Young, gifted, elegant and soulful, her beautiful voice has been making waves in South Africa with her self-described Afro-soul sound since the year 2003. More recently, in 2010, her rich voice was heard at the FIFA World Cup kick-off concert amongst a list of entertainment celebrities like Alicia Keys and John Legend. With the release [...]

 Obaasema’s Dalal Fihakhir chats with painter and mosaic artist Hanane Bererhi about her passion for her craft.   Dalal Fihakhir: What are the big steps of your artistic path? Hanane Bererhi: When I went to the School of Fine Arts in Paris, I devoted myself to mosaic art, few years later I started painting. My [...]

  As the world progresses and embraces the idea of inclusion, one hope for women across the globe – not just those in remote villages or third world countries but also those in developed countries and even cosmopolitan cities – is that the voices of this gender will be deemed important and allowed to be [...]

  Written by Rebekah Frimpong   Visionary: Frederic Tape Origin: Côte d’Ivoire Occupation: Entrepreneur Site: http://africaincorp.net / http://www.akendewa.org / http://blueprintafrica.com The Web Based Entrepreneur After graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University, Frederic Tape decided to return to his homeland of Côte d’Ivoire and find a way to impact African enterprise. Tape always had a passion for [...]

  Written by Rebekah   Visionary: M3NSA (Mensa)Origin: GhanaOccupation: MC/Singer/ProducerSite: www.m3nsa.com   Talent, Mangoes and Music Mensa’s first international released album was No.1 Mango Street; the title alludes to a street Mensa lived on as a kid growing up in Ghana, West Africa.   With this record Mensa says: “I wanted to make an album [...]

  Written by Rebekah Frimpong   Visonary: Kaya ChipunguOrigin: Zimbabwe, ZambiaOccupation: Miss Intercultural/Face of Zimbabwe/HumanitarianSite: www.missintercultural.com   Global Thinker and Beauty “I want to change the world; the Miss Intercultural title was a real good description of me,” says Kaya Chipungu when speaking of her recent title as Miss Intercultural 2010/11.   “I want a [...]

  Written by Rebekah Frimpong   Visionary: Hilda M. Mauya Origin: Kenya Occupation: Nurse, Humanitarian, Fashion Designer Nursing Fashion Hilda Mauya works full-time as a nurse and finds time to model, design a fashion line and represent the United States and Kenya in beauty pageants.  As Miss Kenya USA 2010/11 finalist, Mauya created Kenya Vision [...]

  Written by Rebekah Frimpong   Visionary: Rocky Otoo Origin: Ghana   Occupation: Activist/Princess   Site: pearlsandrevolution.wordpress.com/action/ The Bronx Princess Rocky Otoo is a young Ghanaian-American woman with a unique background.  In 2009, she starred in the documentary film “The Bronx Princess.”  The film has won numerous awards and has allowed Otoo the opportunity to [...]

  Written by Rebekah Frimpong   Visionary: Yoli Ouiya Origin: Burkina Faso Occupation: Health Consultant, Chef, Eco-Chic Living Site: www.yoliouiya.com   African Health Eco-Chick Yoli Ouiya started her website Yoli Ouiya~Eco-Chic Living and Green Savings in January 2010 to be a platform to brand and celebrate healthy eating and ways to eat healthy on a [...]

  Written by Rebekah Frimpong   Visionary: Esosa Edosomwan Origin: Nigeria   Occupation: Actress/Writer/Director Site: www.sosae.com & rawgirltoxicworld.wordpress.com Introducing the directress Esosa Edosomwan is an actress, writer, and director who has acted in theatre productions and film projects exploring her broad range of talents. She has also modeled for top designers and appeared in Essence [...]