by Teakisi | Oct 20, 2014 | Current Affairs, Empowerment
By Reem Gaafar Sudan has a long history of women in leading positions in the political as well as social arena. Ancient history speaks of queens reigning over kingdoms past, such as Nubia and Kush. Modern history celebrates the likes of Alazza Mohamed Abdallah, the...
by Teakisi | Oct 3, 2014 | Current Affairs, Empowerment
By Nellie Umutesi-Vigneron Pride. Humility. Hope. Those were my feeling during Rwanda Day 2014in Atlanta, USA. Proud to be Rwandan. Humbled by what Rwanda and Rwandans have witnessed and survived. Hopeful for our future as individuals, as a Country, and as a...
by Teakisi | Sep 19, 2014 | Current Affairs, Development
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 European graduates are told to try their luck in...
by Teakisi | Aug 5, 2014 | Culture, Current Affairs, Education, Empowerment, Lifestyle, Love & Sex
By Attiya Karodia A young girl comes home one day from school almost in tears with a decision based on nothing more than an aesthetic goal, to be ‘curvy’. The girls told her that she had chicken legs, that she was a toothpick, an ironing board, a frame...
by Teakisi | Feb 26, 2014 | Current Affairs
By Vivienne Amijee Being an African girl is a challenge from the onset of life’s journey. We are born into a society that requires us to prove our worth from time to time. Education, if it comes your way, has to be combined with hard work just to beat the boy...
by Teakisi | Feb 19, 2014 | Current Affairs, Development, Education
By Nellie Umutesi-Vigneron I recently attended an event hosted by ThoughtWorks Pan Africa in Atlanta, GA. This was completely random as I am not in the technology field, but my good friend Enyo Kumahor, Regional Director of ThoughtWorks Africa, was the featured...
