Sittin’ Pretty In October
Here are some low-cost or free events to help you “live with gusto.”
A Love Story Told Through Food
I was born and raised in Philadelphia, so American food and the food I grew up eating are naturally a part of who I am. My husband, on the other hand, is Ghanaian, and through our relationship and marriage, Ghanaian food and culture have become an important part of my life too. Somewhere between the two, our family has created a food culture of our own.
Africa’s Teacher Shortage and the Crisis Facing the Next Generation
Across the world, the number of children assigned to each teacher varies sharply by region, but nowhere is the gap more striking than in Africa.
“The biggest shock for me has been the cost of living in Canada”
Every Nigerian who has ever “japa-ed” knows the drill. You pick your dream country, you apply, you pray about it, you tell your family, friends, and your church small group to keep it in their prayers too, and then you wait for that one email that decides the next few years of your life.
African Universities Are No Longer the Fallback
On September 30, Times Higher Education published its 2027 World University Rankings in the middle of a global summit hosted at the University of Cape Town, the first of its kind held in Africa, according to UCT.
Green, White and Proud as Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day Comes Alive in Philadelphia
On Thursday, October 1, 2026, under a clear, light-blue sky, a large crowd gathered outside Philadelphia’s City Hall for an occasion that means a great deal to Nigerians far from home. As the clock moved toward noon, the green and white of the Nigerian flag rose once again.
Ile-Ife: The Ancient City Behind Yoruba Culture and Identity
Ile-Ife was a center of political authority, artistic excellence, religious thought, innovation, and commerce whose influence continues to shape Yoruba identity.
Fall Brings the Fun
There’s no time to count the falling leaves, or you’ll miss a season teeming with cool events and entertainment. Here is a sampling of low-cost or free offerings to soothe your season-changing soul.
In New York, Africa Asked the World to Build the Grid
A rural clinic that cannot safely store its medicines has an electricity problem before it has a health problem. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia made that point in New York this month.
The UN Vote that Just Made Africa 14 Times Larger
For generations, many of us have grown up looking at the world through a map that made Africa appear smaller than it really is.