(3 mins read) Welket Bungué is an actor and director from Guinea Bissau who has been awarded at the Stockholm International Film Festival with the “Bronze Horse” for Best Lead Actor. His recent project ‘Cacheu Cuntum,’ will be premiered at the Bissau Film Meeting The project is a documentary which the actor captured on his smartphone. He…
(3 mins read) The Berbers or Imazighen (meaning free men) are an ethnic group which reside in current day North African and West African regions in countries like Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania, northern Mali, northern Niger, and the Canary Islands. Berbers were the original inhabitants of North Africa before the 7th century Arab invasion,…
(7 mins read) 2020 was supposed to be the year of big sporting events such as the Olympic Games, Africa Women’s Cup of Nations, and Uefa men’s Euros. But then the coronavirus pandemic came upon us, all aspects of life including sports came to an unexpected halt. Many competitions were canceled, jobs were lost and…
(3 mins read) 24-year-old Moroccan athlete Soufiane El Bakkali, in 2018 broke the fastest world time in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the Monaco diamond league finishing in under 8 minutes. Since finishing 4th in the Rio Olympics and getting silver in the world champion athletics in 2017. El Bakkali has won a 1500m race…
(5 mins read) Natsiraishe Maritsa and her students. Photo Credit: AP Natsiraishe Maritsa is a 17-year old Zimbabwean teen who’s bravery is making history. Natsiraishe is a Taekwondo enthusiast and has been since the age of five. Today, she uses her passion for Taekwondo to tackle the drug problem within the community by offering them…
(3 mins read) Abdoul Razak Alfaga is a taekwondo world champion and Olympic silver medalist of Nigerien heritage. Growing up, Abdoul had to hide his passion for the sport from his disapproving mother and practiced in secret. We didn’t even have this kind of floor where we used to train,” he says, “So it shows…
(10 mins read) Now that 2020 is over and done with. You cannot enter 2021 without having listened to African music. The African entertainment market has skyrocketed with the help of the internet with many people now realising the amazing sounds coming from Africa. Now millions of Africans worldwide can reconnect with their home countries…
there’s no denying that 2020 has been a difficult year for many and with the threat of COVID still looming, 2020 to say the least has been a surreal year. But good news, if you’re reading this we made it! And that’s not something to be taken for granted. Despite the difficulties 2020 has presented, many…
(3 mins read) Senegal has been crowned Africa’s team of the year by FIFA for the fourth year in a row. Senegal’s football team has been climbing the ranks and continues to emerge stronger year after year. Other countries like Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, and Tunisia have ensured that Africa ends 2020 with seven…
(3 mins read) On the 7th December 2020, Kibiwott Kandie, a Kenyan athlete, set a new world record for the half marathon in a race in Valencia. Kandie was a flashing 29 seconds faster than the previous record set by compatriot Geoffrey Kamworor in Copenhagen last year. The 24-year-old won by five seconds from Uganda‘s…