February 2012
17 posts
Afrikards
AFRIKARDS is a line of note cards and fine art prints to send a greeting, or frame for your personal space. Each item is created by Ibironke Lawal, with meticulous attention to detail and reproduced on quality paper or card stock.
Shop here
Watchdynamicafrica:
Al Jazeera asks and investigates: How relevant is the #African Union?
As the continent continues to experience social, political and economic upheaval, we ask if African unity is achievable.
Leila Lopes, Miss Universe 2011 on the cover of...
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African History: February 8 1917
Senussi campaign in Egypt and Sudan is successfully ended by the British on February 8, 1917.
The Senussi Campaign took place in north Africa, from November 1915 to February 1917 during the First World War. The combatants were the British Empire and the Senussi, a religious sect composed of tribesmen based in Libya, supported by the Ottoman Empire and the German Empire. (The British Empire...
“African women in general need to know that it’s OK for them to be the way they...”
– (via afwny)
Ktefa
Ktefa is a traditional Moroccan dessert made by layering crispy warqa pastry with sweetened fried almonds and custard sauce (creme anglaise) scented with orange flower water.
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How Africa tweets
Fantastic data visualisation here visualising how Africa tweets. Uploaded by the Guardian,
Tweetminster and Portland have analysed more than 11.5m geo-located Tweets from the last three months of 2011. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, use of Twitter is dominated by Africa’s richest country South Africa.
South Africa sent twice as many Tweets (5,030,226) as the next most active Kenya (2,476,800)....
Forbes Africa February cover
Amolo Ng’weno, the first lady to brace the FORBES AFRICA cover. Read how she is using computer to fight against poverty in the Feb issue. On sale now!
January 2012
11 posts
Celebrating Independence in the month of January
Republic of the Sudan - January 1, 1956
Independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom Economy
Republic of Cameroon - January 1, 1956
Independence from France
Scramble for Africa
The Scramble for Africa, also known as the Race for Africa or Partition of Africa was a process of invasion, occupation, colonization and annexation of African territory by European powers during the New Imperialism period, between 1881 and World War I in 1914. As a result of the heightened tension between European states in the last quarter of the 19th century, the partitioning of Africa may be...
Leadership Quilt
This quilt was designed to be a gift Oprah would give each girl upon graduating the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in South Africa. The quilt would showcase the individual girl’s name, and act as a constant reminder to be the leader she is meant to be.
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Wikipedia Wants to Be Free — for Mobile Users, in...
Wikipedia went dark to fight SOPA, but its shining bright as a light for mobile users in Africa and the Middle East (AMEA). Wikipedia will be free to use — without any data usage charges — for users on Orange’s mobile network.
Orange and the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that operates Wikipedia, announced on Tuesday that they’re making the digital encyclopedia and its store of...
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Goapele Mohlabane
The Californa born daughter of a South African apartheid activist, the songstress is recognized as one of the industry’s most captivating neo-soul (fusion) artists. Often noted for her uniquely styled coifs, the singer just released her 5th studio album Break of Dawn. Check out the video for her first single Play.
December 2011
7 posts
Wild Frontiers
Wild Frontiers is a pioneering, award winning travel company that specialises in taking small groups of it’s discerning clientele to places that don’t tend to be part of the popular tourist trails and return offering them a unique experience, and one of the places on its itinerary is Ethiopia. Inviting potential travellers to look beyond the usual headlines of a no go area defined by...
1,000 Stars Rift Valley Music Festival
The Festival of 1,000 Stars takes place in Arba Minch in the heart of the Rift Valley every December. It’s a 10-hour drive south from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa; over three days, you can catch the traditional music of most of the 50 indigenous tribes who inhabit the southern regions.
Many of the tribes hail from extremely remote areas and all enjoy their own unique language and...
Ncwala Festival
The Ncwala or iNcwala, also known as ‘Festival of the First Fruits,’ is an important religious ritual that takes place in the latter half of December, and continues into January of the successive year. It is an annual ceremony lasting three weeks that unites the inhabitants of Swaziland in order to gain blessings from ancestors. This important event also serves the purpose of...
International Festival of the Sahara
Every December, two towns in the southern region of Tunisia, share festivals dedicated to oasis life. Tozeur and Douz, about 65 miles apart schedule festivals back-to-back to honor their ancient history of nomadic life, camel caravans and traditional music.The very first festival, called the Camel festival, began in 1910 when Tunisia was under French rule. In 1967 it took on its modern identity...
The Afropolitan Shop
The Afropolitan Shop is an online boutique by Beverly Lwenya, a Kenyan-American with a desire to tell an African Design Story. It began as a blog in 2007 called The Afropolitan Network, which highlighted stories and images of what black people from all the continents were doing in the Diaspora. The hobby grew into a passion and now a full-time pursuit. Beverly aims to celebrate African...
November 2011
21 posts
Wale
Wale Victor Folarin, born Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, better known by his stage name Wale is an American rapper from Washington, D.C. Wale was born to Nigerian parents. He rose to prominence in 2006, when his song “Dig Dug (Shake It)” became popular in his hometown. Wale became locally recognized and continued recording music for the regional audience. Producer Mark Ronson...
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Africa's Richest Women - Pam Golding
Pam Golding is one of South Africa’s most well known real estate icons, she founded Pam Golding Properties in 1976 with no start-up capital and a sales assistant. The company is now one of South Africa’s largest independent property trading companies. 2010 turnover: US$1.7 billion (11 billion rand). Pam has has retired from active management and remains chairperson. She now devotes energy to...
Watchfyeahafrica:
Ivory Coast’s government promises to reform the country’s cocoa industry, as David McKenzie reports.
Almost half of the world’s cocoa is produced in Ivory Coast and helps fuel the billion dollar chocolate industry. However, many cocoa farmers and harvesters in the Ivory Coast do not reap the due profits of this industry where child labor and low wages are common.
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Want to become an internet billionaire? Move to...
If you want to become extremely wealthy over the next five years, and you have a basic grasp of technology, here’s a no-brainer: move to Africa. [read more]
Beautiful Afrique Boutique
Recycled plastic traditional African bangles bracelets are handmade in Africa and crafted from old plastic mats that are used for rugs and prayer mats throughout Western Africa.
Join us at the boutique for one of a kind African inspired jewelry! Shop here.
Celebrating Independence in November
Mauritania - November 28, 1960
A former French colony and part of French West Africa, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania established independence in November 1960 with Prime Minister Ould Daddah.
