Beyond shade-matching: live artistry, product discovery, and creator meet-ups mark Black Up’s return to West Africa. ACCRA, GHANA — Thursday, 23rd October 2025 — Black Up, the Paris-born makeup house dedicated to women of colour, officially made its debut at Scentopia, Accra Mall, with an exclusive Masterclass that brought together select media, makeup artists, beauty creators, and industry guests. The …

The esteemed founder and CEO of Glitz Africa; Claudia Kwarteng Lumor, has been honored in the 5th edition of #Africa100 by Ranks Africa, recognizing her as one of the 100 Most Impactful Africans in 2024 and listed among 40 female leaders in Ghana. This accolade underscores her influential role in empowering women and fostering community development across Ghana. Claudia’s journey …

Toyosi Etim-Effiong founder of That Good Media partnered with the Essence Film Festival to lead a delegation of Nollywood stakeholders for its first ever Nigeria Day. This year’s Essence Festival of Culture, for the first time in its history, included an Africa House and Nigeria Day on Saturday 1st July 2023 in New Orleans. Nigeria Day was a momentous event …

Imagine being a 12-year-old girl, feeling scared and ashamed because you’ve missed your period for 3 consecutive months. You’ve grown copious amounts of facial hair seemingly overnight, your voice has deepened, and you’re having unexplainable mood swings, amongst other symptoms you don’t understand. Family members interrogate you mercilessly because they assume you may be pregnant, but of course, you know …

Jamel Dietz, a Ghanaian-born UK-based model, fitness expert and content creator shares his unique experience travelling the world and particularly, his eye-opening travels to Ghana. How would you describe your growing up? Growing up with 3 sisters and both parents felt normal but growing up in East London has been a crazy and interesting experience. I’ve seen things that no …

For close to centuries, the global beauty industry has sidelined and neglected the beauty needs of POC, especially black women often forcing them to either opt for products that weren’t geared towards them or create their own with meagre resources. Despite the bleak situation, Black people have constantly risen to the occasion by empowering one another in spaces including the …

Some of Ghana’s hottest music stars including King Promise, Darkovibes, DJ Vyrusky, DJ MicSmith, and iPhone DJ thrilled an ecstatic crowd with live performances at the Ballantine’s True Music Accra held at the Carbon Night Club last weekend. The Glow in the Dark party that celebrated pioneering Ghanaian artists and DJs that “do it their way” was fueled with sounds …

Ghanaian company AgroCenta has won the Young Entrepreneurs Competition at the World Export Development Forum in Budapest, Hungary, beating off competition from Hungarian and Zimbabwean enterprises to take the grand prize of €5,000. The World Export Development Forum 2017 (WEDF) is organized by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and Hungary’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade between 24 and 26 …

If you’re like me, you’ve had at least one nightmare where your motorcycle gets stolen. The closest encounter I’ve had was when my neighbour got his CBR stolen, while mine was parked less than 10 meters (30 feet) away. MFW I heard what happened the next morning: The same evening I came back home at around 12am, and sat next …

If you’re like me, you’ve had at least one nightmare where your motorcycle gets stolen. The closest encounter I’ve had was when my neighbour got his CBR stolen, while mine was parked less than 10 meters (30 feet) away. MFW I heard what happened the next morning: The same evening I came back home at around 12am, and sat next …