Bellafricana published in Life Style

Meet Rwanda’s First Female Pilot | Esther Mbabazi

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]Esther Mbabazi wheels her bag towards the airstairs of the Boeing 737 sitting quietly on the tarmac at Kigali International Airport. Today she’ll be flying from Rwanda’s capital city to Juba in South Sudan. A short hop south with a flying time of around 1 hour and 20 minutes. But for Mbabazi, 26, it isn’t about the destination. As Rwanda’s first female pilot, it’s about the journey and her highest priority is to get passengers safely to their terminus.[/dropcap]

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Meet The Founder of Jedidiahs Place | Exclusive Interview

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] Oluwatosin is the Creative Director at Jedidiah’s Place and has a City and Guilds Certificate in Creative Techniques in Textiles, a Diploma in Jewellery Design and Repair and was tutored privately in designing and making leather handbags in the United Kingdom by Katherine Pogson. She is at present working on another diploma in Jewellery design, which has a business module. She has handmade and sold accessories over a five-year period. She is also a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and has practiced law for over 20 years. Let’s meet her… [/dropcap]
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Bellafricana published in Arts & Crafts

Spotlight Wednesday | Nii Hylton

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]Nii Hylton is a Ghanaian painter who left his home country to pursue a career in art in the year 2004. He studied Graphic Design and Painting at the Ghanatta College of Art and Design, and later went on to attend the Truman State University in Missouri, United States where he studied Visual Communication. Although Nii has been developing his craft in Black art paintings before leaving for the United state.[/dropcap]Continue reading

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Meet The Founder of Elizabeth Cress | Exclusive Interview

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] Meet this creative young lady who is so passionate about Africa and all things African. We are always inspired by people who take up the courage to turn their passion to business. We know how challenging it can be to conceive an idea and actually make money from it. So we are always excited to hear the story behind a growing brand. Let’s meet her. [/dropcap]
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Bellafricana published in Arts & Crafts, Painting, Sculpture

Spotlight Wednesday | Ghada Amer

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]Ghada Amer is an Egyptian-born American painter, sculptor, illustrator, performer, garden designer, and installation artist. She went to United States at age 11 and had her education at Villa Arson, EPIAR Nice where she studied painting and  received her MFA in 1989, and the Institut des Hautes Etudes en Art Plastique in Paris. Her work explores  and expresses the submission of women to the tyranny of domestic life, the celebration of female sexuality and pleasure, the incomprehensibility of love, the foolishness of war and violence, and an overall quest for formal beauty.[/dropcap]Continue reading

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Bellafricana published in Exclusive Interviews, Gift Items, Home & Living

Meet The Founder Of Catyna Designs | Exclusive Interview

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] I am so excited to introduce this amazing woman to you. She uses Nigerian Adire Indigo fabrics for interior decorations. I met her at a competition for entrepreneurs in 2014. Do you know how cool it is to meet people who are of like minds as you? I bet you don’t! This woman makes me proud to be an entrepreneur. Miss Celestina Utoro (founder of Catyna designs ) is so passionate about her work and she understands the word ‘synergy’. [/dropcap]

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Bellafricana published in Textiles

Some African Textile You Should Know

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]African textiles are known for their hand-made quality, bright hues and distinct patterns that carries meaning with them. There are so many types of African textile that we tend to call ankara today, not knowing they are not ankara because they are made of different patterns. So here are some of African textiles.[/dropcap]Continue reading

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Bellafricana published in People & Culture

Interesting Facts About Angola

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]Angola located in Southern Africa is bordered to the north by Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the east by Zambia, to the south by Namibia and to the to west by Atlantic Ocean. Angola has large mineral and petroleum reserves, with one of the fastest growing in the world, especially since the end of the civil war. [/dropcap]Continue reading

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Bellafricana published in Events

All Youths Tush Awards (AYTA) | Nominations Begin

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] The organisers of the All Youths Tush Awards, TDA Multimedia, which is one of Nigeria’s most consistent and popular all youths awards platform has announced the unveiling of the categories for this year’s edition of the programme which has been scheduled to hold much later in the year. [/dropcap]
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Bellafricana published in News

Rwanda Named 3rd Greenest Destination In The World

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]RWANDA has been ranked among top 20 world greenest places for 2015, according to World Travel Guide, an international travel guide for adventurous travellers.

The global tourist guide released a list of 20 destinations in the world that are on the path to environmental enlightenment from self-sufficient villages to pioneering national parks.[/dropcap]

According to the web portal, Rwanda has been ranked 3rd globally.

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