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August 2, 2020

LIONESS WEEKENDER VOLUME 1

Lioness Weekender Archive — Take a look inside past issues.

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LIONESS WEEKENDER VOLUME 1

Lioness Weekender Archive — Take a look inside past issues.

A free to subscribe email newsletter, delivered every Sunday, featuring all the best content from the past week at Lionesses of Africa.

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August 2, 2020

August 2, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Djamila Machava De Sousa and Wacy Zacarias, changing the narrative of African textiles through design

Cover Story — Djamila Machava De Sousa and Wacy Zacarias, co-founders of Karingana Wa Karingana in Mozambique, introduce Capulana to the world. Take a look inside →

July 26, 2020

July 26, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Samantha Skyring, a global brand builder inspired by the Kalahari

Cover Story — Oryx Desert Salt, bringing a taste of the Kalahari to the world’s kitchens. Take a look inside →

July 19, 2020

July 19, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Thabisa Mjo, a creative entrepreneur telling stories through design

Cover Story — Mash. T Design Studio, creating a contemporary craft-driven aesthetic for Africa. Take a look inside →

July 12, 2020

July 12, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Mariana Agness Francisco Eria, a creative force in contemporary floral design

Cover Story —Meet Mozambique’s The House of Agness, a pioneer in floral design luxury and modernism. Take a look inside →

July 5, 2020

July 5, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Kimberley and Priscilla Addison, pioneers of artisanal bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturing

Cover Story —Meet the founders of ’57 Chocolate, Ghana’s luxury chocolate brand. Take a look inside →

June 28, 2020

June 28, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Margaret Hirsch, an impact-driven retail pioneer in Southern Africa

Cover Story — Meet Hirsch’s co-founder, building a legacy and empowering women throughout Southern Africa. Take a look inside →

June 28, 2020

June 28, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Kristine Pearson, a social entrepreneur with a unique radio vision

Cover Story — Lifeline Energy, bringing solar powered and wind-up radio to Africa. Take a look inside →

June 14, 2020

June 14, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Hazel Aggrey-Orleans, a creative designer with a passion for silk

Cover Story — Introducing EKI the luxury fashion brand telling an African story with silk. Take a look inside →

June 7, 2020

June 7, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Tara Fela-Durotoye, a professional make-up pioneer in Nigeria

Cover Story — Meet House of Tara International founder, a major force in beauty entrepreneurship. Take a look inside →

May 31, 2020

May 31, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Femi Olayebi, a champion of African luxury and craftsmanship

Cover Story — Meet Nigeria’s FemiHandbags founder changing the narrative on African luxury. Take a look inside →

May 24, 2020

May 24, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Adele Dejak, a bold designer inspired by African heritage

Cover Story — Meet a designer building a luxury jewellery brand for the world, from the heart of Kenya. Take a look inside →

May 17, 2020

May 17, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Lilly Alfonso, a renowned Malawian fashion brand builder

Cover Story — Meet Lilly Alfonso, the fashion visionary taking global runways by storm. Take a look inside →

May 10, 2020

May 10, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Sarah Kennan, an award-winning South African distiller.

Cover Story — Meet Sarah Kennan, a talented distiller turning South African grown agave into a unique product similar to Tequila, or Mezcal. Learn more about her multi-award winning brand and their journey to launch it successfully into the global market. Take a look inside →

May 3, 2020

May 3, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Dounia Tamri-Loeper, an entrepreneur lighting up the world.

Cover Story — Meet a design entrepreneur creating beautiful, statement lighting pieces that not only celebrate the centuries-old techniques and designs that are uniquely Moroccan, but is elevating them to a whole new level. Take a look inside →

April 19, 2020

April 19, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Akosua Afriyie-Kumi, a Ghanaian entrepreneur building a luxury, global handbag brand.

Cover Story — Meet a luxury brand-builder celebrating traditional weaving skills. AAKS, creating luxury and job opportunities, one handbag at a time. Take a look inside →

April 12, 2020

April 12, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Eva Sonaike, a luxury interior and lifestyle brand builder with a vibrant West-African aesthetic.

Cover Story — Meet the interior designer creating a luxury lifestyle brand and positioning the African aesthetic in the global textiles industry. Take a look inside →

April 5, 2020

April 5, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Pifa Gove, a Mozambican milliner taking the art of hat-making to new heights.

Cover Story — Mozambique’s Pifa Gove Millinery is taking the art of hat-making to new heights. Take a look inside →

March 29, 2020

March 29, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Brenda Katwesigye, a Ugandan tech innovator providing access to quality eye care

Cover Story — Uganda’s Wazi Vision is harnessing the power of innovation to provide access to quality eye care. Take a look inside →

March 22, 2020

March 22, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Vicki Bain, a passionate chocolatier delivering to your door

Cover Story — Chocoloza, a South African artisan chocolate maker, creating luxury and jobs. Take a look inside →

March 15, 2020

March 15, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Flora Mutahi, Kenya’s pioneering flavoured tea brand builder

Cover Story — Melvins Tea, a company changing the tea drinking tastes of Africa and the world. Take a look inside →

March 8, 2020

March 8, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Nicola Luther, a pioneer of South African eco-fashion

Cover Story — Creating beautiful, sustainable & responsibly produced womenswear for the global market. Take a look inside →

March 1, 2020

March 1, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Hend Riad & Mariam Hazem, the eco-innovators reviving Egypt’s weaving industry

Cover Story — Transforming plastic waste into an innovative, handmade luxury fabric. Take a look inside →

February 23, 2020

February 23, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Kerryne Krause, a game-changer in life sciences technology manufacturing in Africa

Cover Story — A game-changer in life sciences technology manufacturing in Africa. Take a look inside →

February 16, 2020

February 16, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Temie Giwa-Tubosun, a medical pioneer saving lives through innovation

Cover Story — Lifebank develops new drone solutions to deliver critical medical products. Take a look inside →

February 9, 2020

February 9, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Eugenia Langa, A Procurement Game Changer in Mozambique

Cover Story — Nweba launches new SME Initiative creating access to business opportunities. Take a look inside →

February 2, 2020

February 2, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Pumza Ndlotyeni — A Powerhouse Driving South Africa’s Energy Future

Cover Story — Championing gender equality in Africa’s electrical engineering & supply industry. Take a look inside →

JANUARY 26, 2020

JANUARY 26, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Suzie Wokabi - Leading Lady of Kenya’s beauty industry

Cover Story — Africa’s rapidly growing beauty industry looks to world-class local brands. Take a look inside →

January 19, 2020

January 19, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Lioness Roar!

Cover Story — Africa’s high growth women entrepreneurs take London by storm at Start-up Night Africa! Take a look inside →

JANUARY 12, 2020

JANUARY 12, 2020

Lioness Weekender: London Calling

Cover Story — Connecting 14 high growth African women entrepreneurs to this key global market. Take a look inside →

JANUARY 5, 2020

JANUARY 5, 2020

Lioness Weekender: Eco Warrior

Cover Story — Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, the award winning ecopreneur & conservationist saving Uganda’s gorillas with her impact driven coffee brand. Take a look inside →

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