July
11 African Storytellers you should know
An integral aspect of changing stereotypes, storytelling is an inherent way of life for Africans. Everybody has a tale to tell and everybody tells it in different ways. As Gcina Mhlophe points out: Stories are our friends, our counsellors and our teach ...
Nollywood single story problem
A while ago, novelist Chimamanda Adichie gave a keynote speech at TED Talks titled "The Danger of a Single Story." What’s Africa’s single story? The tainted lens through which the news media portrays Africa to the world; mostly starving kids too weak to d ...