Photographer, activist, and founder of Picha Mtaani, the youth led peace initiative, Boniface Mwangi is making waves in Kenya as he continues to reveal the country’s troubles. First focusing on photojournalism, Boniface worked with The Standard, a local newspaper, taking shots of news while trying to pay for his schooling. In 2005, he won…
Lake Bogoria in Kenya, is home to an amazing sight – thousands of flamingos! Why do so many of the amazing birds migrate to the beautiful lake that they turn it pink? An Amazing Sight and Sound Flamingos honk at Lake Bogoria in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, showing up yearly by…
PoP, or Pencils of Promise was founded by Adam Braun, an entrepreneur, best-selling author and philanthropist. With his belief that everyone has promise and every child deserves the opportunity to a proper education, Adam started Pencils for Promise with the key “for purpose” approach. Based on for-profit leadership and non-profit focus, his organization ensures…
The Somali woman known around the world by a single name, Iman, which means “faith” in Arabic, has lived a full life as a fashion model, entrepreneur, and as a philanthropist. Iman is also known as the great love of the late English rocker David Bowie. Iman was born in 1955 in Mogadishu,…
Wayde van Neikerk, the South African track star, is the first athlete to ever run 100 meters in under 10 seconds, and if that isn’t fast enough for you, the career of this stunning star may be. As the current world champion representative of South Africa, this speedy runner has just about every medal…
The Tanzania government is not only aware of the seriousness of witchcraft, but many still practice this ritual in today’s politics. The Deputy Home Affairs Minister, Pereira Silima, recently warned politicians that the use of Albino parts for witchcraft would not win them an election. With the Tanzania government having to issue a widespread…
Over the years, oil piracy has skyrocketed in the Gulf of Guinea and the Niger Delta, mostly due to the increase in oil production in the region. With China exporting more oil each year from Nigeria, this has become a hot spot for well armed poachers to intercept oil transports. Previously focused on Somalia,…
With over 850 child marriages broken up in Malawi, Theresa, The Terminator, Kachindamoto has a battle plan to stop early age marriage in her region. As the Head Chief of over 900,000 people, her number one goal is to protect and provide for the young children of Malawi. Kachindamoto spent 27 years working in…
Many communities around the world would benefit from a low impact renewable energy source to power their daily lives, and African countries may just be on track to lead the world in the initiative. It’s an exciting time in Africa and many experts believe that renewable energy is about to explode across the continent…
Grace Ihejiamaizu is an entrepreneur, non-profit advocate, and local hero of Nigeria working to support and develop the country’s next generation of leaders. Grace has a natural ability to lead and motivate her supporters and works with a variety of non-profit companies, including her own initiative the Raising Young and Productive Entrepreneurs, or RYPE.…
Barack Obama made his first public appearance on Monday since leaving the White House back in January. Surrounded by the youth of America at the University of Chicago, Obama shared his personal experiences of public service at a town hall meeting. Leading the meeting with a statement about how he entered into public service…
Smartphones are only as smart as the applications developed for their use; to this effect, some of the most clever and useful applications can be found in a few African nations where some mobile apps are improving society as a whole. Such is the case in Tanzania, a country that has partnered with UNICEF…
French Montana made sure that the video for his single “Unforgettable” would be, well, unforgettable. The video for the danceable hit features incredible street dancing by Ugandan kids. It begins with desolate scenes of streets in Kampala before breaking into vibrant and colorful joy as crowds of kids show off their dance moves. French Montana…
Health risks and dangerous conditions such as malaria, pneumococcal infections, viral induced encephalopathy, and bacterial blood diseases continue to affect African populations, particularly children, across the continent. These matters also constantly keep Dr. Evelyn Gitau, a cellular immunologist from Kenya, busy in the lab and the field. Dr. Gitau believes that clinical immunity to malaria…
