Faces of Africa 20120514 Music: Medicine of the soul

Any weekend night in Nairobi is vibrant. The city dwellers crowd the clubs that have food, beer and music. At club Vibro in Nairobi West it´s no different.

Faces of Africa 20120507 Turning lemon into lemonade with George Otieno

Somewhere on the Kenyan shores of the largest fresh water lake in Africa, Lake Victoria, lies the bustling city of Kisumu which is home to an extraordinary man, who has learned to turn lemons into lemonade.

Faces of Africa 20120430 Football fever

Football fever has struck Masindi. It´s the annual Coca Cola Cup. Over the next two weeks, every secondary school in this district will fight to become the champions.

Faces of Africa 20120423 Grace under pressure

Grace Nanyonga was born in Mukono, Uganda. Children in this village grow up in a simple, yet pleasant environment. They go to school and often dream of becoming a musician, a politician or a football player. But most likely they will end up being a merchant, or a fisherman, or, if lucky a teacher. The road to Grace’s dreams would turn out to be a rocky one.

Faces of Africa 20120416 Kaveke: Fashion redefined

Now at the forefront of fashion design in Kenya, John Kaveke over the last ten years seen trends change in his capital city of Nairobi. What does he see as the influence of what people are wearing around him?