Having grown up in Mali, Moulaye Taboure was passionate about art and fashion. His studies took him to France, where he noticed that people there were particularly interested in buying art and fashion representing African culture. It wasn’t just in France; it was in many parts of Europe. In 2010, …

SEATTLE, Washington – After decades of limited rainfall and agricultural exhaustion, Africa’s Sahel region has steadily lost arable land. This has led to the gradual desertification of many countries. The The African Union proposed the Great Green Wall as a solution. Although the proposal was initially greeted with skepticism and …

PITTSFORD, NY – Opening a new store in the midst of a pandemic isn’t easy. But one woman decided to take the plunge to share some of her culture with others, while helping other local businesses and the nonprofit Happy Birthday Cha Cha Cha. Rubiena Duarte’s family is from South …

Provided A scene from the film Musa, screened at the African Film Festival. From the first film made by a woman in Djibouti to a story of rebellion in Cameroon, a film festival in Wellington this week will celebrate the powerful African women. The African Film Festival, at the Light …