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“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” Often quoted around the world, the words first spoken by the late global music icon Bob Marley speak to the transformative qualities of music. From historical to contemporary, the music of Africa is certainly no exception. On Wednesday, February 20, Billboard Africa…
GUESS Fashion Day: #SMWLagos Gets Stylish
To view photos from GUESS Fashion Day at SMW Lagos visit our Facebook Photo Gallery The multicolored wax prints. The elegant, larger-than-life geles. The young, emerging fashion designers. A mere glance at the energetic fashion trends and products stemming from Nigeria confirms that Lagos is certainly a cosmopolitan fashion force to watch. During Social Media…
Get Stylish & Network at GUESS Fashion Day This Thursday
If you’ve ever been to Lagos, then you understand that the style and flavor of this eclectic city is unmatched. GUESS has recognized the increasing demand for young cosmopolitan clothing lines and fashion accessories and recently announced plans to expand their young, sexy and adventurous brand into the African market. South Africa served as the inaugural African country…
On a small button given out to Social Media Week Lagos attendees and speakers on the first day read the hashtag #IMadeHistory. While Social Media Week conferences have been taking place throughout North America, Europe, and Asia for almost five years, the inaugural Social Media Week conference in Africa took place in Lagos, Nigeria on…
Despite how heavily dependent on the Internet we have become, a majority of its users do not have a clue as to how it functions. A lack of computer science education in most grade school curriculums and the intimidating nature of such a seemingly omnipotent technology are both to blame for our illiteracy. Thankfully, the…
Last year, Mazuba Kapambwe decided to marry her love for Zambia with her social media savvy. C1rca 1964 was born shortly afterwards. Named in honor of the country’s gaining independence in 1964, the company aims to celebrate and encourage the untapped wealth of creative talent located in Kapambwe’s home country. “At C1rca1964 we believe that…
Exploring a new city might be daunting at first, but that should not stop Social Media Week attendees from discovering all that Lagos has to offer. To alleviate any possible anxieties, we reached out to Nana Ocran, an international writer and former editor of Time Out Magazine’s Lagos and Abuja travel guides. Ocran not only provided…
North Africa took the international stage last year amidst revolutionary wars and groundbreaking protests during the Arab Spring. The major role played by social media as an initiator and primary tool for protestors was clearly demonstrated on Facebook and Twitter. However, a recent study conducted by SocialBakers, a social media analytics company, showed that a…
