40 per cent of Nigeria’s population are between the ages of 10 to 24. By 2025, the number of Nigerian youth will have exceeded 57 million, making them a crucial demographic. [...]
From Nigeria’s Veda laptops to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s VMK smartphone and South Africa’s FabLabs, a quiet revolution of innovators, designers, technolo[...]
Photographer George Osodi is on a mission to record and preserve the legacy of Nigeria’s traditional rulers for generations to come… Photography George Osodi A people without the k[...]
Wings’ top five ‘get set to jet’ guides for three distinct travel types: planners, nature lovers, and those crazy for culture. Words Alexander Ponsonby The Wild One Jaw-dropping de[...]
Heart of Lightness Emerging from years of turmoil, get the low-down on the cultural mega-city at the centre of the continent, and the adventures that lie beyond… Words Stuart Butle[...]
In the face of global environmental challenges, grass roots environmental entrepreneurs in The Gambia are working hard to plant the seeds of change at the local level. Wings discov[...]
Brooklyn-based filmmaker and video artist Zina Saro-Wiwa has a long-held passion for cooking that has manifested in her creation of the New West African Kitchen project — a pop-up [...]
A snapshot from an Arik destination and the story behind it. JOE CASELY-HAYFORD BY HASSAN HAJJAJ Words Nana Ocran This photo, of fashion designer Joe Casely-Hayford, is part of my [...]
Burgeoning African economies are seeing a rise in aspirational consumers with spending power, causing international luxury brands to pay attention. But what impact will this new in[...]
My Life On A Postage Stamp Growing up in the 1990s, designer Jon Daniel noticed a lack of black historical figures on UK postage stamps. He designed and petitioned a set of stamps [...]