2021 was such a year of hope. We had just exited the worst of a global pandemic and, for Africans living on the continent, an additional uncertainty heightened by protests and economic instability. We daresay almost everyone approached the new year with some level of positivity, as to do otherwis…
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Face-off for Charity: Nigeria vs International Community
Football may be the most popular sport in Nigeria, but on February 13, 2022, golf got one up on it when it brought together golfers and guests from Nigeria and the international community to the 2nd edition of the Nigeria and International Community Golf Tournament at Ikoyi Club, Lagos. As early …
Iké Udé: Nollywood Portraits puts African Beauty and Fashion on Display at the Smithsonian
This Black History month, learn more about Africa’s biggest movie industry, Nollywood via Iké Udé: Nollywood Portraits, an exhibition by the Nigerian-born multimedia artist that will be live at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art from February 5 2022 till February 2023. On display wi…
From the Editor: The Best of ASPIRE in 2021
Happy New Year!!!! May 2022 grant us all the best of life and its blessings! You might be right to say that it’s too late in the year for new year greetings, but then again…just one more from a brand you love should not be too much, right? 2021 was definitely an interesting year! We […
Looking for a Different Kind of Vacation This Year? Try Equatorial Guinea
The Central African’s controversial city, Ciudad de la Paz, promises to offer a lesson you never thought you needed and beautiful views almost free of a large human population. In 2012, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president of Equatorial Guinea, officially announced that he was moving the seat…
Dunia Camp Makes History as the First, All-Female Safari Camp
Safaris may have been around for a long time now, but it is an industry dominated by men. That is, until the rise of Asilia Africa’s Dunia Camp, the first, all-female safari camp run by Tanzanian women. First opening in 2016, Dunia closed temporarily last year because of the pandemic. It has now …
Astra is Africa’s First Metaverse Crypto Game That Allows You Win Real-Life Luxury Items
NFTs. Metaverse. Virtual Fashion. These are terms that have become increasingly common in the last year, with everyone – but most especially the art and luxury fashion industries – running into this otherworldly realm that holds the promise of endless, profitable opportunities. And while business…
Unlocking a New Era of Regional Businesses through the CBN 100 for 100 PPP Loan
In November this year, Nigeria’s apex bank released the guidelines for its ‘100 for 100 Policy on Production and Productivity’ (PPP) loan, which it conceived to boost “production and productivity, necessary to transform and catalyse the productive base of the economy [and] reverse the nation’s ov…
Want to Upgrade Your Skincare Routine? You should read This First
Skincare once again topped the beauty chart in 2020 when a good number of us, after countless zoom and other online meetings, suddenly realised that our skin (read: face) was not as great as we thought it was pre-lockdown when it was commonplace to slap on make-up for every interaction and activi…
ASPIRE CEO: Olatowun Candide-Johnson, Creating a Space for Female Leaders
On November 13, 2021, GAIA Africa officially opened the doors of its Clubhouse to the general public, three years after its founder and CEO, Olatowun Candide-Johnson launched the premium, all-female membership club. Commenting, Ms Candide-Johnson, in an official press release, said, “It is incred…