Category: LOUDER (Culture, lifestyle and Interviews)
Cost of the Cut: Inside the Hidden Risks At Black Barbershops
This regular grooming ritual carries grave risks to both the client and the barber (Photo by Siednji Leon on Unsplash) An investigation into pomades, gels, ... Read More
The Weight of Two: Twin Infanticide and the Great-Grandmother I Never Met
Twins are now venerated in many African cultures but it was not always so (Image: Luis Arias. Unsplash) This article is part of the Feelnubia ... Read More
Seven African Philosophies That Define Humanity
Meta Description: Explore Ubuntu, Ukama, Omoluabi, Utu, Ma'at, Seriti, and Akan thought. Seven African philosophies that redefine what it means to be human. Africa ... Read More
Africa’s People: Ethnic Groups That Shape The Continent (East Africa)
An Oromo Woman (Image: Wikimedia) The Great Crossroads The Oromo — Africa's Largest Ignored Nation The Oromo are Ethiopia's largest ethnic group and one of ... Read More
Africa’s People: Ethnic Groups That Shape The Continent (South Africa)
An 1890 image of a Zulu man and his wives (Image: Wikimedia) Southern Africa: Ancient Roots, Modern Nations The Zulu — Warriors and Nation-Builders The ... Read More
Africa’s People: Ethnic Groups That Shape The Continent (Central Africa)
A man holding an Nkisi Nkondi, which is believed to be a "sacred medicine container" representing artistic and spiritual tradition of the Kongolese (Image: FN) ... Read More
Africa’s People: Ethnic Groups That Shape The Continent (West Africa)
Established in 1498, the historic Kofar Mata Dye Pits in Kano are apart of Hausa cultural heritage (Image: Gemini for FN) The Heartland of Empire ... Read More
Oríkì: The African Art of Praise Singing
In Mali, Senegal, The Gambia, and Guinea, the Mandinka and Mandé peoples rely on the Griot (Jali or Jeli) for praise singing (Image: Wikimedia) Discover ... Read More
Africa’s People: Ethnic Groups That Shape The Continent (North Africa)
The Amazigh are known as the noble people, the original inhabitants of North Africa (Image: Gemini for FN) Africa is the birthplace of humanity. No ... Read More
Why the ‘Trust Me’ Economy No Longer Works in Nigerian Agriculture
Smallholder farmers selling their produce (Image: Jane Cobi) By Cobi-Jane Akinrele When I first moved to Jos, besides the relatively cool weather, I was taken ... Read More