by checkoutafrica | Sep 14, 2022 | Places, Travel, Travel & Tourism
In a nation whose very mention suggests war and conflict, Farhia Mohamud Hassan’s blog is a breath of fresh air, telling and amplifying positive stories about Somalia. Using her influencer status she is determined to mobilize an army of bloggers to help change the...
by checkoutafrica | Sep 7, 2022 | Business, Places, Travel, Travel & Tourism
What started as a Zimbabwean banker’s informal initiative to ride out tough times has bloomed into a corporate venture that is now a player in the tourism industry with continental and global ambitions. By Tafadzwa Ufumeli, bird story agency An imposing billboard...
by checkoutafrica | Jun 23, 2022 | Interviews, Latest, Places
Coral Pavilion beach house –– Tosin Oshinowo [Photo credits- Tolulope Sanusi]Niamey Cultural Center, Niamey, Niger –– Mariam Kamara (Atelier Masomi) Photo credit- atelier masomiExterior Perspective. Image Courtesy of Adjaye AssociatesTaroudant University [photo...
by checkoutafrica | Jun 14, 2022 | Places, Travel, Travel & Tourism
Vlogger and photographer Khalid Abdul has spent the last five years travelling around northern Nigeria. His pictures show why the area should be a bucket list destination. by bird story agency When northern Nigeria comes up in conversation – or in newspaper...
by checkoutafrica | May 31, 2022 | Art, Culture, Places
Seth Onyango, bird story agency African art, all too often a sidebar at many major international exhibitions, is to get a new home when an iconic new centre launches in Senegal in 2025. The Bët-bi museum will house some of Africa’s most important contemporary...
by Ivor Moyo | May 23, 2022 | People, Places, Travel, Travel & Tourism
Tatenda Kanengoni, bird story agency When storyteller Lerato Mogoatlhe speaks about Africa, you can literally sense each city, each meal, and each tourist attraction. She has crafted every detail of her African voyage into an intimate retelling of a bid to experience...
