Life in Africa
Travel, culture, encounters and lessons from everyday life on the continent.
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A Beninese Woman in Kinshasa
All I knew of Kinshasa came from its diaspora and its headlines. Four days at Kinshasa Digital Week in 2019 changed that.
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Living in Africa: How Do You Stay for Good?
Returning to Africa is one thing. Choosing to stay is another. More than a decade after first writing about my own return, I reflect on what it truly takes to build a…
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To Each Their Road: Africa Lives in Us
Not every African’s destiny lies in Africa. A reflection on identity, belonging and the many places from which the continent is built.
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All Involved for a New Africa: What a Small Association Taught Me
In 2015 I wrote about T.I.N.A., a group of about twenty young people working for Africa. Ten years later, the lessons shape how I lead a professional community.
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Living Well in West Africa: A User’s Guide
“Humility comes before glory” has never felt truer than here. Eleven lessons for anyone moving to West Africa, from someone who had to learn them herself.
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Why Should You Go Back to Africa?
A personal case for going back to Africa, written in 2015.
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Ekaro: Welcome to My World
Ekaro, kaabo: “good morning” and “welcome” in Yoruba. This is where Notes from Africa began, and why I still write it, eleven years on.