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Language is not just a medium for verbal exchange; it carries emotion, shapes how we think, offers cultural clues, and forges communal bonds. That’s why Africans should speak their mother tongues and fight to preserve them. Colonialism largely drove the disappearance of these languages, but more than 50 years after independence, the onus is on us to decolonize our minds. We have often heard that “Africa is the last frontier”—not only in minerals or population, but in our cult

Recently, there are many conversations about the effect of birth order on us; how we relate to our parents, siblings, children, and significant others. From a tender age, I have been very aware of the responsibility that comes with being a first-born daughter. The overarching responsibilities are being a good example to my siblings, and appropriately representing my parents in society. I saw this firsthand as my mum is a first-born daughter to over 35 siblings. Because of thi

Cultural Exchange and Evolving Aspirations As foreign students, we were often invited to elementary and high schools to interact with the...

Play isn’t just pastime for a child—it’s a first classroom. On Khamis Road in Old Kampala, I learned math, social awareness, and how to...

The Complexity of Patrilineal Traditions The majority of African tribes are patrilineal. Therefore, we get our names, mother tongue, and...

記憶にある限り、私は自分が人生を動かしていると感じていました。しかし、3年から5年ほど前、何かが変化しました——今では人生が私を翻弄しているように感じられ、何にも掴みどころがない状態です。時には、飛んでいる飛行機からパラシュートなしで放り出されたような、あるいは、水面で必死...

For many of us, parents are our real-life superheroes whose words and actions carry profound influence throughout our lives. Even those...

For as long as I can remember, it felt like I was happening to life. But something shifted about three to five years ago—it now feels...

「オコンクウォがウムオフィアから追放された時、彼の唯一の避難場所は母親の村、ムバンタだった。到着すると、叔父のウチェンデュは彼に、イボ語で人気の名前「ネカ」は「母は最高」を意味し、たとえ父親の部族に属していても、母親の部族に避難できることを思い出させた。」  ...

私はまだ公式な退職年齢である65歳まで25年以上ありますが、この4、5年ずっと退職について考えています。「どんなに優れたダンサーでも、いつかは舞台を降りなければならない」と強く意識しています。退職のことを考えるとき、子どもたちに迷惑をかけずに十分なお金があるかだけでなく、で...

When Okonkwo was banished from Umuofia, his only refuge was his mother’s village, Mbanta. Upon arrival, his uncle Uchendu reminded him...

Retirement has been on my mind for the last four or five years, even though I’m still more than 25 years away from the official...

アフリカ人は、さまざまな茶色や黒の色合いを持つ豊かな肌の色の種類に恵まれた人種です。しかし、アフリカゾウやクロサイのように、この独特の色合いも危機に瀕しています。多くの女性や少女たちが、健康を犠牲にしてさえ肌を明るくすることを選択するからです。この傾向を助長する大きな要因は...

Africans are a race blessed with a wide spectrum of skin colors, showcasing various shades of brown and black. However, like the majestic...

私の故郷ウガンダのルガンダ語で「Ab’oluganda bita, bwebikoonagana tebyatik」は、「兄弟姉妹の間で何が起ころうとも、彼らはいつも仲直りする方法を見つける」という意味です。私は、同じ両親をもつ兄弟姉妹、神様が私たちの家に送ってくれた他の全...

“Ab’oluganda bita, bwebikoonagana tebyatika.” Its loose translation is “no matter what happens amongst siblings, they always find a way...

アフリカのことわざに「 子どもとは、あなたがその子にしてあげたことそのものだ (A child is what you put into him) 」とあります。多くの力強い女性たちは、自らの成功を両親、特に父親に帰しています。モーリシャス初の女性大統領である...

An African proverb states, “ A child is what you put into him .” Many powerful women attribute their success to their parents,...