How Oluwaseun Kolawole Is Rebuilding Safety in Nigerian Classrooms
Oluwaseun Kolawole did not set out to build a movement. She set out to teach young people about peace. But in 2021, a wave of school bullying incidents kept appearing in the news, one after another, and she could not look away. What started as research turned into a reckoning. The scale of violence quietly […]
Lead Out Loud With Precious Oluwaferanmi, The Founder Turning Confusion Into Clarity For Young Adults Across Nigeria
There is a particular kind of conference Precious Oluwaferanmi remembers from over a decade ago. She was a young student representing her school, recognized as one of the best dressed on the day, and in the room was Ambassador Dr Mrs Florence Ajimobi, the Former First Lady of Oyo State, speaking with a grace that […]
Born in the Periphery, Building for the Planet: Karina Penha on Climate Justice, Black Women, and the Power of Showing Up
There are people who talk about change, and there are people who build it from the ground up — with their hands, their voices, and the full weight of where they come from. Karina Penha is the latter. Born in the Baixada Maranhense and raised in the periphery of Ribamar, Karina grew up surrounded by […]
The Art of Building on Your Own Terms: Ayobola Kekere-Ekun on Paper, Power, and the Business of Being a Visual Artist
There are careers, and then there are callings. For Ayobola Kekere-Ekun, the line between the two has never existed. Born and raised in Lagos and now living and working in South Africa, Ayobola is a contemporary visual artist whose intricate paper quilling work has travelled from the walls of ABSA Gallery in Johannesburg to Art021 […]
LLA Spotlight With Cynthia Nyamai: The Journalist Who Decided Reporting Africa’s Story Was Not Enough
For more than two decades, Cynthia Nyamai has built a career at the intersection of media, leadership, communications, and influence. Widely recognized as one of Kenya’s most respected journalists and strategic communications experts, she has spent years shaping public conversations, advising leaders and institutions, and helping tell the stories that define Africa’s present and future. […]
Euphresia Luseka: Making the Invisible Visible in Africa’s Water and Sanitation Future
Most people think of water as a resource. Euphresia Luseka thinks of it as a system and she has spent 16 years asking one uncomfortable question: who does that system actually work for? Growing up in Nairobi, Euphresia saw firsthand how water shaped daily life. How its absence quietly influenced choices, opportunities, and vulnerability. How […]
Emelda Rufai: The Founder of Maison Valor On Soft Life, Intentional Living, and Why Your Bedroom Deserves Better
There is a question Emelda Rufai asked herself when she moved back to Nigeria that most people had never thought to ask: Why is it so hard to find bedding that actually feels luxurious? Not designer handbags or statement furniture for the living room, just good sheets, plush towels, the kind of bedroom that makes […]
Nadine Niba: On Reading the Field, Anticipating Risk, and Playing Quarterback in Your Own Career
There is a moment in Nadine Niba’s story that stays with you long after you have read it. She was exhausted. She had carried her vision for so long without seeing it take shape. She told her parents she was coming home and then, almost without warning, everything changed. That moment did not break her. […]
Lucy Wairimu: The Girl Who Took the Stairs and Is Now Sending the Elevator Down
There is a phrase Lucy Wairimu uses to describe her journey that says everything about the woman she is: “I took the stairs to get here and now I am sending the elevator down.” This statement is a declaration of purpose. Lucy Wairimu is a transformational leader with over 19 years of progressive global experience […]
Dami Watti: Building the Bridge Between Africans and the Healthcare They Deserve
There are moments in life that break you open. For Dami Watti, one of those moments happened in a hospital in the Netherlands, repeatedly stabilised, repeatedly sent home, and repeatedly told that what she was experiencing was normal. Until her organs began to deteriorate and she had to leave the country against medical advice just […]