Samira Sawlani

Emery Mwazulu Diyabanza: Liberating Africa from land of liberté

Africa Samira Sawlani - 25 Oct 2020

The cultural and political activist is on a quest to bring looted treasures back home

Meet Lula Ali Ismaïl, Djibouti’s ‘First Lady of Film’

Africa Samira Sawlani - 17 Jul 2020

Lula Ali Ismaïl’s first feature-length film, Dhalinyaro, was a smash hit in her home country — and beyond

The Ugandan good Samaritan sanitising hospitals and police stations

Africa Samira Sawlani - 5 May 2020

Compelled to make a difference during the Covid-19 pandemic, an IT consultant is now helping to keep essential services workers healthy

On the frontline: The junior doctor at Mogadishu’s Covid call centre

Africa Samira Sawlani - 4 May 2020

In less than a week, 16 000 Somalis called into the government’s new coronavirus hotline. Dr Jihan Ali works there, advising callers and collecting and providing data to colleagues

Somalia’s enduring Bollywood love affair

Africa Samira Sawlani - 21 Jun 2019

Actor Amitabh Bachchan may not know it, but he has been a superstar in Mogadishu for years

Guinea’s Condé eyes third term

Africa Samira Sawlani - 26 Apr 2019

Even as Algeria and Sudan have rid themselves of their long-standing leaders, Guinea may be about to create a new president-for-life

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