Blogs & Updates
When The Pregnancy Test Becomes The Marriage Proposal
By Diana Awino Boy meets girl and, for whatever reason, boy and girl get physical. Girl misses period, takes a pregnancy test and the test turns out positive: the marriage deal is sealed! This scenario sounds funny but it definitely is not uncommon. This is the story...
For Better, For Worse
Mariam sat in silence opposite her crying sister, watching the tears run down her cheeks. She no longer recognised her own flesh and blood. She wondered how long she had been keeping her predicament from the family, but found little solace in the fact that she had...
It’s Okay To Hate Your Period
By Mako Muzenda I'm one of the unfortunate women cursed with a hellish period. Every month, I go through the same routine: throwing up every few hours or so, feeling like my uterus is getting gut-punched, and living in the constant fear that I'm leaking and the whole...
#Elle101: Humanitarian Aid
Tom Murphy is a New Hampshire-based reporter for Humanosphere. Before joining Humanosphere, Tom founded and edited the aid blog A View From the Cave. His work has appeared in Foreign Policy, the Huffington Post, the Guardian, GlobalPost and Christian Science...
Les Nappy Célèbres – Première Partie
By Samira Moumini Youpiiii ! Vous avez osé le big chop (ou pas) et vive les repousses. Vous commencez à découvrir le monde des nappy (les huiles, les coiffures, les tutoriels et les bons procédés) et vous avez juré de ne plus succomber au lissage et compagnies....
My Go To Fitness Routine
By Vivienne Amijee You never know the value of organic food until its all you want. Most African homes have a backyard full of vegetables that mums start for fresh produce, mainly for subsistence use. In my teenage years, it felt like a punishment to be asked to water...
#Elle101: Les Femmes Dans Le Journalisme
Ses ami(es) la qualifieraient de passionnée, determinée et pleine d'enthousiasme. Sinatou est aussi un journaliste de RFI chargée d'apporter des nouvelles pertinentes, concises et éducatives. Le journalisme est en tandem avec sa nature curieuse et son amour pour les...
Thoughts And Reflections: Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture 2016
By Lerato Chiyangwa. Nelson Mandela was an inspirational person. He wanted to improve the lives of everyone in Africa and, in my view, was one of the greatest men who walked the earth. Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates is known for improving the lives of...
A Woman Keeps The Home
I have a six month old daughter. Everybody who has or has ever had a six month old knows restlessness on their part and tiredness on your part comes with the territory. She happens to also be teething, so imagine my dilemma. On this particular day, it was so bad; the...