October 12, 2022
Ghana: Ghanaian Music Festival 'Afrochella' Sued for Copyright Infringement
Coachella and its parent company Goldenvoice are suing music and culture festival Afrochella for "intentionally trading on the goodwill" of the California-based festival's name and… Read more »
September 19, 2022
Liberia: Liberia Confirms First Female Chief Justice in 19 Years
Justice Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh is the third female Chief Justice in Liberia's 175 years of existence. The founding member of the Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia (AFELL)… Read more »
August 31, 2022
Cote d'Ivoire: First Locally Made Smartphone Provides Accessibility in 16 Languages
In the modern age, mobile phones are life partners and tools for literacy and positive socioeconomic progress. Expanding local language accessibility is essential in reducing the… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Nigeria: 'Love, Damini,' Burna Boy's Latest Album Is the Highest Charting Nigerian Album in History
African Giant Burna Boy is topping international charts with his latest album. The personal letter to his fans inspired by his life, is a fusion of sound, featuring popular… Read more »
June 02, 2022
Nigeria: Historic Nebula Winner Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki Came for Everything
Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki's Nebula-winning story "O2 Arena" is a biopolitical dystopia in which oxygen has become a commodity, with all the possible class implications. Read more »
May 31, 2022
Nigeria: Meet 2022 Goldman Environmental Prize Winner Chima Williams
Environmental lawyer Chima Williams worked with two communities to hold Royal Dutch Shell accountable for disastrous oil spills in Nigeria. The organisation is now open to legal… Read more »
November 01, 2018
Cote d'Ivoire: Solar-Powered School Bags Changing Cote d'Ivoire's Education
"No child should study in the dark": Evariste Akoumian, a 37-year-old Ivorian, invented the "Solarpak", a schoolbag with a solar panel and a lamp, to improve the education of young… Read more »