Nomad Africa Magazine July 2026: Celebrating the Feminine Lens in African Art, Travel & Culture

By the Nomad Africa Team With the July 2026 issue of Nomad Africa Travel Magazine, we’re thrilled to take you on a journey across the continent – from Morocco to South Africa, from Dakar to Mombasa – in a jubilant celebration of the feminine lens.  It all starts with a powerful cover image from South […]

Powerful Women’s Stories

By Muthoni Muiruri of Soma Nami Books African women’s writing explores the female experience through a wide range of lenses – from domestic life to politics, migration to relationships. The recommendations that follow highlight a selection of contemporary African female voices and books that offer stories that capture women’s experiences in their many forms, offering […]

Why Africa?

Reflections on a journey from Nairobi to Johannesburg By Mwivanda Gloria After eight months on the road, travelling across Africa, I find myself sitting with a question asked by many: If you had the opportunity, the time, the energy, the freedom to travel anywhere in the world, why Africa? Beneath the question sits an unspoken […]

Ndebele Superhero

The work of South African visual artist Zana Masombuka weaves together ancestry, dreams, and imagination By Kenyaa Mzee Speaking with the artist Zana Masombuka, I notice how explanation, conclusion and resolution move into one another without clean separation – a sense of fluidity embodied in her art as well. I sit across from Masombuka surrounded […]

Seen, Heard, and Still Waiting

A gendered reflection on sustainable tourism By Judy Kepher-Gona Judy Kepher-Gona When I started my journey in tourism, I believed, and still firmly believe, that sustainability holds the key to addressing challenges in the sector, including those related to women. I have spent nearly three decades working at the intersection of sustainability and tourism, often […]

Women-Owned

Must-visit regenerative and rejuvenating destinations across Africa Nile Safari Lodge Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda Sisters Nathalie and Vanessa Van Pee were born in Uganda and have returned to their roots to manage the Nile Safari Lodge, an award-winning regenerative luxurious travel destination on the southern banks of the Nile River. Women are central to […]

Letter from Dakar 

Exploring Africa’s contemporary creative capital By Ebony Walden I arrived in a black-and-yellow rickety taxi and step into the grandeur of the Ancien Palais de Justice, the former courthouse that serves as the main venue for the Dakar Biennale, one of the largest contemporary art festivals on the African continent. Within minutes, I was surrounded […]

Meet Joyce Koech

The Kenyan activist is restoring mangroves and calling for climate justice  Joyce Koech needs no introduction in the climate justice community. In her home country of Kenya, Koech works to conserve mangroves along the coast – where the organisation she co-founded has planted more than 63,000 mangroves. Koech is also a powerful climate advocate for […]