enough so when I get […]
Current Affairs
Powerful African Goddess: Ketty Nivyabandi
Ketty Nivyabandi is a Burundian citizen, poet, writer and most recently has been described as an activist when, in protest to President Nkurunziza’s third term, she decided to organize peaceful women’s demonstrations. ElleAfrique had the […]
Education
The African Political Illusion
By Maria Dombaxi Young African minds, are you watching history being made? Do you have any idea of what is happening with your continent? Who decides the laws you must abide by? Are you watching […]
Hair & Beauty
Shifting Goals: Weight Loss, Beauty And Unattainable Perfection
I did feel beautiful at one point in my life…when I was younger, about 8 years old. I really did. The one thing I did not have that I wanted were thighs that touched when […]
Hair & Beauty
Pretty For A Dark Skinned Girl
ByMahbuba Matovu While wandering around the aisles in the Macy’s beauty department, a sales associate walks up to me and insists I try on a newly launched line of makeup. Now you know I’m not […]
Culture
What’s Identity Got To Do With It?
By Divine Muragijimana About a month ago, I was browsing the net and found an article by a Nigerian (or for the sake of correct identification, a Nigerian-American) on why Africans in America should start […]