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Chernor Bah | Leading the Global Feminist Revolution from Sierra Leone

Chernor Bah | Leading the Global Feminist Revolution from Sierra Leone

Chernor Bah, from Sierra Leone, is one of the world’s leading Feminist activists. In 2018, Chernor led and helped create a movement called “The Black Tuesday” that helped push Sierra Leone to declare Rape a national emergency and thus change rape laws and create specialized rape courts. And when the government banned pregnant girls from going to school, Chernor and team protested, sued the government, then wrote the bill and policy that the government eventually adopted; providing for a radical inclusivity in education policy and guaranteeing that pregnant girls, disabled and children from poor communities all have access to education.

Magazines, PoliticsMoses MutabarukaMarch 3, 2023Magazine, leadership, PoliticsComment

Sudan’s Pro-Democracy Protests

Sudan’s Pro-Democracy Protests

It is estimated that nearly 4 million people were in the streets in Khartoum on October 30th calling for Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to step down after the prime minister he shared power with–Abdalla Hamdok–was arrested and Burhan claimed control of the government. During the march, three protesters were confirmed killed. In the evening, word came from the SPA of its intent to meet with the various leaders of the movement, including resistance committee heads, to discuss the next steps in the protest.

PoliticsVania GulstonNovember 8, 2021Sudan, Africa, Coup, WarComment

The Africa We Want | A TAP Magazine Campaign

The Africa We Want | A TAP Magazine Campaign

Here at TAP, we are continuously striving to stimulate nuanced, vibrant, and dynamic conversations about Africa. Over the next 6 months we want to use our platform as a space to engage Africa’s youth to voice ideas and opinions about “The Africa We Want” and the steps we need to take to get there. From education to pan-Africanism, trade to the creative industry, we want to hear your thoughts on what we need to work on as a continent.

TAP Speaks, Politics, Opinion, MagazinesTAP TeamOctober 1, 2021African youthComment

Pan-Africanism Through The Eyes Of PLO Lumumba

Pan-Africanism Through The Eyes Of PLO Lumumba

“I define Pan-Africanism in its broader context to mean the creation of an Africa which is border-less. An Africa whose sons and daughters will have the ability to move from Djibouti to Dakar, from Tunisia to Cape Town without the hindrance of borders; an Africa which is proud in itself.”

PoliticsAnne Kamau-Ong'wenyApril 3, 2021Pan Africanism, Professor PLO Lumumba, KenyaComment

Sudan | A New Generation Demands Freedom, Peace and Justice

The African dictator is an endangered species. Throughout 2018, it became evident that Africans would no longer take the backseat and endure the effects of political partisanship and blatant corruption. And a youth decided that their time had come. December 13, 2018 would mark the beginning of the end of Omar Al-Bashir’s 30-year old destructive regime.

Politics, ColumnsHadeel OsmanDecember 21, 2020Politics, SudanComment

In a “New” Sudan, the Fight Against the Corona Virus Challenges an Old View of Africa as Passive Victim

In a “New” Sudan, the Fight Against the Corona Virus Challenges an Old View of Africa as Passive Victim

The world reels and moans from the apocalyptic reality of the coronavirus epidemic. But many parts of Africa watch from the outside—as usual. This time, though, being on the margins (in terms of COVID-19 cases) is better than being in the global mainstream as the majority of the world fights the coronavirus.

PoliticsVania GulstonApril 19, 2020Sudan, health, PoliticsComment

The Future of African Diaspora with Eiman Kheir - Head of Diaspora Division at the African Union

The Future of African Diaspora with Eiman Kheir - Head of Diaspora Division at the African Union

Eiman Kheir, Head of Diaspora Division, Citizens and Diaspora Organizations CIDO) at the African Union discussed the future of African Diaspora with TAP Magazine including the official AU definition of who is an African diaspora and how her office is building a diaspora scorecard to gauge which countries are diaspora friendly

Diaspora, PoliticsMoses MutabarukaApril 2, 2020Diaspora, Politics, SudanComment

Kenyan youths weigh the future

Kenyan youths weigh the future

The staggering numbers of Kenyan youths wishing to flee abroad portrays a nation overwhelmed by a warp-speed downward spiral into economic despondency and risking a ruptured social system just as the young, brilliant, potential industry pioneers head abroad for what’s potentially greener pastures.

PoliticsDarius OkollaApril 2, 2020Diaspora, emigration, immigrants, emigrants, AfricaComment

Not Everyone is Celebrating the Power-Sharing Deal in Sudan

Not Everyone is Celebrating the Power-Sharing Deal in Sudan

While the Sudanese Journalist Network, in a statement dominated by indignant disappointment with the fact of an alliance with the transitional military council, says "the agreement is devoted to a dysfunctional partnership that produces a being distorted by a hateful military head, so that all the dreams of our people will be lost.”

