Nurturing creativity
When you find yourself in a creative career, you soon realise that your job is to constantly create – and if you don't, you won't get...
Celebrating the African woman
The last few weeks have been exciting in the media. Having previously written about Beyoncé's new secretive world premiere, it turned out to be...
Giant Minion On The Run
Giant minion on the run, take for cover!
Yes, you read correctly! A giant inflatable minion escaped and caused havoc on a road in Dublin, Ireland.
Kevin,...
Music Video Release – “This Water” – Interview with Evelyn Hart
Whoever says all the fun stuff is happening Stateside might seriously need to reconsider. At 1Africa, apart from sharing goody bags of love with our...
Why shortcuts to success never work
The dictionary definition of the word "shortcut" is the following: "An alternative route that is shorter than the one usually taken".
We all love and look...
A King who came to serve.
The guys from Igniter Media put this beautiful animated video together about Christmas.
It really puts things into perspective when it gets explained like this.
What...
AAA Kitchen Recipes: Cassava
Cassava and peanuts porridge dish
Featured cook: Gloria from the DRC
Ingredients:
Dried peeled cassava
Fresh or dried peanuts
Method:
Get the dried cassava pounded using a mortar and...
AAA Kitchen Recipes: Baked Sweet Potatoes
Baked Sweet Potatoes
Featured Cook: Maria from Uganda
Ingredients:
Sweet potatoes.
Salt.
Black Pepper.
Method:
Cut up some sweet potatoes.
Rinse them.
Put them on a baking tray.
Spice them up with black pepper...
AAA Kitchen Recipes: A Tea Time Treat (Ginger Tea and Nuts)
A Tea Time Treat (Ginger Tea and Nuts)
Featured Cook: Philippa from Uganda
Peanuts
Ingredients:
Peanuts
Salt and a little water
A frying pan
Method:
Heat the pan. Put the peanuts and...
Why Do People Get Tattoos?
tattoo |taˈtuː|
verb (tattoos, tattooing, tattooed) mark (a part of the body) with an indelible design by inserting pigment into punctures in the skin:...