A palm frond passed through a market. No words. Every woman understood. What followed forced the British government to back down.

A normal Saturday at a Nairobi shopping mall turned into a four-day terrorist siege. This is what happened inside Westgate.

People gathered in Kampala to watch the World Cup final. Two bombs went off. Seventy four people died. This is what happened that night.

They didn’t hide it forever.

One of them sat down and confessed on live TV.

Who he killed.

Who ordered it.

And what the government did for years in silence.

This is Olamide Alli’s story.

Two short stories.

Different places. Different times.

Can you spot the recurring theme?

Can someone be a hero even if their vision did not include everyone

Sir Ahmadu Bello the Sardauna of Sokoto built the North and shaped Nigeria in ways we still feel today

January 15, 1966. The day Nigeria’s democracy ended and military rule began.

She was about to become a doctor.

He decided she would not live to see it.

This is the story of Ivy Wangechi.

In 1898, the British tried to tax every African home in Sierra Leone. One man refused. They tried to arrest him. He answered with war. This is the story of Bai Bureh.