The Rwandan referendum has spoken, Kagame can stay. Let the people decide
In the Rwandan referendum of the 18th of December, citizens decided what is best for them: they want President Kagame to stay, saying it loud and clear.
Sarine Arslanian
Contributor
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Meet the Rastafarians of Ethiopia, the spiritual migrants who have returned home
Being a Rastafarian is not all about ganja and dreadlocks. We visit the repatriated Rastafarians of Ethiopia who left Jamaica to live in the Promised Land.
Local designers are taking African fashion out of the hands of Western brands
Local designers are redefining African fashion far from the cries of cultural appropriation levelled at Western designers like Valentino.
A flood of tweets is helping a megacity deal with extreme weather
We talk to Etienne Turpin, co-director of PetaJakarta.org, an open source platform that shares flood information in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, the world’s second largest megacity.
Ethical, traditional and sustainable. Fashion according to a Ghanaian designer
Young Ghanaian designer Akosua is the founder of AAKS, which creates beautiful bags from responsibly sourced raffia handwoven by talented craftswomen. #ThisIsTheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou
African beauty queens make children with cleft smile
We talk to Miss World Kenya 2014 Idah Nguma, who works with Smile Train to improve the lives of children with cleft lip and palate in East Africa.
Vayando: ditch the guidebook, leave the beaten path and do as the locals do
Vayando puts local micro entrepreneurs in emerging countries on the tourist map by connecting them to travellers in search of immersive cultural experiences.
Safaris support Rwandan communities under the king of the savannah’s watch
After 15 years the lion returns to Akagera National Park. Local villagers seize the opportunity to continue in conservation efforts and improve living standards. #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou.
Yakubu. Don’t ask me to leave, I’m staying in Rwanda to photograph its beauty
In this interview Jacques Nkinzingabo, known as Yakubu, tells us how he uses photography to show the beauty, opportunities and challenges of today’s Rwanda.
From picking rags to the riches of waste management: this is I Got Garbage
In this exclusive interview the I Got Garbage team explains how waste or “rag” pickers are moving away from Bengaluru’s landfills and managing India’s waste.