PoliticsVania GulstonJuly 27, 2019Sudan, Newyork, Vania Gulston, Africa, The UprisingComment

Rise of Youth Leadership in Africa

Rise of Youth Leadership in Africa

What do leaders like the late Tom Mboya ,the late Prof. Wangari Mathai, Kwame Nkrumah have in common? Their actions were able to change the perception of young people towards leadership, a living proof that one individual can make a change in a whole country.

PoliticsBillian OjiwaMarch 17, 2019KANU, leadership, Billian Ojiwa, African youthComment

Meet Jide Afolabi - Nigerian Canadian Lawyer turned Politician

Meet Jide Afolabi - Nigerian Canadian Lawyer turned Politician

Jide is the Ottawa man vying to be Ottawa's first black city Councillor. Ottawa, Canada’s capital city has never had a black city councilor – Jide Afolabi wants to change that.

PoliticsMoses MutabarukaOctober 20, 2018Diaspora, PoliticsComment

10 African Heroes who died in October - By Winnie Mills

10 African Heroes who died in October - By Winnie Mills

We celebrate their legacies as having fought for freedom and equality; many on this list paying the ultimate price for their sacrifices.

PoliticsWinnie MillsOctober 31, 2017Politics, African Greats, October, Africa Comment

Here's 7 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Nelson Mandela

Here's 7 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Nelson Mandela

Mandela's father, Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa, was the chief "by both blood and custom" of Mvenzo; a position confirmed by the superior chief or king of the entire Thembu people. Mandela’s father chose to name him Rolihlahla, a traditional Xhosa name which simply translates to "troublemaker."

PoliticsMoses MutabarukaSeptember 15, 2017tap speaksComment

What Should We Teach Afrikan Children?

What Should We Teach Afrikan Children?

We cannot do the same thing over and over again and expect different results. However, this is exactly what we are doing with the education of our children. African children, on the continent and evermore in the Diaspora, are taught the European way.

PoliticsIlex RibeiroAugust 22, 2017education, DiasporaComment

What exactly did Obama do for Africa?

What exactly did Obama do for Africa?

This article looks at Obama’s foreign policy and how it impacted Africa. Did Obama’s brand of hope and the energy it inspired among his millions of supporters do the hard work of traversing the many kilometres between Obama’s seat in the Oval Office and the many Africans who stood to benefit from his power and privilege? This is the question we wish to explore

PoliticsadminAugust 21, 2017Obama, POTUS, Africa, PoliticsComment

African Youths - Here's the 1 thing they want the most

African Youths - Here's the 1 thing they want the most

Of course, jobs are not the only thing young people want, but it seems that all their other needs, in one way or another, stem from the ability to gain employment that empowers them, provides stability, and allows them to feel that they are making meaningful social contributions to their communities and countries.

PoliticsMoses MutabarukaJune 2, 2017Politics, Africa, African youthComment

Re-thinking the future of African cities | Christian Benimana

Re-thinking the future of African cities | Christian Benimana

The increased pressure on cities demand immediate and exuberant action, we need to have a clear vision and start acting today to ensure that this is not a calamity in the making.

Politics, LifestyleChristian BenimanaMarch 13, 2017Christian Benimana, magazines, African cities Comments

Africa is Rising, They say! But is it really?

Africa is Rising, They say! But is it really?

By every standard Africa’s economy is rising... Or is it? If it is really rising, how do we explain that 75% of the poorest nations in the world are located in Africa? That 620 million sub-Saharan Africans live without electricity? That 84% of the population in the region has no access to drinking water at home? And that half of all youth in the region is not enrolled at school?

Magazines, PoliticsMariam SambeNovember 12, 2016magazines, Mariam Sambe, Politics, educationComment

9 Things you didn’t know about Africa

9 Things you didn’t know about Africa

PoliticsMoses MutabarukaNovember 5, 2016Diaspora, PoliticsComment

China 101 - An African Guideline to China

China 101 - An African Guideline to China

Most of us know much of Barack Obama, of Nike, of Apple and even the Kardashian gang but do not know much about China and her fabrics. How many Africans do you think know who the president of China is? What are the most famous or iconic Chinese companies? What is and where are Chinese investments in Africa, what is the political system like in China and who are the most influential people in china?

PoliticsYvonne NyawiraOctober 3, 2016China Africa, PoliticsComment