A FREDAY in AFRICA!
My experiences on the African continent!
This year has been challenging to explain, filled with ups and downs that has tested our patience and resilience. While it’s tempting to express my frustration with strong language, I choose...
It has been a challenging five weeks as those of us working in organizations receiving funding from the United States Government (USG) have struggled to gain clarity about the future of...
Today marks the 40th day of 2025, and I find myself yearning to rewind the clock back to 2024. In my previous entry, I confidently declared that we had navigated the...
Even though there are plenty of funny memes on Facebook showing people with black eyes after making it through 2024, I’ve got to say, we had a pretty great year! Sure,...
As a child, my mom set up bulletin boards in the school hallway that changed every month, often reflecting a holiday or theme for the month. In March, she stuck to...
This month, I celebrated my ten-year anniversary of living in Africa. It’s incredible to think that a decade has passed since I left my Washington, D.C. apartment and settled down in...
Three days after the citizens of Nigeria went to the polls to cast their votes for the next president, results are still filtering into the Independent National Election Commission (INEC). Results...
Voters in Africa’s most populous country go to the polls today to elect its next president and decide the political party makeup of its National Assembly. Over 93 million Nigerians are...
I wrote this blog a few months ago and never posted it. I wrote it after traveling to Nigeria in August 2022. https://fredayinafrica.com/2022/09/24/my-return-to-nigeria/. I was excited to return to Nigeria, two...
There is a an old saying that says lightning never strikes the same place twice! We love repeating this phrase when lightning strikes during a thunderstorm. Again, the phrase is so...
A FREDAY in AFRICA! 