This African American woman was one of the 126 African diasporans to be granted Ghanaian citizenship as part of the 2019 Year of Return celebrations in Ghana.
A year's long move to Africa is just within your reach! Here are our tips on how to make it happen.
“Abuja is Jamaica without the water. Lagos is Jamaica without the water. My cousins came and they were like, this is Jamaica!”
What's life like for an African American Rastafarian poet living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia? Read this first hand account with Timothy Green!
What's its like to live in Mali as a Jamaican American? Check out Tamara's reflections on her experience, plus our exclusive 2018 update on her life and African diaspora nonprofit work!
Heading to Africa for the first time? Feeling stressed about what to pack? Read on to find out what you should bring PLUS our favorite items to take on visits to Africa!
Plotting your escape from the good ole US of A? Are you ready to #getout? Before you jet, ask yourself these questions first.
Our Editor-In-Chief lives abroad in Namibia. Here's a peek at her morning routine when she visits her Namibian in-laws in their rural village!
In recent years, thousands of African-Americans have made the decision to “return home” to the African continent. But why? Our Editor In Chief sat down with a panel on Al Jazeera's The Stream show to discuss the topic!
Parents, this one is especially for you! Our editor reflects on the challenges of finding quality day care. She also shares her son's experience starting school!
I often hear African Americans talk of moving "back to Africa". I listen to their romantic expectations. But I know continental life is no utopia.
Originally from Texas, Paula Brown along with her husband and son recently took a leap of faith, moved to Botswana and started their own business!
"I don’t have to worry about the kids going down the street and possibly not returning due to the policeman. I see a slow increase in my children’s overall self-esteem from being among people who look like them."
Christopher Johnson's exciting career has taken him across Africa and now to Abuja, Nigeria - an African continental life he dreamed of as a teen.
American ideals of parenthood turned me into a ball of nerves as a first time parent. Yet, beautiful Namibia gave me no choice but to relax into motherhood on the African continent.
"There is a lot of beauty in Niger and a lot to be learned if you are not stuck in your ways."
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