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. [...]

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[...]

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 [...]

Grammy Award-winning Beninoise singer-songwriter and activist, Angelique Kidjo has been called “Africa’s Premier Diva” by TIME Magazine and listed among the continent’s 50 Most Ico[...]

As African economies grow, more people are giving up their jobs for the sunnier climates and promise of home. Nana Ocran meets four homecomers who set up their dream lives within t[...]

Imagination Industries The power of the creative sector to lift economies, boost morale and promote tourism has proven phenomenal all over the world. Sandra Obiago, the Lagos-based[...]

Since superstar D’Banj topped UK charts in 2012, Afrobeats music has burst onto the mainstream. How did a cross-pollination of musical genres played in tiny clubs make West A[...]

A few years ago, the term ‘Afropolitan’ came to define a modern movement in creative realms from fashion to literature. Then came Afropeans, Afro-optimists and Afropren[...]

Lagos photographer Andrew Esiebo travelled to eight West African cities including Cotonou, Bamako, Dakar and Monrovia, to photograph barbershops. Amidst swivel chairs, football pos[...]

Exploring beyond the well-known sites of ancient Africa, cultural historian and creator of the hit BBC series and accompanying book The Lost Kingdoms of Africa Gus Casely-Hayford j[...]