• The promising concept of the traditional restaurant in Addis Ababa • Learning Chinese: a new career goal • Taxis: a boom in apps
In this interview, Initiative Africa speaks with Eliwilimina Buberwa, founder of the NGO Msichana Imara Foundation, which is dedicated to combating period poverty in Tanzania. Drawing on her own experience, she explains how the lack of information, products, and adequate infrastructure still deprives millions of young girls of their right to education. This is a crucial discussion on a public health, gender equality, and social justice issue at the heart of rural communities. Journalist: Alexandra Vépierre
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the global economy — and Africa is no exception. In Cameroon, the startup Comparo is helping small and medium-sized businesses stand out in the e-commerce space, thanks to accessible AI-driven tools that streamline web creation and customer targeting. But beyond the promise, AI raises serious concerns: data control, technological dependency, social divides… This report dives into the local innovations and global challenges shaping Africa’s digital transition.
With Empreintes, her fifth album, Fania Niang presents an intimate and socially engaged body of work, recorded in Dakar and self-produced for the first time in her career. In this interview, she reflects on her journey between Africa, Europe and the United States, the challenges of independent production, and the musical connection she built with Senegalese musicians who have transcended cultural boundaries. She also shares her perspective on today’s African music scene, the dialogue between diaspora artists and the continent, and her desire to give back by sharing knowledge, experience and creative vision. A powerful conversation about music as memory, identity and transmission. Journalist: Laurence Soustras
She grew up singing in church and ended up fronting Nigeria’s rock scene. In this exclusive interview, Clayrocksu opens up about what it means to be a rock artist and a woman in a country dominated by Afrobeats. From her early days mixing Igbo and English lyrics, to building a community of Afro-rock musicians, she shares how music became a form of rebellion, healing, and identity. Between faith, family, and fire, her voice carries a message for all the misfits who refuse to fit in. Journalist: Sharafa
“Africa on the Front Lines of Climate Change: Understanding, Acting, Resisting” In this exclusive interview, Mamadou Mbodji, President of the African Friends of Nature Network, reflects on three decades of fighting for climate justice. His message: “Africa can no longer wait. There is an African emergency.” An essential exchange, full of warning and hope. Journalist: Laurence Soustras
Making circus a lever for education and social change. Born in the streets and trained in the circus, Kerfalla Camara is now the head of Circus Baobab, Guinea's first circus company, which has become a benchmark in West Africa. In this exclusive interview, he discusses: - The rebirth of Circus Baobab, a socially engaged circus - The fight to provide education to out-of-school children - The Guinean cultural roots in each show - The courage to tackle taboo subjects, such as female genital mutilation, in their latest creation, Yongoyely A powerful account of art as a tool for emancipation and social transformation. Journalist: Alexandra Vépierre
