Written by Nyambura ‘Let everything happen to you. The beauty and the terror; just keep going; no feeling is final.’ Ranier Marie Rilke, JoJo Rabbit. It is 6.30 am, Thursday, in July. The sun is rising shyly beyond the distant Kampala hills with the oranges, yellows and red hues brightening the horizon amid the early morning mist. This aesthetic beauty seems to enshroud the day with a certain elusive mystery, and I am running towards the hills thinking of the …
Tag: Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women
Boosted by her friends’ encouragement, Abena showed up in front of Senna’s door the next morning at 11 am. Since it was a Saturday, she knew that he would be up and about at the time …
“Can we take this slowly?” Abena pleaded, pushing at Senna’s chest. Senna pulled back, a mixture of hurt and bafflement on his face. “Slowly? Abena, we’ve been dating for a month now, and I have been …
Written by Kafui Offori If you missed Part I of this, you can read all about it right here! A huge thank you to all who made it for the festival, and for those who couldn’t, …
Written by Kafui Offori Welcome back from the holidays! It’s a new year and a new month, and as we continue to set our intentions and prepare for 2024, we would also love to take a …
Written by Audrey Obuobisa-Darko “Leviticus 23:27,” the boarding school chaplain at Aburi Holy Mother of Homosexual Correction School calls out. We crack the air with our seven-tailed whips. They make a communal whooshing sound, as though …
Written by Tawakalt Oseni Every now and then, social media inundates us with heartwarming images and videos of adorable children. There are kids, a couple of months old, all wrapped up for photoshoots, toddlers making the …
Que se passe-t-il lorsque deux personnes indépendantes à l’ego instable, qui ne se comprennent pas toujours, décident d’être dans une relation à distance? « Tu te souviens de la fois où tu es revenue des États-Unis …
Update: You spoke and we heard you! We’ve removed the age limit requirement for life lesson pitches. If you are a woman aged 20 and above, send us your pitch. Are you an African woman with …
by Audrey Obuobisa-Darko When I began watching The Ultimatum: Queer Love, I thought, “Giving your partner an ultimatum for marriage is such an extreme move. If you have to get to this stage, might it not …
Written by Troubled Teen For as long as I can remember, starting a relationship has been something I’ve wanted. Everywhere I looked, it seemed as if that was the thing everyone was doing. From my parents …