I am impressed by the number of new women’s magazines in the, "for Africa by Africa" space. Not only the number but the equality. It shows that people have stopped whining about the miss representation of Africa in western media and are really stepping up to the challenge of self-representation. Self-representation is the only way for to destroy the myopic view of Africa as synonymous with naked starving children with big bellies and despotic dictatorial leaders, also with big bellies but for entirely different reasons.
I recently came across two such magazines with compelling online presences. The first is "Kitu Kizuri" and the second id called "Mimi". Notice that both these magazines spot Swahili names yet they are related only in subject matter. I think that this is a sign of the progressive recognition of the phonetic beauty of the Swahili language and African languages in general.
I am currently in the process of getting involved int the creation of yet another magazine, this time with a more Nigerian focus. The magazine is called BHF and is sure to me a major player in this space. The team leading it is very visionary and I’m looking forward to big things.
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