Nime Choka

Nime Choka

Sophia Onwane Lagos Nime Choka   My school was big on ensuring that every student had the Pan-African experience, and I was also very excited to immerse myself into all the different cultures that I would come across on campus. But my social anxiety came out...
Tales of Enekhe: From Udo to Paris

Tales of Enekhe: From Udo to Paris

Edith Mokwe Lagos, Nigeria Tales of Enekhe: From Udo to Paris   As Enekhe laid on the street of Paris in the pool of her blood, her mind slowly losing consciousness, she could hear the faint sound of an ambulance as it was rushing towards her. But her thoughts...
The Strength in Our Diversity

The Strength in Our Diversity

Onoruoiza Mark Onuchi Lagos Nigeria The Strength in Our Diversity   The diversity of humanity is what beautifies and amplifies our cross-cultural evolution. The aesthetic ensemble of art is its colorful configuration on canvas. It is like the human body –...
I Only See A Friend

I Only See A Friend

Chigozie Mbadugha Lagos, Nigeria I Only See A Friend   3:40 a.m. in mid-August… A few years ago, I got a phone call that dashed my world. I lost my favorite sister-in-law after an elective surgery. I have consciously blotted out the exact date. It could have been...
Africa, feminism is power

Africa, feminism is power

Anonymous South Africa (limpopo) Africa, feminism is power   I was five years old when I was taught how to carry myself as an African female. As in how to speak, sit, walk and so on. It made me feel so trapped because I couldn’t be who I really was....