Par Boukari OUEDRAOGO A Savili, village perdu dans la province du Boulkiemdé, une femme occupe le statut de chef de village avec autorité et sagesse depuis deux ans. Vêtue d’un ample boubou blanc aux motifs variés, qui témoigne de son vécu et de son autorité, la cheffe de Savili, Naba Kango avance lentement avec assurance. Le pagne noué. Un foulard en pagne traditionnel orne sa tête. Dans ses mains, les symboles de son pouvoir: une queue de cheval, un moyen …
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PART 2 Despite their agreement, they still couldn’t stay away from each other. Instead, they started soft sexting. It began as just a flirty comment about what had happened the previous night and the suggestive stickers, …
In Nigeria, it is easier to publicly discredit a woman who speaks about rape than it is to get justice against the man who actually committed it. Rape in Nigeria is drastically underreported. In fact, national …
PART 1 Olivia locked eyes with Noah as she slowly sank to her knees in front of him. The tiles were cold beneath her, but she barely noticed. Her focus was on the way his breath …
Written by Gbemi Trabaye Writing this is probably going to be one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. Putting pen to paper is the least of my struggles; the greatest challenge lies in accurately conveying …
Written by Gbemi Trabaye For those who are new to this series, welcome, and for previous readers – welcome back. The first three articles I wrote unearthed feelings that I had never been brave enough to …
Par Boukari Ouédraogo Le tir à l’arc est l’une des expressions culturelles du Burkina Faso. Les femmes se mettent à la pratique de la discipline autrefois réservée aux hommes. Le tir à l’arc est désormais au …
Written By Precious Ologunwa “Even after ten years of losing my husband, I cannot publicly say I have a love life or that I want to remarry,” says Sade, 50. Her hesitation isn’t just grief—it’s fear …
82% of romance readers are women, and most of them discover the genre between the ages of 11-18, which is precisely the period when their ideas about love, sex, and relationships are still forming. I am …
By Ifeoluwa Suleiman I spent half my life trying to negotiate with a God I was told couldn’t handle my hunger. On Sundays, I was a masterpiece of suppression. I wore long skirts that swept the …
Written by Oladoyin Alana Music has the power to make you express, feel, be heard, be relieved, be charged and be entirely yourself. And when music is in the hands of some, it becomes a weapon …
