As Paris Couture Week returns, it's a great reminder that for years, Black women (especially over 40) have embodied couture ...

Story behind a 19th-century Lagos photograph featuring three ordinary women traders, teachers, and healers during colonial Nigeria's transformation.

For decades, the public sector has been a lifeline for Black women shut out of economic opportunity. It’s no surprise that ...

Located at 3311 Waterlick Road, co-owner Linda Appiah is from Ghana and hopes to bring the culture of her homeland to the ...

Women are an important and often underutilised human resource in Africa. They’ve faced many problems historically. Limited access to land, finance, education and decision-making platforms have ...

A Shared Vision,’ created to expand on the theme of our Global open call, we spoke with Sarah Waiswa, founder of African Women in Photography (AWiP)—an organization and community that creates ...

African women face a number of challenges in the context of development. These include the weight of certain traditions, which can sometimes hinder social and economic equality. In many African ...