Why we love Sasha Nycole
There are so many amazing women and we love meeting them. Sasha Nycole is one of those! We loved her at first sight and we think you would love her too, after you read up why we love her. She slays! We love women who know how to work it when it comes to style and […]
Lola Ogunyemi speaks out on her Dove ad ‘ I am not a victim’
On Saturday, Dove apologized for a body wash advertisement perceived by many on social media as racist. Lola Ogunyemi, the model featured in the ad is speaking out and telling the story from her perspective. In an essay for The Guardian, Ogunyemi spoke of how she was raised in London although from Nigeria. According to her, comments from people […]
This quote by Evandra Cossa is everything!
“Don’t be afraid. Sometimes life is about risking it all for a dream that no one can see but you.” Evandra is the founder of Ezee Money Mozambique, a new company that will offer full E-money financial inclusion services. The business will start with selling prepaid services and then after money transfer services. Her desire […]
Women We Love: Afua Rida
When women do everything possible to better their skills we love it. Afua Rida is a fashion blogger and a gift that keeps giving to the fashion industry. She is an award winning fashion stylist, style blogger, fashion consultant and runway show producer. Her mother inspired her love for fashion but Afua has taken it […]
Jokate Mwegelo covers Zen Magazine Africa’s latest cover!
If you know us well at Leading Ladies Africa then you must know that we’ve got nothing but love for Jokate Mwegelo. She is a former pageant winner, actress and founder Kidodti, a fabulous East African brand that deals with the designing and manufacturing of various lifestyle items to suit primarily the African market. From […]
Kasiva Mutua is an international percussionist and we are loving her
She was only six years old when she started hitting any surface she could find. She would sit with her grandmother, listen to stories and play games which helped her develop a keen ear for sounds. Those events marked Kasiva Mutua’s foray into playing a percussion instrument. It is interesting to note that Kasiva […]
“Challenges are the bread of champions,” Leading Ladies Africa speaks to travel and tour maven, Chiamaka Obuekwe of Social Prefect Tours
Meeting Chiamaka for the first time, and you immediately get a sense of her passion, vivacity and bubbly nature. She’s taken those traits and her passion for travel and transformed them into a thriving travel and tour business named Social Prefect Tours. This week, we had a chat with her, where she shared her […]
Entrepenuer advice from Irina Marina
Irina Marina is a Mozambican photographer and CEO Irina Marina Photography. Specializing mainly in environmental portraiture, portfolio formal portraits, documentary photography and event photography, they help bring life to each client’s vision. The company also has a graphics side of the business that deals with logo creation, website design, the making of brochures, invitations, business […]
She keeps winning! Aishah Ahmad is set to become the next CBN Deputy Governor
We love it when women shatter glass ceilings and Mrs Aishah Ahmad is doing that effortlessly in the finance industry. Currently the Chairperson of WIMBIZ and Executive Director (Retail Banking) at Diamond Bank Plc, Mrs Ahmad has been appointed to become the next Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Her appointment is expected to fill the […]
”Do not focus on the physical rewards. Focus on building a brand that will last a generation and beyond.” – Tolulope Giwa Sobande
Tolulope Giwa-Sowande started the first healthy food and snacks restaurant in Benin City after she found it challenging to source healthy foods during her weight loss journey. Although she grew up obese, Tolulope decided to challenge the myth that some people will always be fat no matter how had they try. Her jouney convinced her […]