How relevant is the payment of bride price in modern-day African relationships? Or perhaps the question should read, Should bride price still have a place in the traditional marriage process in African societies?
Spike Lee, John Singleton, Tyler Perry, Antoine Fuqua, Forest Whitaker, Denzel Washington, and a host of other Black producers have continued to shine the light in the movie production business of Hollywood. Their success stories and the movies they produced have not only been box office hits but have earned them several awards and accolades.
August Meeting is an annual gathering of Igbo women from around the world, returning to their home or marital communities to address local issues, advance collective interests, and empower women.
As the second half of 2025 continues to roll by, a flurry of festivals and cultural events begins to take centre stage across the continent from August up till the month of December. These long lines of festivities and ceremonies mark significant moments for many communities, cultures, and people.
“The triumph of the written word is often attained when the writer achieves union and trust with the reader, who then becomes ready to be drawn into unfamiliar territory, walking in borrowed literary shoes so to speak, toward a deeper understanding of self or society, or foreign peoples, cultures, and situations.”
For Black investors, Philadelphia offers opportunity for wealth creation. According to Select Greater Philadelphia, a non-profit entity highlighting Greater Philadelphia’s unique business assets to national and global audiences, it points out that “generating more than $450 billion in gross regional product, Greater Philadelphia exerts global influence as one of the nation’s biggest markets”.
In African societies, the institution of marriage is as complex as it comes. With many cultures observing long-standing traditions, norms, and procedures by which the union between a man and woman is conducted, marital choices undergo a certain level of scrutiny and considerations that require the involvement of family, and communities in the selection of spouses.
Across Africa, there is a growing discontent among the younger generations who feel that not only are their leaders disconnected from the aspirations, and realities of the people whom they are elected to serve, but the same leaders also seem committed to brutalize as well as deny them their needs and rights to a quality standard of living.
Along the southwestern coast of Africa lies the Republic of Namibia. With an estimated population of about 3,093,708 based on Worldometers’ elaboration of the latest United Nations data and a territory of 317,874 sq. miles, Namibia is considered a young democracy in Southern Africa after gaining independence from South Africa in 1990.
Among the many peace ambassadors are several African women whose contributions have made them trailblazers in conflict mediation and post-conflict reconciliation. Below is a list of African women who remain trailblazers in the quest for peace across the continent.
