June 2013

Meet Abayi Longin – Rwandan/Kenyan Model

by admin|15 June 201315 June 2013|model

More often than not, every successful story has a humble beginning and background. Abayi Longin Ogutu was born on the 1st of October 1987 in Rwanda to a middle class family. Rev.Dr.Francois and Mariana a retired accountant by profession. The...

Meet Bethy Alemseged – Ethiopian Model and Banker

by tapmedia|15 June 201315 June 2013|model

I started getting into modeling in 2009 then started acting professionally a year after. I was a second runner up at miss Teen Africa pageant in 2008…A year later, I was invited to be in a fashion show, gave it...

Wars Against Women Female Genital Mutilation

by tapmedia|13 June 201313 June 2013|health

The estimate worldwide is that more than 130 million girls and women have undergone the procedure of FGM. The origins of female circumcision or FGM have been lost in antiquity, but the practice remains prevalent in East and West Africa,...

Conquer & Divide

by admin|13 June 201313 June 2013|Politics

"I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any treat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within." ― Douglas MacArthur The history of South Sudan is complex and intriguing. The...

Congo: The Dark Side Of The Digital Revolution

by admin|13 June 201313 June 2013|Opinion, Politics

There has been so much said about Congo, the heart of darkness, the ghost of King Leopold, the footsteps of Dr. Kurtz, these stories still colour the opinions of many westerners as they try to understand what is a highly...

“University is better than College – Myth or Fact?”

by admin|13 June 201313 June 2013|Opinion, Politics

University is better than College.” Most students, especially African students, have heard that phrase being used at one time or another. Maybe it was a piece of advice from parents… or a comment made by peers. We have all heard...

Strong believer in my generation — Open Letter To Rwandan Youths

by admin|13 June 201313 June 2013|Politics

This past week, Rwandans and friends of Rwanda engaged in various activities to remember and commemorate the 19th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide. The week marks a time in history when an unspeakable atrocity and violation of human life begun...

Black Star Cry; A poem

by admin|13 June 201313 June 2013|Politics

Black Star Cry Where is my people? Where is my brother? Never with like, I'm always the other. Always with owners, never with lover. Love is not money, why don't we bother? Where is my people? Where is my land?...

Tribalism: Africa’s final frontier

by admin|11 June 201311 June 2013|Politics

Tribalism: What is a tribe? Tribes seem to be a basic fact of life in Africa. As Africans, we all belong to a tribe, or have one parent from one tribe and another...

O Brother, Thou Art But A Man.

by admin|10 June 201310 June 2013|Lifestyle, Opinion

Dare I say: it has become a woman’s world? In no way am I complaining, for I am a feminist myself. However I am also a young adult whose friends are mostly either married or on their way to that...

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